Dr. William “Lynn” Weaver during a recent visit to StoryCorps in Fayetteville, N.C.
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Dr. William “Lynn” Weaver during a recent visit to StoryCorps in Fayetteville, N.C.
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William Weaver was 14 and a rising high school sophomore in the fall of 1964.
He was also one of 14 black students integrating the all-white West High School in Knoxville, Tenn.
“As soon as we got into the school, the principal was calling the roll. He said, ‘Bill Weaver,’ and I said, ‘My name is William.’ And he said, ‘Oh, you’re a smart n-word.’ I’d been in school maybe 30 minutes…
