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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…

F.T Dupree, a U.S. District Court Judge, oversaw the litigation process between the UNC system and the Department of Education (the department that replaced HEW). Judge Dupree ruled on July 17, 1981 that the courts and not the Department of Education…

The N.C. Alumni and Friends Coalition (NCAFC), was established in 1973 after the Legal Defense Fund of the NAACP encouraged the formation of an in-state lobbying group composed of alumni from historically black colleges. In the NCAFC’s…

This memo contains a copy of a resolution passed by the University Board of Trustees on April 4, 1951 concerning the admission of African American graduate students. The Board resolved that only students applying for programs not available at…

The Office of Civil Rights, a subset of HEW in charge of desegregating higher education, approved the revised N.C. State plan as long as North Carolina responded “promptly, effectively, and in good faith” in carrying out the new commitments. (2…

This September 12, 1974 report detailed the curriculum for the 1975 race relations seminar at the Quail Roost conference center. Conducted by Urban Crisis, this conference was for university administrators only.

This January 13, 1975 memorandum by Chancellor John Caldwell described the 1975 race relations seminar at Quail Roost conference center. Unlike the conference held the previous year, this conference was for university administrators only. Urban…

The Reverend wrote this letter to Chancellor John Harrelson to speak on the behalf on his son, who was denied admission to NC State College because of his race. He complained that his son had been unable to get a decent education at NCA&T and, as…

Assistant Director of Admissions at North Carolina State College, Frank H. Spain sent this letter to a perspective African American student to inform him that his application had been reviewed. Spain indicated that, if the student kept his grades up,…

In this letter, Chancellor Bostian informed an inquiring student that NC State College did not accept African Americans into its undergraduate programs and that this policy was unlikely to change during the next school year. Bostian recommended that…