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Headline, “UGA embraces domestic partner benefits” Southern Voice, 2002 September 27
Headline describing story about domestic partner benefits at UGA
Court Appeal Record, Brown v. Board of Education, 1954 May 17
This is a court appeal record regarding the decision of the monumental Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka U.S. Supreme Court case. which ruled legal segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
Article, “University Will Respond Today to Negro Students’ Demands,” by Phil Gailey, The Atlanta Constitution, 1969 March 10
Article discussing the expected university response to the demands given by the Black Student Union
Article, "Charlayne Finds Friends at U. of GA," Atlanta Inquirer, 1961 January 21
Article by Charlayne Hunter communicating her feelings about getting settled at the University after her return to campus after the riot.
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…
“Report of the University Of Georgia Faculty Committee On The Appeal Of Horace T. Ward” Page 10, 1951 September 8
During Horace T. Ward’s admission interview committee officials asked him why he wanted to attend the University of Georgia’s law school and requested that he submit a written response. Page ten of the final report, shown here, displays Ward’s…
Letter, Athens, Georgia, to Hamilton Holmes from Walter Danner (university registrar), rejecting his application to the University of Georgia, 1960 November 29
This is Hamilton Holmes' rejection letter for the 1961 Winter and Spring Quarters. A little more than a month later after the writing of this letter, Holmes and Charlayne Hunter would be granted acceptance to the university after the federal court…
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
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 Student ID of Mary Frances Early, 1962.
Student ID of Mary Frances Early, who became the first Black student to graduate from the University of Georgia. She applied to the University after seeing a picture of Charlayne Hunter.