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"Tobacco Harvesting"

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This is a black and white photograph of an African-American farm laborer hand harvesting tobacco leaves.

Walking primers and trucking with mule-drawn sled

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This is a black and white photograph of a farmers controlling a mule drawn sled. They are using draft power to harvest tobacco leaves.

Workers in the field gathering tobacco leaves

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This is a black and white photograph of African-American farm laborers harvesting tobacco leaves. The laborers are men, women, and a child. Note also their reliance on draft power in the background of the photograph.

People tying hands of tobacco leaves for curing, 1940

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This black and white photograph shows African-American women preparing and processing tobacco by hand, a method that is rarely used today.

Hanging tobacco leaves for curing, ca. 1939

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This black and white photograph is an example of a very small tobacco farm. This is a rural setting in which the whole family is involved in the production of tobacco.

"Senate Acts on Student Requests"

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This article, on the front page of The Technician, described the faculty senate's decision that they should encourage political activism. The decision changed class policy rules and allowed students to treat missing class for a political event…

"Chancellor Appoints Disruption Policy Committees"

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This article is located on the last page of this edition of The Technician. In it, Hilton Smith wrote about the disruption policy committees that Chancellor Caldwell created in November 1970. The committees contained both students and faculty, each…

Speech to New Students

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In this page of a speech given by Chancellor John T. Caldwell to students at NC State, the chancellor spoke of wanting to have student participation in decision-making processes at the university. He applauded the strong student government acting at…

"University Policy on Free Speech and Order"

University policy on free speech and order.pdf
In this speech, given by Chancellor John T. Caldwell, the chancellor encouraged students' free speech to the extent of the law, but reminded students to keep their demonstrations orderly and not disrupt the business of the university.

"We Have to Cope"

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This in-work copy of Chancellor Caldwell's speech outlined the two main groups in American society pushing for change during the 1960s: younger African-Americans and youthful activists. When speaking of the second group, Caldwell put forth the idea…