[2] When Lane became too small to accommodate the student body, it was replaced by Charlottesville High School.

[5] African American homes and African-American Episcopal chapel were removed to make way for the school.

[7] In response, Virginia Governor J. Lindsay Almond ordered nine schools in Virginia to close, including Lane, under the authority of a series of state laws known as the Stanley Plan, a part of the state's Massive Resistance policy.

[8] During this period, "local residents were subjected to emotional appeals, threats, and predictions of dire consequences representing all points of view concerning segregation."

In the first issue, an article by "LeRoi" announced, "Just as the oppressor must do in Vietnam, in the Ghetto, in the United States, and here at Lane High, he must allow the oppressed to determine their own destiny.