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First African American to captain athletic team

Trained as an agricultural economist, James G. Maddox was an incredibly accomplished writer and debater. James Maddox was the first Good Neighbor Council's chairman, serving from 1967-1968. His initial efforts in addressing West Raleigh housing…

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.

This letter from Chancellor John T. Caldwell to Consolidated UNC President William Friday outlines Caldwell's concerns that the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's expectations to change the racial and gender composition of NC State were…

Chancellor Caldwell originally acceded to the request that female maids not be forced to work in male dormitories. However, three weeks later the chancellor reversed his decision. The male members of the Non-Academic Employees Union vehemently…

The absence of black faculty on NC State's campus was a concern for the Good Neighbor Council. As early as 1969, the Council pushed Chancellor Caldwell and university administration to add more black professors. In this letter, the Council asks, "Why…

The Good Neighbor Council was intricately involved in the Physical Plant employees' situation. The Council advised and made recommendations to Chancellor Caldwell but also worked on the employees' behalves. In this letter, the Council's support for…

The Black Faculty and Professional Staff campus group wrote a letter of welcome to the new chancellor, Dr. Bruce Poulton, and outlined their concerns and needs of the university. The group was particularly concerned with two issues: the duality of…

In this letter to Dr. James Maddox, the chairman of the Good Neighbor Council, Linda Brieaddy writes to complain about an incident involving two chemistry graduate students and the Brieaddy's landlords. Mrs. Brieaddy writes that she and her husband,…