Covering Up Saunders Hall Sign
Document Description: In May 2015, the Board of Trustees voted to remove William Saunders’ name from this building and toContinue Reading
Reclaiming the University of the People
Racial Justice Movements at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Document Description: In May 2015, the Board of Trustees voted to remove William Saunders’ name from this building and toContinue Reading
Document Description: In the early spring semester of 2015, Blanche Brown, a member of the Real Silent Sam Coalition, foundContinue Reading
Document Description: In the spring semester of 2015, members of the Real Silent Sam Coalition began to rally not justContinue Reading
Document Description: In August 2011, a new organization comprised of both students and Chapel Hill and Carrboro permanent residents formed,Continue Reading
Excerpt Description: Taylor Webber-Fields explains that the Real Silent Sam Coalition was significant in that the organization created a modelContinue Reading
Excerpt Description: Taylor Webber-Fields remembers the “Speaking Back to Wainstein Rally” was a space to give voice back to BlackContinue Reading
Excerpt Description: Taylor Webber-Fields states her desire for all Black students to know that they have the ability to activateContinue Reading
Excerpt Description: Taylor Webber-Fields explains that the movement to rename Saunders Hall was more about giving voice to Black studentsContinue Reading
Excerpt Description: Taylor Webber-Fields explains the importance of Black students needing to collectively create a shared language through which toContinue Reading
Excerpt Description: Erica Smiley explains the uniqueness of the Black Student Movement as partially directed by learning the history ofContinue Reading