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A campus map of the University of Georgia is shown here. Highlighted in blue are the residence halls that are covered in this exhibit.

In this article written in the Summer 1957 edition of the Georgia Review, a literary journal started at the University of Georgia in 1947, Hugh Hodgson outlines the process and importance of the acquisition of the Guido Adler library for the…

Charlayne Hunter was in her dorm at Myers Quad at the University of Georgia when a riot broke out by her building. The riot broke out due to the intergration crisis going on Campus. Following the riot, Hunter and another African American by the name…

The resource, an article from the University of Georgia’s Red and Black newspaper, discusses the legal steps of appeal for readmitting the first African American students into the University of Georgia after their suspension. The two students, Hunter…

When Olympic soccer, volleyball, and gymnastics came to Athens, Ga, the mascots of both the University of Georgia and the Olympic mascot Izzy posed for a photograph to show the cooperation between the two organizations.

Article about a video of the integration of UGA

Atlanta Journal article about a gunman that entered a dorm looking for Charlayne Hunter

One of the most influential characters in the mental hospital world is Dr. Thomas Kirkbride. He alone contributed immensely to the reform of mental hospitals and the way they are perceived. Dr. Kirkbride was superintendent of Pennsylvania Hospital…

First opened on May 1st of 1878, Danvers State Hospital, once referred to as Danvers State Insane Asylum, was home to thousands of mental patients over its 114 year old life span. The hospital sat upon Hawthorne Hill, located in Danvers,…

Charlayne Hunter spoke to her personal experiences and opinions in a post within the education section of JET Magazine. This account is from the week after the riots and chaos that broke out after the Georgia-Georgia Tech basketball game, where her…