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Flyer, “Students for Public Education” ca. 1960.
The letter discusses a meeting at the Chapel about the possibility of the University of Georgia closing
Statement, Governor Ernest Vandiver regarding potential closure of the University of Georgia following the order to desegregate, 1961 January 7
Vandiver states in his message that the acceptance of Holmes and Hunter had jeopardized the future of UGA because section 8 (d) of the Appropriations Act of 1956 limited state funding to segregated schools. This caused an outcry in the University…
Newspaper, The Red & Black, 1961 January 10
Front page of the January 10th, 1961 issue of the UGA student newspaper The Red & Black, detailing the events around Holmes and Hunter beginning their classes. Articles discussed, among other topics, Holmes and Hunter arriving to sign up for their…
Cartoon, “Jeepers, I don’t know if he’s the same as he use to be or not!” Clifford Baldowski, Atlanta Constitution, 1961 January 18
Political cartoon on the subject of the riot against Charlayne Hunter
Article, “Georgia U Suspends Negroes After Rioting Sweeps Campus,” Milwaukee Journal, 1961 January 12
Newspaper article detailing the events of the riot protesting against Charlayne Hunter's attendance at the University of Georgia
Letter, Joseph A. Williams, dean of students, to all students at the University of Georgia, 1961 January 14
Joseph Williams response to the student body regarding the Charlayne Hunter riot
Photograph, Charlayne Hunter being escorted from campus, 1961 January 11
Charlayne Hunter being escorted from campus following her and Hamilton Holmes' suspension from the University
Letter, from J.A. Williams, dean of students, to Hamilton Holmes, suspending Holmes from the University of Georgia, 1961 January 12
Letter from Joseph A. Williams, dean of students, suspending Hamilton Holmes, due to the riot that had broken out recently. Charlayne Hunter was suspended as well.
UGA Faculty petition, 1961 January
Signed by more than 300 members of the UGA faculty, this document condemned the actions of the rioters as well as the lack of action by state authorities to quell the violence on campus. It also insisted that the University reinstate Holmes and…
UGA Faculty patrol map, 1961 January
Following the riot, members of the UGA Faculty organized nightly patrols of campus in an effort to keep the peace. This campus map shows the plan of these patrols.