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- Collection: Activists and Authorities: the May 1970 Protests at North Carolina State University
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New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (New Mobe), March on Washington Map,
New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (New Mobe) was an anti-war group that founded at Case Western Reserve University in July 1969. In November, NC State student members of New Mobe traveled to D.C. to join the March on Washington.…
An American University
John Tyler Caldwell gave this speech in 1964 during which he spoke to the role of the western university in society in connection with international issues. Caldwell was the chancellor of NC State from 1959-1975. Under his administration, State…
Peace Retreat March on Raleigh, May 1970
Large scale protests swept NC State in May 1970. Angry at Governor Norris for his support of President Nixon's invasion of Cambodia some 6,000 students marched on Raleigh hoping to force the Governor to recant. Though unsuccessful this was the most…
"Chancellor Requests Students to Attend Class"
Located on the first page of The Technician, this article consisted of Chancellor John Caldwell's personal plea to students to continue attending classes over the course of the Peace Retreat. Although Caldwell supported the political involvement of…
Campus Leaders Call Convocation--Debating Cambodia
To Debate Cambodia Situation, Campus Leaders Call Convocation
Chancellor's Office Taken Over; Students Hold Official Hostage
Chancellor's Office Taken Over; Students Hold Official Hostage
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1982 USDA Minority Research Apprentices.
This photograph shows the African American apprentices of the 1982 USDA Minority Research Apprenticeship program. They are standing next to a faculty…