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This March 3, 1969, article in The Technician describes a student and non-academic worker demonstration in defense of NC State's Physical Plant workers. Members of the Society of Afro-American Culture and its president, Eric Moore, played a large…

In April, 1969, the Society of Afro-American Culture, as well as students from Shaw University and St. Augustine's College, marched on Chancellor John T. Caldwell's home in support of Physical Plant workers. This partial Technician article describes…

This February 12, 1969, Technician article details the Society of Afro-American Culture's protest of the South African booth at the NC State International Fair.

Signed by Dupree Simmons, the public relations coordinator of the Society of Afro-American Culture, this March 18, 1969 statement of support argued that NC State undervalued its non-academic African American workers. In the statement, SAAC called for…

This February 13, 1974 Technician article by Jeff Watkins discussed Dean Banks Talley's commitment to consider allocating the Print Shop to the Society of Afro-American Culture to use as a cultural center following a letter he received from the…

A letter to the editor authored by NC State senior David V. Brooks, "SAAC demands" criticized student leaders for their support for allocating the Print Shop for an African American cultural center. The letter specifically took issue with student…

In this May 5, 1974 letter to the editor of NC State's Technician, seven student leaders declared their support for an African American cultural center. The students requested that the administration allocate the Society of Afro-American Culture the…

In this article, C. Ray Dudley III described the goals of the Society of Afro-American Culture during the 1973-1974 school year. The article includes excerpts from an interview with Don Bell, president of the SAAC.

"Dean reassures blacks of progress" discusses a letter written by Dean of Student Affairs Banks Talley to African American students. In the letter, Talley reassures students of his support for a "Black Cultural Center." The article also addresses…

Seven of the nine white students who attended the Quail Roost conference last weekend have signed a letter supporting the Society of Afro-American Culture (SAAC) in its efforts to obtain the first floor of the Print Shop for office space and a…