The Triad Black Lives Matter Collection was selected to receive the 2023 Voices of a City Local History Award, an award presented by Greensboro History Museum, Inc. for important contributions to local history by individuals or groups. The purpose of the Triad Black Lives Matter Collection is to document the BLM movement, police brutality protests, and race relations in the…
Category: Black Lives Matter
New Items Added to the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives
The Triad Black Lives Matter Protest Collection was created to document the Black Lives Matter movement, police brutality protests and race relations in the Triad area of North Carolina. The collection contains digital photographs and video footage relating to the George Floyd protests. Collecting for the project is ongoing, and the archive is particularly interested in…
A Statement by University Libraries Against Systemic Racism and Social Injustice
We know that our students, staff, faculty, and community are hurting right now. We are hurting with you and with those who have suffered and are suffering from the discrimination, bias, and brutality that are deeply woven into the fabric of our country. We mourn the lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and…