Smith Student Activities Center (Dean Dome)
During the height of the Black Cultural Center movement in September 1992, the filmmaker Spike Lee, along with Black nationalistContinue Reading
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The Pit
The Pit is a central gathering place for students, a sunken plaza located between Lenoir Dining Hall, two libraries, theContinue Reading
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
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
Taylor Webber-Fields on the movement to give voice to Black students
Excerpt Description: Taylor Webber-Fields remembers the “Speaking Back to Wainstein Rally” was a space to give voice back to BlackContinue Reading
Chris Baumann on students’ supportive role in workers’ movements
Excerpt Description: Chris Baumann describes his role as a white student in the housekeepers’ movement as supportive and behind theContinue Reading
Spike Lee Rally and Reaction
Document Description: The national coverage of the Black Awareness Council in the fall of 1992 drew the attention of SpikeContinue Reading
BCC Supporters Give Hardin Ultimatum
Document Description: On September 3, 1992, an estimated 400 supporters for a free-standing Black Cultural Center marched to Chancellor PaulContinue Reading