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Murray Junior-Senior High School Class of 1965 Reunion, compiled by Willie Jay Thompson, 2005

Item

Title

Murray Junior-Senior High School Class of 1965 Reunion, compiled by Willie Jay Thompson, 2005

Description

Document compiled for the reunion event, 22-24 July 2005. Includes photos and lists pertaining to the Class of 1965 and historical information about Stuart Training School and the 1967 Murray School boycott protesting the naming of V. James Navitsky as principal. Includes:
• Class of 1965 directory
• Stuart Training School (1931-1964) information
• Clippings concerning Class of 1965
• Photocopies of photographs of the Class of 1965
• Facts in brief
• Planned reunion activities
• Birth of Murray Junior-Senior High School : A Historical Perspective
• Excerpt from oral history with Gregory Buckle (1993) concerning the May 1967 school boycott [fuller excerpt located in Thompson’s Education document]
• Faculty and staff and graduates 1965 list
• “Reflections: Murray Jr./Sr. High School, Boycott Spring 1967” by Reather Mae Clark [ends abruptly, fuller excerpt located in Thompson’s Education document]

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Date

Contributor

Rights

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Format

8 pages

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

2023.024

Coverage

Original Format

Unpublished manuscript

Citation

Willie Jay Thompson (1938-2020), “Murray Junior-Senior High School Class of 1965 Reunion, compiled by Willie Jay Thompson, 2005,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/3069.