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Sweatt v. Painter et al, 1950

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339 U.S. 629 (1950) SWEATT v. PAINTER ET AL. No. 44. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 4, 1950. Decided June 5, 1950. CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS. 630*630 W. J. Durham and Thurgood Marshall argued the cause for…

The Technician (Raleigh, NC), February 23, 1951

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NOT READY?

As a test of democratic thinking in State College, THE TECHNICIAN posed a very controversial question in this week’s Inquiring Reporter.

Several students were asked their opinion of the possibility of admission of Negro students to…

The Technician (Raleigh, NC), January 12, 1923

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From "Splinters from the North Carolina Pine":

The restaurant patron was peeved — there were black specks on his grapefruit. But Sambo, the African diplomat, soothed hm.

“Why, boss, dat sho must be dem vitamines wat everyone am talkin’…

The Technician (Raleigh, NC), January 8, 1926

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SOUTHERN COLLEGE YOUTH AND THE RACE RELATIONS PROBLEM

(Editor’s Note: The paper from which the following paragraphs are quoted won the first prize of $75 in the South-wide college contest conducted last year by the Commission on Interracial…

The Technician (Raleigh, NC), May 4, 1951

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OPEN FORUM
Carolina Controversy

On Tuesday, May 1, our brother publication at Chapel Hill, THE DAILY TAR HEEL printed a letter which made caustic reference to the admittance of a Negro student to the University Medical School. On May 2 the…

The Technician (Raleigh, NC), September 29, 1939

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AUNT ELLEN MCGUIRE SAW COLLEGE BEGIN
Infirmary Worker Has Been Connected With Campus Fifty Years; Is Known to Hundreds of Students and Alumni

Aunt Ellen McGuire, as she is affectionally known by hundreds of State College students and alumni, has…

Leroy Benjamin Frasier et al v Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina, 1955

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134 F.Supp. 589 (1955) Leroy Benjamin FRASIER, Jr., et al., v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF the UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA et al. No. 260-D. United States District Court M. D. North Carolina. Argued September 10, 1955. Decided September 16, 1955.…

Piece of the Berlin Wall

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This is a piece of the Berlin Wall taken from the West German side in 1989. It serves as an important reminder of the political and physical power that separated families and kept people under an authoritarian government.The Berlin Wall remains one…

Wolfpack Coming onto Field for Football Game, 1930

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The North Carolina State football players enter the field by running into a banner with a wolf design.

1912 girl's club, tomato club booklet by Prapst, Beulah

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Beulah Prapst reflected on her experiences in her local tomato club in this booklet. All club members were expected to create a club journal.