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  • Collection: Crossing the Color Line

William Friday Interview (Learning Activity)

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William “Bill” Friday served as president of the UNC system from 1957-1986. Friday has 25 interviews as part of the Southern Oral History Program. The following excerpts are taken from a 1991 interview, where Friday discusses the UNC systems…

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Ted Bush, Karen Wilkerson, Cynthia Hinnaut, Mike Hunter, 1970

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Four African American students sit outside of North Carolina State University's D.H. Hill Library in 1970.

Going Places; Students walking by the Bell Tower

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African American students at NC State walk, hand in hand, from the Memorial Bell Tower.

"Students Studying by the Bell Tower," 1970

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This photograph contains images of five African American students posing in front of the NC State Memorial Tower in 1970.

"SAAC, 'Group' demonstrate for non-academic workers," 1969

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This March 3, 1969, article in The Technician describes a student and non-academic worker demonstration in defense of NC State's Physical Plant workers. Members of the Society of Afro-American Culture and its president, Eric Moore, played a large…

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"Blacks march to chancellor's house," 1969

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In April, 1969, the Society of Afro-American Culture, as well as students from Shaw University and St. Augustine's College, marched on Chancellor John T. Caldwell's home in support of Physical Plant workers. This partial Technician article describes…

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"Afro-Americans represented at International Fair," 1969

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This February 12, 1969, Technician article details the Society of Afro-American Culture's protest of the South African booth at the NC State International Fair.

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Adams v. Califano, 1977

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351 F.Supp. 636 (1972)
Kenneth ADAMS et al., Plaintiffs,
v.
Elliot L. RICHARDSON, Individually and as Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare et al., Defendants.

Civ. A. No. 3095-70.
United States District Court, District…

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Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI

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Overview of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VI, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq., was enacted as part of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. It prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and…

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Adams v. Richardson, 1972

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351 F.Supp. 636 (1972)
Kenneth ADAMS et al., Plaintiffs,
v.
Elliot L. RICHARDSON, Individually and as Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare et al., Defendants.

Civ. A. No. 3095-70.
United States District Court, District…

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