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The Good Neighbor Council was created by Chancellor Caldwell to actively fight against racial discrimination in the campus community. Caldwell intended the council to be made up of NCSU students and faculty. However, many students grew tired of the…

The Raines recently evicted former tenants, the Brieaddys, due to the fact that the Brieaddys hosted African American friends in their home. Upon notice of their eviction, the Brieaddys prompted notified the Good Neighbor Council. Prof. James…

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…

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…

After the Physical Plant division's employees protested in the spring of 1969, the university implemented changes to improve the working conditions and grievance procedures of non-academic workers. Chancellor Caldwell outlines the changes in this…

On March 24, 1969, Chancellor John T. Caldwell released his item-by-item response to each of the 43 grievances submitted to him by Physical Plant employees. Caldwell's responses are a mix of acceding that the grievance is justified, stating the…

Chancellor John T. Caldwell gave this speech after vibrant rioting and protests on campus. Chancellor Caldwell stresses peace and dialogue, yet, he simultaneously stirred the crowd, as he directly addressed militant students and black students.

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…

On April 14, 1969, several non-academic workers met with Chancellor Caldwell in his office to discuss the problems with female maids working in male dormitories. The employees did not leave the office when asked to do so, and were eventually arrested…