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Gwendolyn Bailey entering R. J. Reynolds High School, 1957.

Gwendolyn Bailey entering R. J. Reynolds High School, 1957.

Gwendolyn Bailey entering R. J. Reynolds High School, with Velma Hopkins (center, newspaperwoman) and Harvey Johnston (right, Time & Life Magazines). This was the beginning of integration for R. J. Reynolds High School.

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  1. Velma Hopkins is my great grandmother! I lived with her from birth until she passed away when I was 12 years old. I love that lady!

    1 | Camille Westmoreland Thursday, January 24, 2013 4:06 pm

  2. Gwendolyn sat next to me in 10th grade Geometry class at RJ Reynolds HS.

    2 | Ward McClure Sunday, December 1, 2013 7:27 pm

  3. I remember the national guard escorting Gwendolyn to school through the tunnel

    Felt sorry for her as table surrounding her in the lunch room were all empty

    3 | john cissna Wednesday, December 24, 2014 3:41 pm

  4. This my youngest aunt. Living history. I’m so proud of her still.

    4 | Andrea Hetheru Wednesday, December 30, 2015 8:14 pm

  5. The latter part of John Cissna’s comment describes my feeling for many years after this event, in that I regretted not ever having spoke to her to help ease the ostracizing which occurred. In effect, I contributed to it and have regretted this until this very day.

    5 | Don Folz Saturday, August 11, 2018 3:38 am

  6. I did sit with Gwendolyn at lunch on a couple of occasions, and I am proud to have done so. My date life at RJR suffered as a consequence!

    6 | Zena Strub Yarbrough Sunday, March 17, 2019 7:58 pm

  7. Just never understood why we sent our girls into these situations I remember this I am 76 years old I felt this way then I am from Winston I was almost 12

    7 | Robert Wilson Tuesday, February 15, 2022 4:35 pm

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Image Details

title
Gwendolyn Bailey entering R. J. Reynolds High School, 1957.
creator
Ray, Bill
created
09/05/1957
publisher
Forsyth County Public Library
rightsHolder
Forsyth County
hasFormat
Photoprint
hasVersion
FJ.5843
isPartOf
Digital Forsyth FCPL-Schools-A
isReferencedBy
UZZ_SCA_3271
subject
Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works, Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Sources, Digital Forsyth
description
Gwendolyn Bailey entering R. J. Reynolds High School, with Velma Hopkins (center, newspaperwoman) and Harvey Johnston (right, Time & Life Magazines). This was the beginning of integration for R. J. Reynolds High School.
identifier
https://www.digitalforsyth.org/jpg/uzz/sca/uzz_sca_03271-th.jpg, https://www.digitalforsyth.org/jpg/uzz/sca/uzz_sca_03271.jpg, https://hdl.handle.net/10339/23640
rights
The materials in this collection are made available for use in research, teaching and private study. Images and text may not be used for any commercial purposes without prior permission from the Forsyth County Public Library. When use is made of these images and texts, it is the responsibility of the user to obtain additional permission as necessary and to observe the stated access policy, the laws of copyright and the educational fair use guidelines. All FCPL photographs must be credited as follows: Courtesy of the Forsyth County Public Library Photograph Collection.
issued
1957-09-05
abstract
TCS 9-5-57 p.1.
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