Part of a larger project that included a physical exhibit
mounted in the Manuscripts Department of Wilson Library 23
January, 2007 through 15 June, 2007 and a series of accompanying
programs, this online exhibit contains digitized documents,
images, and other archival materials relating to 1960s student
protests in Chapel Hill, N.C. The exhibit is divided into four
parts, relating to four different periods of protest in 1960s
Chapel Hill. In addition, this website contains biographies of
participants, timelines, bibliographies, and other research
tools. The 1960s were turbulent years in the nation's history.
The changes in American society and political life that occurred
or began then were, perhaps, unprecedented in depth and scope. A
young new president at the beginning of the decade brought new
vigor to the national political landscape and inspired visions
of a more humane future. The Cold War heated up in places like
Congo, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic, and then in the
agonizing and protracted war in