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Photograph, Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter with attorney Donald Holowell, ca. 1960.
Shows Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter with one of their attorneys, Donald Holowell. Holowell, along with other attorneys Horace T. Ward and Vernon Jordan, as well as the NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s Constance Baker Motley, represented Holmes and…
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…
Civil Action No. 450, Holmes and Hunter v. Danner, 1960 December 16-17
Civil action report detailing the case of Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter against Walter Danner, the registrar of UGA
Cartoon, “--Bootle to Tuttle to Black --”, Clifford Baldowski, Atlanta Constitution, 1961 January 11
Political cartoon by Clifford Baldowski originally published in the Atlanta Constitution
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