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  • Collection: Race & Space

Student Working on Project

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This photograph, taken in the early 1980s, contains a black male student working on a project of some sort.

82nd Airborne marching on Hillsborough Street during demonstration following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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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…

Student in Lab

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This photograph is of a black male student in a laboratory on NC State's campus. It was taken sometime in the 1970s.

African American Students on Campus

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In this photograph, four black students pose in the brickyard, circa 1970.

Homecoming Queen Mary Evelyn Porterfield with escort Michael Brown and Alumni Affairs director Bryce Younts

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In this photo, NC State's first black homecoming queen poses for a picture with her escort. The picture was taken sometime in 1970, likely in the autumn.

1977-1978 N.C. State University Women's Basketball Players Study Session

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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.

African Americans in Engineering Conference

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This photograph of dozens of African American students at an engineering conference was taken sometime between 1970 and 1979. The photograph demonstrates the growing number of black students at NC State and the university's efforts to recruit black…

Student at Pan-African Festival

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This photograph of a female student at the Pan-African Festival in April of 1978 demonstrates the growing involvement of African American students on campus during the 1970s.

Recent Events Concerning the Workers

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The Physical Plant employees received support from a number of campus groups during the protests in the spring of 1969. One of the students groups that showed significant support simply called themselves "The Group." They were prodimently white…