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Collection of press badges belonging to Charlayne Hunter-Gault, which include NPR, CNN, The MacNeil/Lehrer Report, and the NYPD.

Charlayne Hunter-Gault with Nelson Mandela

This is the certificate that admitted Hamilton Holmes into the Army. He would complete two years of service before returning to Emory in order to complete his residency and receive his diploma.

Photograph of Hamilton Holmes in front of Grady Memorial Hospital during his time as the Medical Director there.

Hamilton Holmes focused on studying rather than socializing during his time in Athens. His induction into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society in 1963 honored his academic achievements.

Photograph of Mary Frances Early

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.

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…

Charlayne Hunter being escorted from campus following her and Hamilton Holmes' suspension from the University

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…