24 Hour Slave Narrative Readings
Document Description: In October 2015, the Real Silent Sam Coalition held a continuous reading of slave narratives in front ofContinue Reading
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Historical Memorandum of Law for the Housekeepers Settlement
Document Description: The housekeepers’ lawsuit was grounded in the phrase within the thirteenth amendment which abolished the “badges and indicesContinue Reading
Chris Baumann on the continuing problems facing low-wage workers
Excerpt Description: Chris Baumann explains the struggle housekeepers faced to get the University to meet the conditions of the settlementContinue Reading
Unsung Founders Memorial
The Unsung Founders Memorial was designed to honor of the “men and women of color who helped raise the firstContinue Reading
Horton Residence Hall
George Moses Horton, a former slave and the first Black author published in the South, traveled eight miles to theContinue Reading
Cheek-Clark Building
On September 17, 1998, dozens of members of the University community, representing housekeepers, administrators, professors, and trustees, gathered to rededicateContinue Reading
Old West
Enslaved people constructed Old West in 1823. Though the building had many purposes throughout the last two centuries, it currentlyContinue Reading
Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
The Old Chapel Hill Cemetery served in the late 1790s as the burial ground for any students who died whileContinue Reading
Old East
On October 12, 1793, enslaved people began construction on Old East, the first public university building in the United States.Continue Reading
Michelle Thomas on the connected struggle for equity for Black students and Black workers
Excerpt Description: Michelle Thomas describes the connection between the Black Cultural Center movement and the housekeepers’ movement as one determined byContinue Reading