Carol McDonald on the Black cultural center benefiting all people
Excerpt Description: Carol McDonald argues that the Black cultural center movement was about creating a space that could benefit allContinue Reading
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Carol McDonald on the historical legacies of Black workers rights
Excerpt Description: Carol McDonald describes how the connections between the BCC movement and the housekeepers’ movement were connected to theContinue Reading
Blanche Brown on performance art as engagement tactic
Excerpt Description: Blanche Brown explains how the Real Silent Sam Coalition used performance tactics to engage other students in theContinue Reading
Chris Baumann on reparations for Black citizens
Excerpt Description: Chris Baumann describes how the UNC Housekeepers’ Association made their reparations case for the descendants of enslaved andContinue Reading
Black Freedom Monument on McCorkle Place
Document Description: These notes, written by Yonni Chapman, describe an imagined Black freedom monument, which would explain the active roleContinue Reading
Questions about University History from the Freedom Legacy Project
Document Description: These notes, taken by Yonni Chapman, list a number of ideas for research projects for the Freedom LegacyContinue Reading
On the Wake of Emancipation Demands
Document Description: The On the Wake of Emancipation Campaign was created by Kristi Booker, the president of the Black StudentContinue Reading
Fess Up Silent Sam!
Document Description: This document collects a number of buildings and spaces on the campus and presents the history of theirContinue Reading
Housekeepers Association Proposed Settlement Draft
Document Description: In meetings with lawyers and advisors, the UNC Housekeepers Association developed by January 1996, what they named “aContinue Reading