Browse Items (116 total)

  • Collection: Race & Space

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.

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 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.

Memorandum on the Subject of Gender Discrimination

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In this memo from the head of the Good Neighbor Council to Chancellor Caldwell, Cyrus King argues against considering gender discrimination under the purview of the Good Neighbor Council. King argues that the council has its hands full with…

Memorandum Concerning the Jolly Knave Demonstration

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In this memorandum, an unnamed member of the Good Neighbor Council reports to the council after he/she investigated a claim of discrimination at popular Hillsborough Street student hangout, the Jolly Knave. The council member concludes that the…

Letter to Dr. James Maddox from Linda Brieaddy

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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,…