Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board

Arthur Griffin grew up a few blocks from Brooklyn Charlotte. After being forced out of downtown due to urban renewal, he would grow up to become the School Board chair and Head of the Black Political Caucus. Here, he shows off his yearbook at the Second Ward High School gym, which is being renovated into a community center and museum.

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