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Photograph, Horace Ward in his law office, undated
Shows Horace T. Ward in his law office
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…
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
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…
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
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.
Photograph, Mary Frances Early, ca. 1964
Photograph of Mary Frances Early
Phi Kappa Phi Certificate, inducting Hamilton Holmes into the honor society, 1963 February 14
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.