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Neo Black Society

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Biographical/Historical note: The Neo-Black Society (NBS) is a student organization formed in 1968 to serve the needs of African Americans at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the Greensboro community, and to promote unity among the university's African American students. In 1973, amidst charges of black separatism and discriminatory membership practices, the student government threatened to remove funding from the group. Later that year, several white students brought a lawsuit against the university and NBS to integrate the club. The Neo-Black Society remains a popular student organization on campus today.

Items created by this individual or group:
	Changes in the Constitution of the Neo Black Society Date: April 5, 1973 By: Neo Black Society From: Neo-Black Society Records These changes in the constitution of the Neo-Black Society, a UNCG student organization, were proposed at a time when the organization was redefining its role amid controversies of the group's classif...
	Petition for black student lounge at UNCG Date: February 16, 1971 By: Neo Black Society From: Chancellor James Sharbrough Ferguson Records This letter and petition for a black student lounge on the UNCG campus was submitted by Neo-Black Society coordinators Lauren Brown and Larry Williamson, February 16, 1970. The letter outlines the ne...