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  • Collection: Crossing the Color Line

"SAAC tactics not promoting racial unity," November 5, 1973

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Chancellor Caldwell’s private meeting with Don Bell and several SAAC members Thursday afternoon as this Liaison Committee meeting does nothing to improve the black-white relationship on this campus. Bell’s refusal to speak up during the…

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"What if," November 12, 1973

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To the Editor: “Open up in there, we demand to see the Chancellor! As members of a minority group we demand an equal voice in Student Affairs.” This is the vocal assertion for equality of a fictional group demonstrating in front of the…

"Over grievances, blacks, Caldwell meet," November 2, 1973

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Approximately 50 black students attended the Chancellor’s Liaison Committee meeting yesterday afternoon and requested a private meeting afterwards with Caldwell to air problems facing black students. Don Bell, president of the Society of…

Black Voice, November 5, 1973

Black Voice was an African American student led NC State newsletter. Similar to the Society of Afro-American Culture newsletter, Black Voice allowed students to make announcements, discuss current events, and publish poetry. This November 15, 1973…

Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina system, adopted May 23, 1955

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RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MAY 23, 1955

The State of North Caroling having spent millions of dollars in providing adequate and equal educational facilities in the undergraduate departments of its institutions of higher learning for…

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"SAAC offers black students self identity," September 17, 1973

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In this article, C. Ray Dudley III described the goals of the Society of Afro-American Culture during the 1973-1974 school year. The article includes excerpts from an interview with Don Bell, president of the SAAC.

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"Harrison SAACed," November 9, 1973

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To the Editor: According to Brenda Harrison, I am what you might classify as one of the “less vocal black students on campus.” (Technician, Monday, Nov. 5). I feel that it is really pitiful that the black leaders and black students in…

Chancellor Carey Bostian to University of North Carolina President Gordon Gray, May 31, 1955

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May 31, 1955

Mr. Gordon Gray, President
The University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Dear Mr. Gray:

I would like to submit the folloll1ng letter as a suggestion for communicating with Negro applicants:

"Dear Mr.…

Chancellor Carey Bostian to University of North Carolina President Gordon Gray, June 6, 1955

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This is a draft of a letter from NC State Chancellor Carey Bostian to University of North Carolina President Gordon Gray dated June 6, 1955. The letter supported Gray's calls for UNC schools to send form letters to African American students,…

Chancellor Carey Bostian to William Friday, February 29, 1956

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In this letter, Chancellor Bostian asked Acting President of the UNC Consolidated University System, William Friday, for his advice. Bostian admitted that he was confused by Attorney General Rodman's instructions to take no further action regarding…

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