2000s

Black and white image of students marching with signs demanding end to racism on campus.
Nubian Message, February 27, 2004, The Nubian Message (LH1 .H6 N83), Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries

Students Protest Capitol March, 2004

On February, 27, 2004, members of the National Socialist Movement, Klu Klux Klan, and Nazi party marched to the Capitol Building in Raleigh, North Carolina, to celebrate George Washington's birthday. A group of students and local citizens gathered to protest the march and denounce racism and the National Socialist Movement.

Racist Graffiti, 2008

In November 2008, the morning after Barack Obama became the first Black president of the United States, racist graffiti threatening violence against Obama was discovered in the Free Expression Tunnel. The incident received international media attention, and the Secret Service was called to investigate. Students held a "Unity Rally" the same day, immediately acting to organize a demonstration of solidarity to denounce racism and hate speech.

Student at Senate Meeting, 2008

Student speaks at Senate Meeting in 2008
Technician, November 10, 2008, Technician (Raleigh, N.C.), https://www.technicianonline.com/senate-delays-reading-of-hate-crimes-legislation/article_43f2279e-7758-51af-9bc6-b738f491e4c6.html

Unity Rally, 2008

Two female students cheer during unity rally in 2008
Technician, November 10, 2008, Technician (Raleigh, N.C.) (LH1 .N6 T4) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
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"We are each individually responsible for both what we do and what we allow by doing nothing."

-Student Genesis Atkins (pictured above) speaking at a Student Senate Meeting after racist messages appear in the Free Expression Tunnel following the election of President Barack Obama in 2008.