As the Wossman High School class of 2023 received their diplomas, there were nearly two dozen members of the class of 1973 present dressed in gold robes; they were celebrating their 50th year.
Principal Harrington Watson III presented a stole to Anthony Johnson, who should have been valedictorian of the class of 1973 when the school was predominately white.
Black students at Wossman were a small minority in 1973, but Johnson and others found themselves in serious competition for honors and respect. They…
