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Stoplight.jpg
This image displays the cover of a booklet printed in 1959 in response to the threat of the Pearsall Plan in North Carolina. A stoplight appears on the left side of the cover.

CarolinaIsraelite.jpg
This is the front page/typescript of the Carolina Israelite, a liberal newspaper edited by Harry Golden.

3.10.12.centralhs.jpg
This is a postcard of Central High School in Charlotte. It is a painted representation featuring bright colors.

table10.jpg
This is a graph prepared by Dr. Martin Jenkins for the NAACP in his report on the state of inequality in Charlotte schools in 1948. This graph depicts physical inequality, such as the presence of a gymnasium at each white school but not at the blackā€¦

NAACPflyer.jpg
This is a flyer advertising the NAACP in Charlotte and asking for more members. The flyer details certain activities the branch participated in.

11.23.65.jpg
This is a cartoon drawn by Eugene Payne depicting Charlotte's reaction to the bombing of four civil rights leaders' homes in November 1965. "Charlotte's Complacency" wakes up after the bombings.

cheerleaders.jpg
This image shows cheerleaders from WCHS in 1971 posing for the camera. They are wearing their uniforms. Both white and black cheerleaders are present.

CrawlingDesegregation.jpg
This is the cover of a NAACP-printed pamphlet called "Crawling Desegregation." A snail is also displayed in the background. At the bottom, an abstract of the pamphlet's message appears.

executivecouncil.jpg
This is a photo with the students of the Executive Council at West Charlotte in 1971. Both white and black students are noticeable as they pose for the camera.

friends.jpg
This is an image taken from the 1971 WCHS yearbook depicting a white male and black mail clasping hands. Underneath, the caption reads "As Friends."
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