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BREAKING THE COLOR BARRIER

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By Southside Sentinel
The standout 1971 Christchurch School track squad’s four-by-four relay team, which competed in the prestigious Penn Relays, included, from left, Paul Sutton, Robert Bagby, Gregory Hibbard, Thomas Goodwin Jr. and Otis “Lanny” Stanley, the first-ever black student to enroll at CCS. (Contributed)

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Christchurch School enrolling its first black student, Otis “Lanny” Stanley.

by Larry Chowning – 

The year 2021 marks the 50th anniversary since Christchurch School (CCS) was integrated after opening in 1921. The first student of color to enter the then all-white private school for boys was Otis “Lanny” Stanley.

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