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  • Collection: Crossing the Color Line

"A Black Perspective" Pamphlet, 1981

Black Student Perspective Pamphlet, 1981.pdf
“The North Carolina State University A Black Perspective” brochure was produced in 1981 as part of the campus recruitment tool for minority students. The brochure highlights predominately black clubs and organizations as well as including…

Summary of N.C. State Plan, February 1974

Summary of N.C. State Plan, February 1974.pdf
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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"HEW backed off Vet School," October 3, 1975

HEW backed off Vet School, Shirley Elder.pdf
After a meeting between representatives of the UNC system and the department of HEW on Oct. 3, 1975, the HEW officials agreed to stop threatening federal funds and allow the vet school to be located at NCSU.

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

UNC Board approved Vet School for NCSU, Dec. 19, 1974..pdf
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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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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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. 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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"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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"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, '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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