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Duke Protest Newspaper Clippings

 Item
Identifier: 33450164214676

Scope and Contents

Includes photocopied newspaper articles from The Duke Chronicle and The North Carolina Anvil primarily concerning race relations at Duke University from 1968 to 1970. The articles describe the overall tumultuous climate of student protests, riots, and boycotts. In particular, the articles report black students' demands for a Department of African-American studies and the resulting political fallout that culminated in black students occupying the Allen Building in 1969.

Dates

  • Publication: 1968 - 1970

Biographical / Historical

First issued in 1905 as Trinity Chronicle, The Duke Chronicle is a daily student newspaper at Duke University. The North Carolina Anvil was a Durham-based "weekly newspaper of politics and the arts" that ran from 1967 to 1983.

Extent

3 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Title
Finding Aid for the Duke Protest Newspaper Clippings collection
Status
Completed
Author
Various
Date
10/23/2021
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the North Carolina Collection Repository

Contact:
300 N. Roxboro Street
Durham NC 27701 United States
919-560-0171