From growing up in the beginnings of desegregation to becoming a founding member of UNC Charlotte’s Black Student Union, 75-year-old David Sanders worked closely with Bonnie Cone to enhance the Black educational experience.
Graduating with a bachelor of arts in psychology in 1973 and a master’s degree in education in 1977, Sanders history with UNC Charlotte is long. Despite his original involvement being decades past, he still involves himself in Charlotte’s Black Student Union (BSU) and Black Alumni Chapter (BAC) today.
Sanders was raised by his grandparentsas the oldest of six in Chester, S.C., a small cotton mill town. It was there that he participated in the second year of desegregation, choosing to attend the previously all-white Chester High School from 1966 to 1969…