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  • Collection: Activists and Authorities: the May 1970 Protests at North Carolina State University

American Flag/Peace Sign

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During the Convocation the photographer got a great shot: a peace sign floating next to the American flag at the University.

Peace sign, March on Raleigh, May 1970

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A photo taken during the May 8, 1970 march on Raleigh shows large group of students from across North Carolina along with a man holding a large peace sign placard.

Peace Retreat in Action

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Throughout May 1970 the Peace Retreat was held in a dozen places at a score of times. Faculty met with students to explain their importance in creating a peaceful society. The question of generations was clearly important to the Peace Retreat.…

Anti-Kent State Protester

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One of the most attention grabbing signs at the Convocation a protester meant it against the National Guard and Nixon, "Tax Us Draft Us Ignore Us But Don't Murder Us"

Radical Student Leftists: Dreamers or Workers?

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ThisTechnicianarticle comments on the disillusionment of student leftists and radicals in connection with Choice '68, a National Collegiate Presidential Primary financed byTimeMagazine.

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Vietnam Moratorium Brochure

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This brochure for the Vietnam Moratorium displays dates for New Mobe's March on Washington.

New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (New Mobe), March on Washington Map,

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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.…

"The Challenge of World Affairs to American Higher Education"

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Speech given by NC State Chancellor John Caldwell at the Southeastern Regional Conference on the Professional School and World Affairs in February 1968. The speech detailed the role of higher education in society, how it had changed and how he…

Address by Chancellor John T. Caldwell

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In John Tyler Caldwell's speech at a general faculty meeting at North Carolina State in 1963, he highlights the achievements of the previous year, including the approval of the new Bachelor of Arts degree.

An American University

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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…