On Friday, April 5, 1968, over 250 African American students at William Penn Senior High School skipped their classes to attend Black Pride Day. The student-led assembly and movement addressed the educational and social inequities in the York Public School District. In response to the students agency and activism, district officials implemented reform policies throughout the school system. This research utilizes historical and ethnographical methodologies in order to provide a panoramic view of African American education in York. Furthermore, this study addresses the paucity in the literature on African American students role and contribution to K-12 educational and social reforms.