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
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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
Cheek-Clark Building
On September 17, 1998, dozens of members of the University community, representing housekeepers, administrators, professors, and trustees, gathered to rededicateContinue Reading
Physical Plant
On March 27, 1980 a group of housekeepers presented the Physical Plant Director, Claude Swecker, with a list of demandsContinue Reading
Memorial Hall
The original Memorial Hall was constructed in 1875 to honor President David Lowry Swain and fallen Confederate alumni. Dozens ofContinue Reading
University President’s House
The home of the University’s President on East Franklin Street was the site of a October 12, 1997 protest byContinue Reading
Campus Y
The Campus Y has served since the 1970s as a social justice hub in the Division of Student Affairs. TheContinue Reading
Hill Hall
On November 26, 1996, the UNC Housekeepers Association (HKA) officially settled a five-year-long grievance process with the University. Gathered inContinue 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 East
On October 12, 1793, enslaved people began construction on Old East, the first public university building in the United States.Continue Reading