The Pit
The Pit is a central gathering place for students, a sunken plaza located between Lenoir Dining Hall, two libraries, theContinue Reading
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Memorial Hall
The original Memorial Hall was constructed in 1875 to honor President David Lowry Swain and fallen Confederate alumni. Dozens ofContinue Reading
Confederate Monument
The University’s Confederate Monument, which has been known since the 1950s as “Silent Sam,” operated for over a century asContinue 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
South Building
South Building, home to the University’s administration, has been the site of dozens of student protests, rallies, and sit-ins overContinue Reading
Franklin Street
Franklin Street, the main commercial thoroughfare of Chapel Hill, has been the site of dozens of marches and protests onContinue Reading
Donyell Roseboro on the need for a social space within the Stone Center
Excerpt Description: Donyell Roseboro, who wrote her dissertation on the BCC movement, describes her evolving understanding of the Stone CenterContinue Reading
Henry Foust on early attacks against the Black Student Movement
Excerpt Description: Henry Foust explains the history of attacks against the Black Student Movement and Upendo Lounge from Student GovernmentContinue Reading
Renee Alexander Craft on strategies of direct action for community
Excerpt Description: Renee Alexander Craft explains how strategies of direct action communicate to other students, faculty, and administrators on theContinue Reading
Michelle Brown on the naming of Carolina Hall
Excerpt Description: Michelle Brown remembers the renaming of Saunders Hall and the activism of the Real Silent Sam Coalition, statingContinue Reading