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The Good Neighbor Council was created by Chancellor Caldwell to actively fight against racial discrimination in the campus community. Caldwell intended the council to be made up of NCSU students and faculty. However, many students grew tired of the…

Chancellor John T. Caldwell gave this speech after vibrant rioting and protests on campus. Chancellor Caldwell stresses peace and dialogue, yet, he simultaneously stirred the crowd, as he directly addressed militant students and black students.

Dr. Augustus M. Witherspoon received his Ph.D. from NC State in 1971, becoming only the second black student to receive a doctorate from the university. He became an instructor upon graduation and would eventually become the first black teacher in…

Dr. Lawrence M. Clark was instrumental in the implementation of all affirmative action and equal employment opportunity initiatives on NC State's campus. Dr. Clark worked in the Office of the Provost from 1974 to 1995.

In 1971, the Good Neighbor Council's Committee on Institutional Racism produced a report outlining the evidence they found of NC State's institutional racism in its employment practices. The first four pages of the report outline the major problem…

The absence of black faculty on NC State's campus was a concern for the Good Neighbor Council. As early as 1969, the Council pushed Chancellor Caldwell and university administration to add more black professors. In this letter, the Council asks, "Why…

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…

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…

The Society of Afro-American Culture was the main student organization which supported the Physical Plant employees in the spring of 1969. They released a statement of support encouraging university administration to accept the workers' demands.

1971 Article in the Technician about the hiring of the first Negro Coach ---Athletic Director Willis Casey.