The Carver class of 1970 was the first transitional class from desegregation that graduated from Dothan High School. Their stories detail their triumphs and the environment surrounding the times that
Chandler McDougal The first graduating class to racially integrate Dothan High School in 1969 reunited on July 8 to celebrate its success.
People are also reading… The history behind school integration in United States is extensive and complex. Black students felt like ‘victims of the current time’Several Carver High students feared the discrimination and abuse they would experience with the integration. When they learned the news, it felt like a “bad dream” and “there is no way that this is happening.” Black alumnus Al Dixon said several people dropped out of school, transferred, or joined the military when the Supreme Court ruling came down.
Dixon said all of Carver High’s notable programs and clubs were cut after the integration, including band and athletics.
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