The arrival of commencement weekend gives us a welcome opportunity to look back at spring traditions at UNC. The NCC Gallery honors those traditions with a display of Carolina traditions, including this Jubilee program and pinback button — our May Artifacts of the Month. Jubilee was an annual concert that celebrated the end of the […]
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Artifacts of the Month: Jubilee program and button
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1943 query from Monroe: ‘What are blacks fighting for?’
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged home front, julian pleasants, leander derr, monroe nc, robert williams on May 13, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
“Rumor mills went into overtime [during World War II], fabricating tales of violence in public transportation, warning that blacks intended to ‘take over’ white women and that they were ‘gathering ice picks’ for a mass insurrection….. “In May 1943 fears of a black uprising increased when the Charlotte News published a letter from Leander Derr, […]
