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  • Collection: Race & Space

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…

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.

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.

David Hinton

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

Two Students Working in a Lab

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

Irwin Holmes

First African American to captain athletic team

Defensive Violence is Justified

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Dr. Howard Fuller was first introduced to the Civil Rights Movement in North Carolina as a member of the Urban league and community organizer. In the late 1960s, Fuller participated in the Black Power movement and founded the Malcolm X Liberation…