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Student Working on Project

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This photograph, taken in the early 1980s, contains a black male student working on a project of some sort.

82nd Airborne marching on Hillsborough Street during demonstration following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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This photograph, taken shortly after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., is a bit of a puzzle. The 82nd Airborne, as active troops, were not allowed to carry weapons against American citizens. Therefore, likely, the troops were marching in…

Student in Lab

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This photograph is of a black male student in a laboratory on NC State's campus. It was taken sometime in the 1970s.

African American Students on Campus

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In this photograph, four black students pose in the brickyard, circa 1970.

Homecoming Queen Mary Evelyn Porterfield with escort Michael Brown and Alumni Affairs director Bryce Younts

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In this photo, NC State's first black homecoming queen poses for a picture with her escort. The picture was taken sometime in 1970, likely in the autumn.

An American University

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John Tyler Caldwell gave this speech in 1964 during which he spoke to the role of the western university in society in connection with international issues. Caldwell was the chancellor of NC State from 1959-1975. Under his administration, State…

New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (New Mobe), March on Washington Map,

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New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (New Mobe) was an anti-war group that founded at Case Western Reserve University in July 1969. In November, NC State student members of New Mobe traveled to D.C. to join the March on Washington.…