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A memorial dedication ceremony was held for James Lewis Cates Jr. on Nov. 21, 2022. Photo: UNC/Johnny Andrews '97
Most Recent Race and Reckoning News
11.22.22 | Race and Reckoning, University News
Memorial to James Cates Jr. Dedicated
Healing and unity were recurring themes during a Nov. 21 dedication in the Pit of a memorial for James Lewis Cates Jr., a Black man who was stabbed to death 52 years ago in a racially motivated attack outside the Frank Porter Graham Student…
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11.11.22
| Carolina Alumni Review,
Race and Reckoning,
UNC’s History
Be Whatever You Want to Be
Hortense McClinton talks about being the first Black UNC professor, race and having a residence hall named after her. Two years after passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and one year after passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Hortense… read more
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8.19.22
| Race and Reckoning
University to Erect Memorial to Cates, Killed in 1970
A permanent memorial honoring James Lewis Cates Jr., a Black man who was stabbed to death 52 years ago in a racially motivated attack outside the Frank Porter Graham Student Union, is planned to be installed this year in the Pit. Cates, 22, a… read more
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5.16.22
| Race and Reckoning
McClinton, Owl Buildings Dedicated
Names replace Aycock Residence Hall, Carr Building During the May 13 dedication ceremony for a UNC residence hall named after her, Hortense McClinton said she learned a lot as a professor at Carolina, particularly how to say no. “I was on… read more
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12.3.21
| Issues,
Race and Reckoning,
Structures,
UNC’s History,
University News
Buildings Renamed for UNC’s First Black Professor, American Indian Student
McClinton Residence Hall replaces the former Aycock Residence Hall, while Henry Owl Building is the new name for the former Carr Building. The names were removed in July 2020 because of their previous namesakes’ ties to white supremacy. read more
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4.30.21
| Race and Reckoning
Nine Buildings Await Name Removal Decisions
The names of nine men — each of whom are associated with white supremacist beliefs and actions — have been recommended for removal from UNC buildings by the chancellor’s Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward. read more
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3.29.21
| Race and Reckoning
New Names for Campus Buildings: What Would You Suggest?
The University has issued an open call for suggestions of new names for three campus buildings whose original names were removed last year because of their namesakes’ ties to white supremacy. read more
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3.24.21
| Race and Reckoning
Carolina to Study Enslaved People Buried at Barbee Cemetery
UNC’s Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward and Kenan-Flagler Business School are working together to honor the approximately 120 enslaved people buried in Barbee Cemetery. read more
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2.2.21
| Race and Reckoning,
Silent Sam
DTH Reaches Settlement Over Silent Sam Negotiations
A lingering question from the Silent Sam saga — how the state’s university system negotiated the disposition of the statue on the Chapel Hill campus with a Confederate advocacy group — has been answered in a legal settlement. read more
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12.11.20
| Race and Reckoning
UNC, Community Examining 1970 Killing at Campus Dance
UNC researchers, Chapel Hill community members and government leaders and family members of James Cates are the backbone of a committee formed to spend a year reviewing the events of a night in November 1970, when Cates was fatally attacked at a… read more
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