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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.

Founded in 1968, the Society of Afro-American Culture was a student led organization endorsed by NC State. The constitution defines the purpose of the organization and outlines its structure and administrative duties. (4 pages)

Sixty-three students founded the Society of Afro-American Culture at NC State in 1968. This document list the names of the charter members.

Signed by Arthur Lee, chairman of the Society of Afro-American Culture, this form letter welcomes African American students to NC State for a "Black Orientation program."

This letter from the Society of Afro-American Culture to Dean Banks Talley outlines African American students' critiques of university hiring practices, a lack of African American representation on campus committees, and low African American…

The newsletter of the Society of Afro-American culture allowed students to share essays and poetry specific to African American campus life. This ca. 1972 editorial by member Karaan Rabu appeared in the newsletter, and encouraged black NC State…

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…

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.

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. In this interview, he discusses the UNC system’s interaction with HEW. Friday suggests the HEW…

Raymond Dawson became the Vice-President of Academic Affairs for the University of North Carolina during the 1970s. Raymond Dawson has seven interviews, which are available through the Southern Oral History Program. In this interview, he talks about…