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  • Collection: Race & Space

Two Students Working in a Lab

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A black and a white student work together in a lab.

David Hinton

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David Hinton, an African American student leader, on the phone.

Chancellor John T. Caldwell posing with North Carolina State University student government officials at Memorial Bell Tower

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Eric Moore, the first black Student Senate President, poses with Chancellor Caldwell and other student government leaders in front of the bell tower.

Jolly Knave Integration Try Fails

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The NCSU student body protested Mr. Fred Fletcher's decision to transform the Jolly Knave into the private club in order to avoid integrating the establishment.

Owner of Gateway Explains His Position on Integration

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The Gateway, a restaurant on Hillsborough Street, remained segregated despite student protest. The owner, Bobby Wilder, explained that he integrated one of his restaurants and kept the other segregated so to provide a choice for his customers. He…

NC State Housing Bulletin

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The purpose of this bulletin was three-fold. The blue bulletin provided vital information for minority students and faculty looking for housing in West Raleigh, it served as a reminder to white students, faculty, and administrators of the harsh…

No Housing for Mr. Hurst

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Mack Charles Hurst's struggle to find housing in West Raleigh was not uncommon. Hundreds of NCSU minority students and faculty members were discriminated against in their pursuit of housing. The total lack of options for students such as Mack Hurst …

Affirmative Action Officer Discusses Raleigh's Housing Crisis

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Affirmative Action Officer, Lawrence Clark, met with the Good Neighbor Council to discuss the most pressing crises in racial discrimination. Clark believed the greatest threat to equality was not violence, bu the mundane. Simple issues such as real…

New Good Neighbor Council Subcommittees

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Under Cyrus B. King's tutelage, the Good Neighbor Council addressed more systemic causes for racial and cultural discrimination on NCSU's campus. Most notably, the Good Neighbor Council created a subcommittee for "Institutional Racism."