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NCSU was just one piece of a complex greater community. Pictured is the NCSU campus in 1969. One can see the stark contrast between the busting campus center and the quiet, predominantly black community of Oberlin Village to the north.

Al Heartley and William Cooper are the first African Americans to play basketball at North Carolina State. The 1967 freshmen basketball team was the first integrated basketball team.

In this photograph, four female student athletes study together. The group consists of three white students and one black student. The photo was taken sometime in 1977 or 1978.

This photograph, taken shortly after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., is a bit of a puzzle. The 82nd Airborne, as active troops, were not allowed to carry weapons against American citizens. Therefore, likely, the troops were marching in…

This article was written by Dr. Don C. Locke, associate professor of counselor education at NC State, describing the realities of a black professor working on a white campus. Black faculty that worked at predominantly white campuses were often…

The Society of Afro-American Culture was the main student organization which supported the Physical Plant employees in the spring of 1969. They released a statement of support encouraging university administration to accept the workers' demands.