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In this Technician article, the author blasts ACC referees for discriminating in their calls against black NC State athletes during a basketball game in January 1969.

Black employees of NC State's Physical Plant division presented a list of 43 requests for changes to their working conditions and wages to Chancellor John T. Caldwell on March 18, 1969. The requests were submitted by the Grievance Committee of…

The Raleigh Community Relations Committee and the NCSU Good Neighbor Council had a tenuous working relationship in the late 1960s. In the attached letter, Mayor Tomlinson coldly thanks the Good Neighbor Council for its push for open housing policies…

In response to a Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) investigation in the 1970s and the implementation of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity laws, North Carolina State University established an affirmative action…

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…

In 1974, North Carolina State establishes its first women's basketball team. Gwen Jenkins and Cynthia Stelle become the first African-American women to play basketball.

In thisTechnician article, black students discuss how they are treated on campus.

In a special edition of The Technician, this article interviews a black basketball player. The player discusses with the reporter how he values his education and his athletic experience for allowing him to attend NC State.

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…