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  • Collection: Crossing the Color Line

"Black, white leaders set weekend meeting," January 30, 1974

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Student leaders and members of the faculty and administration will attend the Student Affairs of Human Relations Conference at Quail Roost this weekend. The goals of the conference are to discuss problem areas between black and white students and to…

"Students urge SAAC support," February 11, 1974

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Seven of the nine white students who attended the Quail Roost conference last weekend have signed a letter supporting the Society of Afro-American Culture (SAAC) in its efforts to obtain the first floor of the Print Shop for office space and a…

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"Talley considering print shop question," February 13, 1974

This February 13, 1974 Technician article by Jeff Watkins discussed Dean Banks Talley's commitment to consider allocating the Print Shop to the Society of Afro-American Culture to use as a cultural center following a letter he received from the…

Chancellor John Harrelson to [Name Redacted], August 31, 1953

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In his response to a letter from [name redacted] regarding his son, Chancellor Harrelson explained that it was against University policy to accept African American undergraduate students.

Memorandum by Chancellor John Harrelson, June 20, 1951

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This memo contains a copy of a resolution passed by the University Board of Trustees on April 4, 1951 concerning the admission of African American graduate students. The Board resolved that only students applying for programs not available at…

Memorandum by Chancellor Caldwell, January 13, 1975

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This January 13, 1975 memorandum by Chancellor John Caldwell described the 1975 race relations seminar at Quail Roost conference center. Unlike the conference held the previous year, this conference was for university administrators only. Urban…

John W. Clark, member of the University of North Carolina Board of Trustees, to UNC Board of Trustee members, June 30, 1950

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In this June 30, 1950 letter, John W. Clark, identified as a member of the Executive Committee of the University of North Carolina Board of Trustees, stated that the NC Attorney General expressed his support UNC's Board of Trustee's efforts to…

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"Students get space in shop," January 9, 1974

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The future of Harris Cafeteria and the allocations for the Print Shop have been announced. Several offices and departments located in Peele Hall will be moved to Harris. Chancellor John Caldwell stated Dec. 7 what departments would be located in…

N.C. Alumni and Friends Coalition (Black Perspective) to Board of Trustees, February 1974

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The N.C. Alumni and Friends Coalition (NCAFC), was established in 1973 after the Legal Defense Fund of the NAACP encouraged the formation of an in-state lobbying group composed of alumni from historically black colleges. In the NCAFC’s…

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[Name Redacted] to Chancellor John Harrelson, August 27, 1953

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The Reverend wrote this letter to Chancellor John Harrelson to speak on the behalf on his son, who was denied admission to NC State College because of his race. He complained that his son had been unable to get a decent education at NCA&T and, as…