1962 Dunbar Chronicle Newspaper Lynchburg VA High School Basketball Champs Poet For Sale

1962 Dunbar Chronicle Newspaper Lynchburg VA High School Basketball Champs Poets

Segregated Black School Ephemera March 1962 Vol 16 No 4Original March 1962 issue of The Dunbar Chronicle, Vol XVI No 4, published by students of Dunbar High School in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dunbar HS was the city’s segregated Black high school prior to integration. This issue is a great snapshot of student life in 1962.Highlights inside this 4-page newspaper:
• POETS WIN DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP - Full page coverage + team photo of Dunbar’s basketball team after winning the Western District tournament March 3, 1962. Mentions Robert Saunders & Warren Canada as standouts. Team advanced to state contest in Hampton.
• BAND - CHORUS RECITAL “Song of Life” theme set for April 16-17
• Student Council Elections set for April 3
• Theater Guild Receives Top Rating at Virginia State College drama festival
• Honor Roll list with 47 students named
• Class News for Sub-Freshmen, Freshmen, Junior, Senior classes
• Ads and classifieds including “WANTED: $10,000 by April 16 for the Band and Chorus drive”
• Photos throughout including band students and trophy presentationCondition:
Vintage newsprint. Fold lines from storage as shown. Light age toning/yellowing typical for 1962 paper. No tears or missing pieces. Measures approx 17” tall x 11” wide unfolded. See photos with ruler for scale.Great for Dunbar HS alumni, Lynchburg history, Black school history, basketball collectors, or Virginia ephemera collectors.Keywords for search: Dunbar High School, Lynchburg Virginia, 1962, Black school, segregated school, Poets basketball, Virginia ephemera, school newspaper

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