Civil Rights Greensboro Materials
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Action Provoked In Local Strike
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This February 12, 1960, article from The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The Woman's College of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (WCUNC) gives an account of the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins that began on February 1, 1960 at Greensboro's F.W. Woolworth store. The article notes that three WCUNC students had joined the protesters from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (A&T) and Bennett College on the fourth day of the sit-ins. There is also a mention of reaction from "anti-Negro" protesters who attempted to occupy seats before black students could get to them, of a napkin burning incident.
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Ann Dearsley Reviews Lunch Counter Strike
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This February 12, 1960, article from The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The Woman's College of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (WCUNC), consists of a review and analysis by contributor Ann Dearsley of the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins that began on February 1, 1960 at the city's F.W. Woolworth Store. Several WCUNC students joined the protest on its third day, prompting Chancellor Gordon W. Blackwell to call an unsuccessful meeting of all involved parties in order to negotiate a compromise. Dearsley also notes that the stores in question had decided to close their lunch counters entirely and that the movement had spread to other cities in the state.
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BLACK SYMPOSIUM HELD
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This May 7, 1971, article from The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) discusses a symposium held by the UNCG Faculty Student Forum on May 4, 1971 to discuss race relations at the university. Social conditions and potential curriculum changes were among the topics discussed. Neo Black Society coordinator Larry Williamson listed five necessary changes: (1) recruitment and admission of more black males, (2) more grants and financial aid, (3) required Afro American studies courses, (4) more black speakers, and (5) more black involvement in campus media. The Neo Black Society, a UNCG student organization, was founded in 1968 and was the subject of controversy in 1973 when the Student Government Association attempted to remove its funding.
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Black Studies Program May Come Soon
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This February 21, 1969, article from The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) states that the only barrier to instituting a black studies program was the lack of student interest in such a program. According to History Department chair Richard Bardolph, the department and administration have no problem with the program. Bardolph was at the time working on his second book on The Negro in America. A black studies curriculum had been a stated goal of the recently-formed Neo-Black Society, a student organization.
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Black Unit Funding Restored
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This is a photocopy of part of an article published in the Greensboro Daily News on April 1, 1973, which reports on UNCG Chancellor James Ferguson's ruling that funding be restored to the Neo-Black Society, a student organization. Funding was stripped from the all black student organization when the UNCG Student Senate voted to reclassify the group based on what it viewed as racists and exclusionary membership. Chancellor Ferguson appointed a faculty committee to review the matter and they recommended reversing the Student Senate hearing based on procedural and substantive flaws.
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Blackwell Urges Patient Attitude
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This February 12, 1960, article from The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The Woman's College of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (WCUNC)reports that WCUNC Chancellor Gordon W. Blackwell advised students at the university to avoid the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins that began on February 1, 1960, and were continuing at the time. Blackwell stated that participation by WCUNC students had inflamed the situation, and that the protests were "not a wise move", and he urged students to consider the community-wide implications of their actions.
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But If You March...
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This November 8, 1979 editorial in The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) offers recommendations for students who may be planning to attend a funeral march commemorating individuals killed at the Death to the Klan march on November 3, 1979. The editorial suggests that attendees go in a group, not carry weapons, and be very aware of their surroundings.
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CWP Five
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This November 13, 1973, editorial from The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), discusses the funeral march held November 11, 1979, to commemorate the deaths of five Communist Workers Party members killed at the Death to the Klan march on November 3, 1979. The editorial notes that there were no serious incidents, although tensions were high, and that the march was in some ways more a political event than a funeral procession.
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CWP Marches Dead in Peaceful Procession
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This November 13, 1979, article from The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), discusses a funeral march held November 11, 1973, to commemorate the deaths of five Communist Workers Party members killed at the Death to the Klan march on November 3, 1979. Some one thousand police officers and National Guard members outnumbered the four hundred marchers who were present. The march was peaceful and without incident, although there were numerous arrests for possession of weapons. Cold, rainy weather was cited as a factor contributing to the low attendance.
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Carolinian Photos of the Funeral March in Greensboro
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This November 13, 1979, untitled photo spread from The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), includes four captioned photographs of a funeral march held November 11, 1973, to commemorate the deaths of five Communist Workers Party members killed at the Death to the Klan march on November 3, 1979. Photos described as follows: (1) "Honor guard led by widows Dale Sampson (left) and Signe Waller (right)." by Kenton Robertson, (2) "Man is searched and escorted away be National Guard." by Keith Kolischak, (3), "Female police officer shows tension during march." by Ric Hodges, and (4) "National Guard kept watchful distance..." by Ric Hodges.
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Chancellor returns NBS funds
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This April 3, 1973, article from The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), reports that Chancellor James Sharbrough Ferguson had, as a result of a decision by a faculty appeals committee, decided to restore funding and recognition to the Neo Black Society, a student organization founded in 1968. The Student Government Association had voted on March 26, 1973 to reclassify (remove funding and recognition from) the Neo Black Society, based on allegations that the organization was discriminatory and possibly was in violation of an SGA prohibition against affiliations with political or religious organizations. The SGA decision was overturned by university administration on the basis of faulty evidence and improper procedure by SGA, resulting in an eventual legal filing by SGA members. At the beginning of the 1973-74 school year, the Neo Black Society was reinstated by SGA as a recognized and funded student organization after revising its constitution to reflect that membership was open to all students without regard to race.
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Changes in the constitution of the Neo Black Society
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These changes in the constitution of the Neo-Black Society, a UNCG student organization, were proposed at a time when the organization was redefining its role amid controversies of the group's classification as a student organization at UNCG. The proposed changes reflect a broadening of the group's mission to include all students, not just African American students, and to support work in all Greensboro communities working toward racial justice. Curtis was an attorney hired by a group of students who were suing the university and the Neo-Black Society for racial discrimination.
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Charges against NBS said invalid
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This March 1, 1973, article from The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), reports that the UNCG Student Government Association (SGA) Committee on Classification of Organizations had determined that charges of discrimination and of affiliation with a black separatist group made against the Neo Black Society, a student organization founded in 1968, were invalid. The closed committee meeting was held on a Sunday afternoon, and student media representatives were removed from the room due to objections from both sides. Several senators argued that the organization was discriminatory and possibly was in violation of an SGA prohibition against affiliations with political or religious organizations. On March 26, 1973, SGA had voted to reclassify (remove funding and recognition from) the Neo Black Society. The SGA decision was overturned by university administration on the basis of faulty evidence and improper procedure by SGA, resulting in an eventual legal filing by SGA members. At the beginning of the 1973-74 school year, the Neo Black Society was reinstated by SGA as a recognized and funded student organization after revising its constitution to reflect that membership was open to all students without regard to race.
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Cheryl Sosnik
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This photograph of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro's Student Government Association Vice President Cheryl Sosnik appeared in the 1974 Pine Needles yearbook. Sosnik was involved in the controversial reclassification of the school's Neo-Black Society. The exact date of the photograph and the photographer are unknown.
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Comment
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In this April 3, 1973, editorial from The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), the newspaper questions the legality of Chancellor James Sharbrough Ferguson's decision to restore funding and recognition to the Neo Black Society, a student organization founded in 1968. Citing the Grant of Power and the Student Governament Association (SGA) constitution, the editorial questions whether the chancellor had the authority to override an SGA decision on allocation of student activity funds. The Student Government Association had voted on March 26, 1973 to reclassify (remove funding and recognition from) the Neo Black Society, based on allegations that the organization was discriminatory and possibly was in violation of an SGA prohibition against affiliations with political or religious organizations. The SGA decision was overturned by university administration on the basis of faulty evidence and improper procedure by SGA, resulting in an eventual legal filing by SGA members. At the beginning of the 1973-74 school year, the Neo Black Society was reinstated by SGA as a recognized and funded student organization after revising its constitution to reflect that membership was open to all students without regard to race.
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Comment
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In this April 12, 1973, editorial from The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), students are urged to stay informed about the ongoing Neo Black Society controversy, and not to assume that the chancellor's decision to restore funding to the group meant that the issue was settled. The Student Government Association had voted on March 26, 1973 to reclassify (remove funding and recognition from) the Neo Black Society, based on allegations that the organization was discriminatory and possibly was in violation of an SGA prohibition against affiliations with political or religious organizations. The SGA decision was overturned by university administration on the basis of faulty evidence and improper procedure by SGA, resulting in an eventual legal filing by SGA members. At the beginning of the 1973-74 school year, the Neo Black Society was reinstated by SGA as a recognized and funded student organization after revising its constitution to reflect that membership was open to all students without regard to race.
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Comment
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This March 28, 1973, editorial from The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), comments on recent activity suurounding the Student Government Association's (SGA) recognition of the Neo Black Society, a student organization founded in 1968. The editorial criticizes noth disruptive student behavior at the student senate meeting and the reluctance of SGA to disclose information that led to its decision to remove recognition from the organization. Several senators had argued that the organization was discriminatory and possibly was in violation of an SGA prohibition against affiliations with political or religious organizations. While the committee cleared the Neo Black Society, on March 26, 1973, SGA voted to reclassify (remove funding and recognition from) the Neo Black Society. The SGA decision was overturned by university administration on the basis of faulty evidence and improper procedure by SGA, resulting in an eventual legal filing by SGA members. At the beginning of the 1973-74 school year, the Neo Black Society was reinstated by SGA as a recognized and funded student organization after revising its constitution to reflect that membership was open to all students without regard to race.
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Comment
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This February 15, 1973, editorial from The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) discusses events surrounding the UNCG Student Government Association's (SGA) investigation of the Neo Black Society, a student organization founded in 1968. The preceding week, a challenge was made in the Student Government Association (SGA) Committee on Classification of Organizations that the Neo Black Society, a student organization founded in 1968, was in violation of the SGA constitution. Several senators argued that the organization was discriminatory and possibly was in violation of an SGA prohibition against affiliations with political or religious organizations. Since then, the committee had been unable to come to a decision dues to "procedural" issues, and its chair, Kevin Moore, had disassociated himself from the investigation. On March 26, 1973, SGA had voted to reclassify (remove funding and recognition from) the Neo Black Society. The SGA decision was overturned by university administration on the basis of faulty evidence and improper procedure by SGA, resulting in an eventual legal filing by SGA members. At the beginning of the 1973-74 school year, the Neo Black Society was reinstated by SGA as a recognized and funded student organization after revising its constitution to reflect that membership was open to all students without regard to race.
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Comment
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This March 1, 1973, editorial from The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), discusses the findings of the Student Government Association (SGA) Committee on Classification of Organizations that the Neo Black Society, a student organization founded in 1968, was not in violation of the SGA constitution. Several senators had argued that the organization was discriminatory and possibly was in violation of an SGA prohibition against affiliations with political or religious organizations. On March 26, 1973, SGA voted to ignore the committee's recommendation and to reclassify (remove funding and recognition from) the Neo Black Society. The SGA decision was overturned by university administration on the basis of faulty evidence and improper procedure by SGA, resulting in an eventual legal filing by SGA members. At the beginning of the 1973-74 school year, the Neo Black Society was reinstated by SGA as a recognized and funded student organization after revising its constitution to reflect that membership was open to all students without regard to race.
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