Protest at University Day in Support of Upendo Lounge
Document Description: This photograph depicts a protest held by Black students at University Day, October 12, 1976 in support ofContinue Reading
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Black Student Movement Demands, 1973
Document Description: In 1973, the Black Student Movement issued a series of demands to the University’s administration, focused largely onContinue Reading
Memorial for James Lewis Cates and William Murphey
Document Description: The Black Student Movement rallied in 1971 at the University’s Confederate Monument in memory of James Lewis Cates,Continue Reading
Speeches At the Conclusion of Foodworkers’ Strike
Document Description: Howard Fuller, Preston Dobbins, and Elizabeth Brooks address the crowd of supporters of the foodworkers at the dissolutionContinue Reading
Julius Chambers to President Friday and Chancellor Sitterson
Document Description: Julius Chambers (UNC School of Law ’62) and law partner Adam Stein were retained as legal counsel byContinue Reading
Video of Foodworkers’ Strike and State Patrolmen Outside Lenoir Hall
Document Description: On March 6, 1969, ostensibly to keep order on the campus and to reopen Lenoir Hall during theContinue Reading
Cary Boshamer to Chancellor Sitterson Telegram
Document Description: Cary Boshamer, a significant donor to the University, wrote to Chancellor J. Carlyle Sitterson stating his support ofContinue Reading
Chancellor Sitterson Response to Black Student Movement Demands
Document Description: Chancellor Sitterson responded to the Black Student Movement’s 1968 demands with this nineteen-page written reply, stating his intentContinue Reading
Black Student Movement Demands, 1968
Document Description: On December 11, 1968, the Black Student Movement presented Chancellor Carlyle Sitterson with a list of twenty-three demandsContinue Reading
Black Student Movement Statement of Purpose
Document Description: Preston Dobbins created the Black Student Movement (BSM) on November 7, 1967 by leading the vote to disassembleContinue Reading