a history of african americans at uncg
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A History of African American at UNCG: Presentation for Introduction to African American Studies coursesTRANSCRIPT
A History of African Americans at UNCG
Erin LawrimoreUniversity Archivist
Name Changes
• State Normal and Industrial School (1891-1919)
• North Carolina College for Women (1919-1932)
• Woman’s College (1932-1963)• The University of North Carolina at
Greensboro (1963- )
Campus & Spring Garden Street, 1892
Student Expenses, 1892/1983
• Tuition $40• Board in Dormitories 64• Laundry 12• Physician’s Fee 5• Book Fee 5• Contingent Fee 2
$128**$4.00 extra if you wanted a single bed
Dr. McIver and the Faculty, 1892/1893
Early African American Campus Employees
Ezekiel “Zeke” Robinson
The First 60 Years of the University
Woman’s College in the early 1950s
Desegregation of UNCG
Desegregation of Greensboro Businesses:
February 1960 sit ins
Desegregation of Greensboro Businesses:
Tate Street Desegregation, 1963
The Arrival of Male Students
Black Power Forum, 1967
ARA Strike, 1969
Neo Black Society Controversy, 1973
African American Studies
Special Collections and University Archives Resources
University Archives Onlinehttp://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/landingpage/
collection/ui
Digital Collections of Related to AAS
• Civil Rights Greensboro• Digital Library on American Slavery• African American Institutional
Memory Project
Other Ways to Learn about UNCG History
• Twitter (@UNCGArchives)
• Tumblr (UNCGArchives.tumblr. com)
• Spartan Stories (UNCGHistory.blogspot.com)
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