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This is a blue ribbon made for an official at a convention for the NAACP. It is blue and features the NAACP seal.

This is the cover of an NAACP pamphlet advocating for federal aid to only go to schools who have complied with the orders to desegregate schools.

This is the cover of a booklet printed by the NAACP defending their patriotic intentions. On the cover, an American flag is displayed prominently.

This is a paper ribbon for members, presumably from a NAACP convention. At the bottom, "Fight for Freedom!" is written.

This is a photo of the National Honor Society at West Charlotte in 1971. The students are standing around two parked buses.

This is a postcard featuring five new schools in Charlotte. The schools are Fourth Ward, Elizabeth, Wesley Heights, First Ward, and North Charlotte Graded School.

Taken from a membership application, these rules and regulations of the Patriots of North Carolina outline what is expected of all members in protection of "Anglo-Saxon institutions."

This is a press release issued by Governor Scott on February 2, 1970 regarding his disappointment with a court ruling involving busing. He does not agree that busing would be beneficial to North Carolina schools.

This is the cover of a booklet printed by the NAACP in 1975 on the busing situation in Boston. On the cover, many people are seen marching in an urban area of Boston. They are carrying a banner that reads in part: "Desegregate Boston Schools Now."

This is a sample page from the 1970 WCHS yearbook, a year before busing began to integrate Charlotte schools. From the class sample, it is evident that the class is predominantly African American. The other classes are shown with similar results,…