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"Parents Rebuke Board in Lively Meeting" from the February 18, 1970 issue of the Tallahassee Democrat. It covers parents' and community members unrest from the school board decision to close down either Lincoln School or the Old Sealey School due to the unsafe conditions of the buildings.
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"Blacks Threaten Action If Lincoln School Is Closed" from the April 4, 1970 issue of the Tallahassee Democrat. It covers the community unrest from the school board decision to close down Lincoln School, a beloved and respected neighborhood school in the Frenchtown community. Considered a racist decision to close Lincoln while keeping other neighborhood schools open, the article includes quotes from the African American community threatening action if the closing goes through.
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"Blacks Eye Plan To Fix Lincoln" from the April 7, 1970 issue of the Tallahassee Democrat. It covers the Frenchtown community's frustration with the school board and their decision to close down Lincoln School. Rev. Gooden is quoted in the article saying that unless the school board applies for some of the money President Nixon proposed to upgrade neighborhood schools, that members in the community will do it themselves.
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"Lincoln May Be Kept Open As Area School" from the April 8, 1970 issue of the Tallahassee Democrat. It covers the possible compromise of keeping Lincoln School open as a neighborhood school following the community unrest from the school board decision to close it. Rev. Gooden is quoted in the article explaining the school's political, cultural, business, and sentimental importance to the Frenchtown community.
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"Board Seeks Delay In Pupil Assigning" from the April 8, 1970 issue of the Tallahassee Democrat. It covers the delay for assigning pupils subsequent from the closing down of Lincoln School.
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"Lincoln Voted Shut; Nims Has Changes" from the April 2, 1970 issue of the Tallahassee Democrat. The article covers the school board voting to shut down Lincoln School and relocate students to Nims Junior High.
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An article titled "Long, Violent, Hot Summer Is Predicted" from the April 30, 1970 issue of the Tallahassee Democrat. It covers the community unrest from the school board decision to close down Lincoln School. Rev. R. N. Gooden is quoted in the article explaining how closing Lincoln School, and the recent decision to also close A&M Hospital, would hurt the Black community of Tallahassee.
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A document recounting the Lincoln School Controversy that took place in 1970 Tallahassee. Donated by 'Lincoln School Closing' Tallahassee Democrat Articles and Mary May, the document outlines the situation, the closing down of Lincoln school, which was considered a neighborhood school in the predominantly African American Frenchtown community, the race conflicts that followed, and the eventual compromise.
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A graduation program for the 1966 graduating class of Southwest Elementary School that took place on June 9, 1966. The principal at this time was Augustus W. Robinson.
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A graduation program for the 1961 graduating class of Southwest Elementary School that took place on June 5, 1961. The principal at this time was Augustus W. Robinson.