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Black Faculty and Professional Staff was a campus group composed of university black employees that represented the interests of NC State's black community. They fought for equality and representation in the university administration and often…

The Black Faculty and Professional Staff campus group wrote a letter of welcome to the new chancellor, Dr. Bruce Poulton, and outlined their concerns and needs of the university. The group was particularly concerned with two issues: the duality of…

In this Technician article, the author blasts ACC referees for discriminating in their calls against black NC State athletes during a basketball game in January 1969.

This article was written by Dr. Don C. Locke, associate professor of counselor education at NC State, describing the realities of a black professor working on a white campus. Black faculty that worked at predominantly white campuses were often…

In this photograph, four female student athletes study together. The group consists of three white students and one black student. The photo was taken sometime in 1977 or 1978.

This photograph of dozens of African American students at an engineering conference was taken sometime between 1970 and 1979. The photograph demonstrates the growing number of black students at NC State and the university's efforts to recruit black…

This photograph of a female student at the Pan-African Festival in April of 1978 demonstrates the growing involvement of African American students on campus during the 1970s.

D.H. Hill Library was one of the first workspaces on NC State's campus that integrated black and white staff and employees. In this interview conducted in 2007, three former library employees recount their experiences and involvement in integration,…

I.T. Littleton started working at D.H. Hill library in 1959 and served as director of D.H. Hill from 1967-1987. Littleton was intricately involved in the integration of D.H. Hill's staff and involved in the Civil Rights Movement. His experiences…