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"HEW backed off Vet School," October 3, 1975

HEW backed off Vet School, Shirley Elder.pdf
After a meeting between representatives of the UNC system and the department of HEW on Oct. 3, 1975, the HEW officials agreed to stop threatening federal funds and allow the vet school to be located at NCSU.

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"UNC Board approved Vet School for NCSU," December 19, 1974

UNC Board approved Vet School for NCSU, Dec. 19, 1974..pdf
The Board of Governors approved the location of the Vet School at NCSU and a “related activity at NCA&T on Dec. 19, 1974. Julius Chambers, one of the four African-American board members, attempted to delay the vote until a plan for NCA&T was…

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Julius Chambers (Learning Activity)

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Julius Chambers was a member of the University of North Carolina's Board of Governors from 1972 as a representative of his alma mater, North Carolina Central University. In 1977 he resigned out of protest over the Board’s handling of desegregation.…

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Memorandum by William Friday, August 5, 1981

Memorandum by William Friday, Aug. 5, 1981.pdf
William Friday outlined the requirements of the consent decree in a memo to all the Chancellors of the UNC system. In the memo he highlighted the need to increase enrollment of black students and further develop historically black colleges and…

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Memorandum by William Friday, May 15, 1956

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In this letter, Friday instructed the Chancellors of the Consolidated University of North Carolina system that they should begin processing applications submitted by African American students.

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Summary of N.C. State Plan, February 1974

Summary of N.C. State Plan, February 1974.pdf
The redrafted desegregation plan announced system wide desegregation but contested the notion that black and white institution received different amounts of funding. The plan urged the OCR to abandon their focus on numbers. Instead the plan focused…

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William Friday Interview (Learning Activity)

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William “Bill” Friday served as president of the UNC system from 1957-1986. Friday has 25 interviews as part of the Southern Oral History Program. The following excerpts are taken from a 1991 interview, where Friday discusses the UNC systems…

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