A school in Charlotte, North Carolina was recently subject to controversy after Black History Month-themed decorations started circulating on social media. Teachers at West Charlotte High School decorated classroom doors depicting a “white” and “colored” entrance to a Sears department store in 1930. Some changes also included a door representing Motown and a door with the message “from chains to change” accompanied by an image of two hands in chains, according to WCNC.

Although the decorations sparked controversy, some teachers defended it as a way of teaching history to their students. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools pitched in, saying the decorations were inappropriate and that they were immediately taken down.

West Charlotte High School

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