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Chapel Hill High School, Civil rights era: 1 dated entry from the full dataset. Back to the highlights →
- Civil rights era · 1945–1975
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Chapel Hill High School moves into a new building on West Franklin Street
After five years in borrowed rooms, Chapel Hill's white high school moved into a new building on West Franklin Street, whose first section was paid for largely with insurance money from the 1942 fire. That section was nearly ready in late 1946, and the 1947 school year opened with an assembly in front of the new building.
Subject: Chapel Hill High School
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