- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- [Letter from James Allen to Michael Curtis regarding proposed changes to the Neo-Black Society constitution]
- Creator:
- Allen, James H.
- Date of Original:
- 1973-06-06
- Subject:
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Neo-Black Society (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro, 36.07264, -79.79198
- Medium:
- correspondence
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- This June 6, 1973, three-page letter from University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) Dean of Students James H. Allen to attorney Michael K. Curtis documents Allen's discussion with Leon Chestnut, coordinator of the Neo-Black Society, about proposed changes to that organization's constitution. Curtis, attorney representing the Student Government Association (SGA) had proposed changes aimed at making it clear that the Neo-Black Society was open to all UNCG students, regardless of race. Allen and Chestnut agreed that the changes would be voted on by society members, and Allen notes in the letter that similar language will be required of all student groups in the fall. On March 26, 1973, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) Student Government Association (SGA) had voted to reclassify (removed funding and recognition from) the Neo-Black Society. The SGA decision was overturned by university administration on the basis of faulty evidence and improper procedure by SGA, resulting in an eventual legal case that led to the Neo-Black Society's reinstatement as a recognized and funded organization.
- Metadata URL:
- http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CivilRights/id/2876
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES. This item has been determined to be free of copyright restrictions in the United States. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material.
- Extent:
- 8.5" x 11"
- Original Collection:
- https://libapps.uncg.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=442
UA2.8 Chancellor James Sharbrough Ferguson Records
CRG - Contributing Institution:
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries
- Rights:
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