The Pit
The Pit is a central gathering place for students, a sunken plaza located between Lenoir Dining Hall, two libraries, theContinue Reading
Reclaiming the University of the People
Racial Justice Movements at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Pit is a central gathering place for students, a sunken plaza located between Lenoir Dining Hall, two libraries, theContinue Reading
Lenoir Dining Hall, the central dining facility on the North Campus, was a critical space of resistance during the 1969Continue Reading
The original Memorial Hall was constructed in 1875 to honor President David Lowry Swain and fallen Confederate alumni. Dozens ofContinue Reading
Manning Hall, the original site of the University’s law school, served during the first Foodworkers’ Strike in 1969 as aContinue Reading
The University’s Confederate Monument, which has been known since the 1950s as “Silent Sam,” operated for over a century asContinue Reading
South Building, home to the University’s administration, has been the site of dozens of student protests, rallies, and sit-ins overContinue Reading
The Old Chapel Hill Cemetery served in the late 1790s as the burial ground for any students who died whileContinue Reading
Excerpt Description: Ashley Davis describes the creation of the alternative soul food cafeteria set up in Manning Hall, where foodworkersContinue Reading
Excerpt Description: Michelle Thomas details the dynamic social space of the old Black Cultural Center in the Student Union andContinue Reading
Excerpt Description: Michelle Thomas describes the connection between the Black Cultural Center movement and the housekeepers’ movement as one determined byContinue Reading