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First African-American football player to make All American

This article, in a special edition ofThe Technicianon black history at the university, a chemical engineer reflects on his difficulties at NC State and how he rose above them to become a successful PhD.

In this photo, likely staged for promotional materials, several black students study in front of the belltower.

This newspaper article in a special edition of The Technician interviews the first black homecoming queen and black homecoming queen runner-up to be elected together. The interviewees discuss difficulties they faced and overcame as black homecoming…

"The Group" closely followed the dispute between the administration and Physical Plant employees. In this flyer, they are calling upon students to show their support for the workers by attending a demonstration staged by "The Group."

This photograph, taken in the early 1980s, contains a black male student working on a project of some sort.

This photograph is of a black male student in a laboratory on NC State's campus. It was taken sometime in the 1970s.

This photograph of a female student at the Pan-African Festival in April of 1978 demonstrates the growing involvement of African American students on campus during the 1970s.

This image is just one piece of a collection meant to chronicle the dire living conditions in East Raleigh/South Park during the late 1960s and early 1970s which prompted urban renewal programs.

This image represents the men and women who were often displaced due to city urban renewal programs. In the East Raleigh/South Park neighborhoods, black citizens were often confined to pre-approved segregated neighborhoods. With few housing options…