7/27/2023 0 Comments Cary high s![]() On August 30, 1963, integration officially began in the Wake County System as predicted– it wasn’t easy. These students were the first in the county to be authorized under the “freedom of choice” policy that had been adopted by the Wake County Board, following the Supreme Court’s decision on segregation in Public Schools. ![]() In 1963, the Wake County board of education approved a transfer of six students from an all-black school to the all-white Cary High School. In 1962, the Wake County assistant superintendent and the board decided that the county needed a “Negro High School” to accommodate the growing black student population. However, that all changed when 6 black students came to the school. ![]() Over 50 years ago, Cary High was an all-white high school, like many schools during that time. ![]()
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