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Two letters in The Chronicle evaluate race relations at EHS in 1968. The headmaster, A.R. Hoxton, Jr. asks the student body to accept the 2 incoming African American boys with the same dignity they accept any new students.

An excerpt from the Board of Trustees Minutes regarding the reactions of faculty, students, and parents to Mr. Hoxton's acceptance of the first two African American students.

This resource is an article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch announcing the decision to desegregate Episcopal High School by the E.H.S. Board of Trustees.

This is an excerpt from the Tampa Tribune about the integration of two African American students under the new headmaster, A.R. Hoxton Junior. The article states that the students were recommended to the school by the Anne C. Stouffer Foundation and…

A poem published in the Daemon talking about racial divisions as well as American pride.

Headmaster Hoxton writes letter to the parents and students announcing the integration of EHS.

An Episcopal High School student describes an African American called Jim, who has been a servant to his family since the day he was born; the student reflects upon his relationship with Jim, how that relationship deteriorated as he attended…

Drawing of Otis Redding in the 1968 Fall Daemon

Drawing of an old Ford car, with the Surf Club inscribed in the side, which is accompanied by a confederate flag. (Daemon 1967)

Tony Chase discusses the role of school administrators in integration at Episcopal, his mentors at Episcopal, and daily interactions with teachers.