In this letter, University President Frank Porter Graham thanks Kemp Plummer Lewis, a University trustee and Durham textile executive, for his support on several labor issues, including the "reduction of hours and abolition of night work for women…
Weaver expresses some concerns regarding a controversial issue of the humor magazine, "The Carolina Buccaneer," in a letter to its editor, Bill Stauber.
Oral History Interview with Guion Griffis Johnson, May 27, 1974. Interview G-002903, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007), Southern Historical Collection.
Guion Griffis Johnson discusses her husband Guy Johnson, a UNC sociologist, and his sponsorship of a visit by Langston Hughes to UNC in December 1931 (3:02). Oral History Interview with Guion Griffis Johnson, May 27, 1974. Interview G-002903,…
Guion Griffis Johnson recalls Howard Odum's arrival at UNC in 1924. Odum founded the Institute for Research in Social Science at UNC. Johnson and her husband Guy Johnson worked with Odum at the Institute (6:17). Oral History Interview with Guion…
Harriet Herring describes her work with the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences and the opposition she faced from David Clark, editor of the Southern Textile Bulletin and an ally of mill owners. Oral History Interview with Harriet Herring,…
Harriet Herring recalls David Clark's editorial campaign against UNC President Frank Porter Graham, who advocated unionizing North Carolina's cotton mills. Clark was editor of the Southern Textile Bulletin, a publication that generally sided with…
Photograph of unidentified Tar an’ Feathers staff members reading a copy of the May 1939 Carolina Buccaneer. The person in the center is probably editorial staff member Haskell Bertrand Gleicher. Photograph taken sometime in May, 1941 as several of…
This pamphlet was published and sold as a fundraiser by International Labor Defense, New York, N.Y., to support the defense for the textile workers on trial.
In this letter, Bailey reports being attacked by members of the Ku Klux Klan in response to a speech he gave in Chapel Hill. He also speaks admirably of a speech given by Dr. Chase and expresses his intention to fight for academic freedom.
Just as students used creative writing to test the limits of their free expression on campus, UNC faculty also used creative outlets to explore contentious issues of the day. In 1931, the Carolina Playmakers produced Strike Song, a three-act play…
The Carolina Political Union received this letter after Postmaster General Farley’s visit and speech in support of court-packing. The writer expresses concern regarding Farley’s “threatening speech,” and questions why the event was allowed to occur…