For Charles Grogan and other former students, the photos in the Bailey-Johnson School & Community Exhibit represent an opportunity to share their stories.
“It’s a pride you get from people knowing your history,” said Grogan, a 77-year-old Decatur resident who helped assemble the photos. “It’s a warm feeling that you touched someone.”
Hosted by the Alpharetta and Old Milton County Historical Society and the City of Alpharetta, the exhibit of about 100 photos will be on display in the Community Gallery at Alpharetta City Hall through April 18.
Grogan began attending as a first grader in 1953 and graduated in 1965 as a senior.
The school was the first to offer a public high school education to Black students in Fulton County.
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