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Alumni Recall Bus Ride to Integration and Career Rise
Ninth Avenue School graduate Benjamin, once bused 20 miles to Hendersonville, reflects on integration memories as he pursued biology and chemistry degrees, earned an MBA, and became the first black CEO of a major pharmaceutical firm. Community events honor educators and voices celebrate resilience amid peaceful regional integration.
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Benjamin
Hendersonville
Ninth Avenue School
N.C. Central University
Durham
University of Chicago
Melinda Lawrance
Frank Wilson
Ninth Avenue
Hendersonville Middle School
Ervin Bazzle
Rick Wood
HHS
Bobby Wilkins
Odell Suber Jr
Luther Barnes
Suther
Brevard
Brevard High School