Wilson-Dey Site
The Wilson-Dey Site was one of two possible sites for the construction of the free-standing Black Cultural Center (BCC). ByContinue Reading
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Coker Woods Site
The Coker Woods Site was one of two possible sites for the construction of the free-standing Black Cultural Center (BCC),Continue Reading
Black Cultural Center (The Fishbowl)
Following its opening in the Frank Porter Graham Student Union in 1988, the Black Cultural Center (or The Fishbowl) servedContinue Reading
Smith Student Activities Center (Dean Dome)
During the height of the Black Cultural Center movement in September 1992, the filmmaker Spike Lee, along with Black nationalistContinue Reading
Upendo Lounge in Chase Hall
Opened in 1973, Upendo Lounge was the first formal Black counter-space on the campus which operated to provide for theContinue Reading
Hamilton Hall
In 1972, the new social sciences building opened, named for Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac Hamilton, a longtime professor of historyContinue Reading
Black Student Movement Office in the Frank Porter Graham Student Union
Prior to the opening of Upendo Lounge in February 1973, the Black Student Movement (BSM) procured a small office spaceContinue Reading
The Pit
The Pit is a central gathering place for students, a sunken plaza located between Lenoir Dining Hall, two libraries, theContinue Reading
Great Hall in the Frank Porter Graham Student Union
On Friday nights through the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Great Hall in the Frank Porter Graham Student UnionContinue Reading
Physical Plant
On March 27, 1980 a group of housekeepers presented the Physical Plant Director, Claude Swecker, with a list of demandsContinue Reading