Unsung Founders Memorial
The Unsung Founders Memorial was designed to honor of the “men and women of color who helped raise the firstContinue Reading
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Polk Place
Polk Place is the central quad of the University’s campus, surrounded by major academic buildings and enclosed by Wilson LibraryContinue Reading
Memorial Hall
The original Memorial Hall was constructed in 1875 to honor President David Lowry Swain and fallen Confederate alumni. Dozens ofContinue Reading
Wilson Library
Wilson Library, which holds the University Library’s special collections, is a crucial site for students to research the history ofContinue Reading
Saunders Hall
Saunders Hall, home since 1922 to the History Department, and later the Religious Studies and Geography Departments, was named byContinue 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 creating a different kind of Tar Heel
Excerpt Description: Taylor Webber-Fields explains that the Real Silent Sam Coalition was significant in that the organization created a modelContinue 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
Taylor Webber-Fields on Black students activating internal power to create change
Excerpt Description: Taylor Webber-Fields states her desire for all Black students to know that they have the ability to activateContinue Reading