The 1960s

Script and Newsreel Footage of Greensboro, North Carolina Demonstration

Black demonstrators protest racial segregation in Greensboro, North Carolina. On the ninth day of demonstrations, 420 were arrested without violence. December, 1962

Script and Newsreel Footage of NAACP meeting in Roanoke

Reverends R.R. Wilkinson and E.L. Green speak to approximately 600 in attendance concerning resistance to the "evil" of segregation and the fight for racial equality in employment opportunities. May 25, 1963

Letter from William H. Leary to Dean Runk

Leary, the President of the Jefferson Chapter of the Council on Human Relations, contacts University Dean B.F.D. Runk, requesting permission to stage a march involving students and faculty to express support for blacks in Selma, Alabama. March 16, 1965

U.S. News and World Report Article on Desegregation and Federal Funding

An article in U.S. News and World Report discusses southern resistance to desgregation and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, outlining the financial ramifications of the withholding of Federal subsidies.

May 3, 1965

Letter from Frank Berkeley to Paul Saunier with report on NAACP position on rioting

Citing the NAACP's position on rioting, Frank Berkeley, acting as agent for President Shannon, requests Paul Saunier's advice as to the University's response. January 20, 1968

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Service Program

A memorial service was held for Dr. King at the Cabell Hall Auditorium. April 7, 1968