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Lowery family tree graphic from 2015 showing names of related families.

A headline in the Mecklenburg Gazette detailing the school board's plan for desegregating the teachers at Charlotte-Mecklenburg public schools.

A group of black men and women pose for a picture in Davidson Presbyterian Church.

Two black women pose for a picture outside of Davidson Presbyterian Church.

Davidson Presbyterian Church in the foreground with the education building in the background.

An advertisement placed in the Mecklenburg Gazette for the formation of a segregated private school.

Children and teachers standing in front of original wooden building of the Davidson Colored School.

Davidson College Presbyterian Church minister Carl Pritchett talks with Mr. and Mrs. Lowery in front of their recently burned home with a crowd watching them.

Color photograph of members of Houston family including Bernice Houston, Marjean Torrence, Ruby Houston, Karen Houston and 4 other women.

Portrait of Annie Mildred Lowery

Four barracks on Main Street in Davidson. The barracks originally housed soldiers, the married students and later African American families.

Map showing land plots in Mecklenburg County near Davidson, NC.

Map showing shoreline of Lake Norman near Highway 21 south of Mt. Mourne.

Brochure page from Charles W. Paddock lecture describing his background and work as an athlete and actor. Subjects: "The Spirit of Sportsmanship", "The Man on the Mark", The World at Play", "Play the Game". The Alkahest Bureau - S.R. Bridges,…

Brochure cover page titled "The Saengeratte" Charles W. Paddock. World Famous Athlete - Lecturer - Writer. Handwritten note across the top "New Orleans". Handwritten note in upper left corner "Davidson College Shearer Hall Oct. 28 - 7:15 P.M. adm.…

Single page two sided titled "Lew Sarett". Woodsman, Poet. Image of 2 men hiking through the woods with backpacks strapped across their backs and a strap over their foreheads.

Single page two sided titled "Lew Sarett" describing his work as a college professor, woodsman and poet.

Brochure page titled "Davidson college vs. Virgina Polytechnic Institure Debate" at Davidson Tuesday Night, April 20th, at 8 o'clock. "Resolved that the military forces of the United States should be consolidated into a single Department of National…

Brochure page titled "Intercollegiate Debate University of Pittsburgh vs. Davidson College". Shearer Hall. Dated Wednesday Evening, April 7 Eight o'clock. Participating for Davidson B.U. Ratchford, Henry Powell and Roland B. Parker. Participating…

Brochure page titled "North Carolina State Peace Association Annual Meeing" Davidson College, May 3, 1926. Oratorical Contest, Shearer Hall. Eight o'clock. Participants include Prof. Thos. W. Lingle of Davidson College, Rev. R.S. Burwell, Prof Elwood…