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  • Collection: Crossing the Color Line

Sweatt v. Painter et al, 1950

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339 U.S. 629 (1950) SWEATT v. PAINTER ET AL. No. 44. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 4, 1950. Decided June 5, 1950. CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS. 630*630 W. J. Durham and Thurgood Marshall argued the cause for…

Brown et al v. Board of Education of Topeka et al, 1954

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347 U.S. 483 (1954) BROWN ET AL. v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA ET AL. No. 1. Supreme Court of United States. Argued December 9, 1952. Reargued December 8, 1953. Decided May 17, 1954. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE…

Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896

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163 U.S. 537 (1896) PLESSY v. FERGUSON. No. 210. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 13, 1896. Decided May 18, 1896. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 540*540 Mr. A.W. Tourgee and Mr. S.F. Phillips for plaintiff in…

Leroy Benjamin Frasier et al v Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina, 1955

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134 F.Supp. 589 (1955) Leroy Benjamin FRASIER, Jr., et al., v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF the UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA et al. No. 260-D. United States District Court M. D. North Carolina. Argued September 10, 1955. Decided September 16, 1955.…

Epps et al v. Carmichael at el, 1950

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93 F.Supp. 327 (1950) EPPS et al. v. CARMICHAEL et al. Civ. A. No. 144. United States District Court M. D. North Carolina. October 9, 1950. 328*328 C. O. Pearson, Durham, N. C., Spottswood W. Robinson, III, Richmond, Va., Robert L. Carter, New…

Summary of N.C. State Plan, February 1974

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The redrafted desegregation plan announced system wide desegregation but contested the notion that black and white institution received different amounts of funding. The plan urged the OCR to abandon their focus on numbers. Instead the plan focused…

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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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"SAAC demands," February 13, 1974

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A letter to the editor authored by NC State senior David V. Brooks, "SAAC demands" criticized student leaders for their support for allocating the Print Shop for an African American cultural center. The letter specifically took issue with student…

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"More Quail Roost," May 5, 1974

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In this May 5, 1974 letter to the editor of NC State's Technician, seven student leaders declared their support for an African American cultural center. The students requested that the administration allocate the Society of Afro-American Culture the…

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"UNC Board approved Vet School for NCSU," December 19, 1974

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The Board of Governors approved the location of the Vet School at NCSU and a “related activity at NCA&T on Dec. 19, 1974. Julius Chambers, one of the four African-American board members, attempted to delay the vote until a plan for NCA&T was…

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