Research Guides: Wake Forest Student Protests and Activism, 1950s-1970s: Civil Rights movement

Primary sources

Old Gold and Black
Call Number: LH1.W4 O64
Publication Date: 1916-2018
Wake Forest student newspaper. Available in print in SC&A, and in digital format on the SC&A Digital Collections page.
The Howler (yearbook)
Call Number: LD5721 .W557 H6
Publication Date: 1903-2019
Wake Forest yearbook; available in print in SC&A and in digital format on the SC&A Digital Collections page.
Winston-Salem Journal (newspaper)
Call Number: microfilm ZnoW73
Publication Date: 1897-current
Archived issues of the local Winston-Salem newspaper on microfilm. Microfilm reels and readers located in the library on Wilson 1.
University Archives photograph collection
Call Number: RG10.1
Link leads to digitized collection (not all photos have been digitized). The finding aid for the entire collection is available here: https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/39540
University Archives vertical files, Box 63 and 114
Call Number: RG15
Vertical files consist of newspaper clippings, published and unpublished documents, and other materials about specific subjects related to WFU history. This collection has not been digitized; link leads to the finding aid for the print collection.
Lunch-counter desegregation in Winston-Salem, North Carolina by Patrick, Clarence H.
Call Number: E185.93.N6 P377 1960
Publication Date: 1960
President's Office, Harold Wayland Tribble
Call Number: RG1.10
Harold Tribble was president of Wake Forest from 1950 to 1967. This collection has not been digitized; link leads to finding aid for the print collection.
Irving E. Carlyle Papers
Call Number: MS175
Irving Carlyle was a WFU alum (1917) and lawyer who was active in NC politics. He served on the WFU Board of Trustees 1946-1962, including five terms as Chair. His papers include materials on WFU's relationship with the Baptist State Convention and on integration issues in NC schools. Collection has not been digitized; link leads to finding aid for the print collection.
G. McLeod (Mac) Bryan Papers
Call Number: MS364
Mac Bryan was a WFU alum and a professor in the Religion Department. He was active in the civil rights movement and the anti-war movement. His papers include clippings and documentation of Winston-Salem sit-ins and other political activity. Collection has not been digitized; link leads to finding aid for print collection.

Camille Russell Love oral history
Oral history interview with Camille Russell Love, one of the first African American women to integrate Wake Forest University. Includes audio and transcript.
Herman Eure oral history
Dr. Herman Eure joined the WFU Biology department in 1971 as the university's first full-time African-American faculty member. He describes his career at WFU and his undergrad involvement with the civil rights movement. Includes audio and transcript.
Ross Griffith oral history
Griffith received his B.A. from WFU in 1965 and held a variety of administrative position at the university. His interview includes discussion of his undergraduate experience of academics, social activities, and the impact of the football team on integration. Audio only; no transcript.
Bill Stevens oral history
On Feb. 23, 1960, a group of students from Winston-Salem State University were joined by students from Wake Forest University to protest segregated lunch counters in Winston-Salem. This audio recording features an interview with William "Bill" Stevens on November 17, 1999. He talks about his involvement with the sit-in as a student of Wake Forest University. Audio only; no transcript.

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Wake Forest Student Protests and Activism, 1950s-1970s: Civil Rights movement

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