Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
A progressive student-led movement in the early 1990s to build a free-standing building for the Black Cultural Center (BCC) createdContinue Reading
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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
Kenan Memorial Stadium
After members of the Black Awareness Council and football team lead a series of public protests advocating for a free-standingContinue Reading
South Building
South Building, home to the University’s administration, has been the site of dozens of student protests, rallies, and sit-ins overContinue Reading
John Bradley on shifting the narrative of social movements to create change
Excerpt Description: John Bradley explains that when movements stall, there is a need to shift the public narrative in orderContinue Reading
John Bradley on the importance of Black women’s leadership
Excerpt Description: John Bradley describes the respect he had for the Black women who led the BCC movement, explaining howContinue Reading
John Bradley on making UNC a leader in social justice
Excerpt Description: John Bradley describes how students in the BCC movement used the elite status of UNC-Chapel Hill as aContinue Reading
Letter from the Occupants of South Building to Chancellor Hardin
Document Description: On April 1st, 1992 students began a two-week long sit-in in South Building. After delivering a letter toContinue Reading
Spike Lee Rally and Reaction
Document Description: The national coverage of the Black Awareness Council in the fall of 1992 drew the attention of SpikeContinue Reading