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Chancellor Edward Kidder Graham Jr. Records

Collection Description:

This collection contains the working papers of Edward Kidder Graham Jr. during his tenure as chancellor of the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina (1950-1956). During Graham’s administration the US Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. Board of Education. Overseeing the integration of the Woman’s College, Graham also provided a calm voice of reason regarding education desegregation across the state. He gave numerous speeches on the topic of desegregating North Carolina school, many of which have been included in this project.

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Repository: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Items from this collection included in the CRG digital archive

		North Carolina and the Southern Tradition in 1951 Date: April 18, 1951 By: Edward Kidder Graham, Jr. From: Chancellor Edward Kidder Graham Jr. Records Speech given by Chancellor Edward Graham to the annual meeting of the North Carolina P.T.A., held in Winston-Salem in April 1951. The speech addresses the way Southern tradition bears upon North Carol...
		Public Schools, Desegregation, and North Carolina's Future Date: 1955 By: Edward Kidder Graham, Jr. From: Chancellor Edward Kidder Graham Jr. Records This speech, given by Chancellor Edward Graham Jr., addresses the challenges facing North Carolina's public school system in the wake of the Brown v. the Board of Education...