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Wall speeches at the campus line, 1966

Frank Wilkinson and Herbert Aptheker speak across the stone wall on Franklin Street, documented across the collections of twelve library systems and the State Archives of North Carolina.

5 works · grouped from 1 catalog subject headings

Places represented  Chapel Hill

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    Organizations

    C.W. Stanford Junior High School (Hillsborough, N.C.) -- Students -- Periodicals (1)

    Caldwell High School (Hillsborough, N.C.) -- Students (1)

    Caldwell Institute (2)

    Caldwell Institute (N.C.) (5 works · 5 headings)

    Camden County High School (1)

    Campus Club (Duke University) (1)

    Campus Y (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (14 works · 3 headings)

    Cane Creek Baptist Church (Hillsborough, N.C.) (1)

    Cane Creek Baptist Church (N.C.) (1 works · 2 headings)

    Cane Creek Monthly Meeting of Friends (Alamance County, N.C.) (5)

    Cane River Baptist Church -- North Carolina -- Yancey County -- History (1)

    Cape Fear Navigation Company (2 works · 2 headings)

    Cardboard Club (University of North Carolina (1793-1962)) (1)

    Cardboard Club (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (1)

    Carnegie Corporation of New York (1)

    Carolina Air Care (1)

    Carolina Association for Medieval Studies (1)

    Carolina Athletic Association -- Periodicals (2)

    Carolina Black Caucus (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (1 works · 2 headings)
    Carolina Center for Public Service (8 works · 4 headings)

    Carolina Century Club (1)

    Carolina Choir (1)

    Carolina Club (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (2 works · 2 headings)

    Carolina Community Foundation (1)

    Carolina Consultation Center -- Directories (2)

    Carolina Dramatic Association (2)

    Carolina Forum (University of North Carolina (1793-1962)) (1)

    Carolina Forum (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (1)

    Carolina Friends School (Durham, N.C.) (1 works · 3 headings)
    Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association (3 works · 2 headings)

    Carolina Gay Association -- Periodicals (1)

    Carolina Hispanic Association (1)

    Carolina Hurricanes (Hockey team) (1)

    Carolina Indian Circle (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (1)

    Carolina Inn (Chapel Hill, N.C.) -- Pictorial works (1)

    Carolina Institute for Public Policy -- History (1)

    Carolina Institute for Research on Early Education for the Handicapped (1)

    Carolina Meadows (Chapel Hill, N.C.) -- Interviews (1)

    Carolina Opera School (1)

    Carolina Playmakers (21 works · 2 headings)

    Carolina Population Center (2)

    Carolina Symposium (1966 : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (3)

    Carolina Trucking Development Company (1)

    Carolina Union (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (3)

    Carolina Women's Center (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (3 works · 2 headings)

    Carrboro (N.C.) -- Division of Communitiy Services (1)

    Carrboro (N.C.) Recreation and Parks Department (1 works · 2 headings)

    Carrboro Baptist Church (Carrboro, N.C.) (1)

    Carrboro Baptist Church (N.C.) (2)

    Carrboro Branch Library (1)

    Carrboro Civic Club (Carrboro, N.C.) (4 works · 2 headings)
    Carrboro Elementary School (Carrboro, N.C.) (2 works · 2 headings)

    Carrboro High School (Carrboro, N.C.) (1)

    Case Western Reserve University (2)

    Case Western Reserve University. School of Applied Social Sciences (1)

    Catalogs, Library (1)

    Catholic Church (3 works · 4 headings)

    Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research (1)

    Cedar Grove A. M. E. Zion Church, Badin, North Carolina (1)

    Cedar Grove Academy (1)

    Cedar Grove Academy (Orange County, N.C.) (2)

    Cedar Grove AME Zion Church -- North Carolina -- Stanly County (1)

    Cedar Grove Cemetery (Kinston, N.C.) (1)

    Cedar Grove Cemetery (New Bern, N.C.) (3 works · 2 headings)

    Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church (Supply, N.C.) -- History (1)

    Cedar Grove United Methodist Church (Norwood, N.C.) (1)

    Cedar Grove United Methodist Church -- North Carolina -- Stanly County (1)

    Cedar Hill AME Zion Church -- North Carolina -- Stanly County (1)

    Centenary College (Jackson, Miss.) (1)

    Centennial School (1)

    Center for Community Self-Help (1)

    Center for Creative Leadership (2 works · 4 headings)

    Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (Duke University) (2)

    Center/Gallery (Carrboro, N.C.) (2)

    Central Carolina Bank (2)

    Central Carolina Bank & Trust Company (2 works · 2 headings)

    Central High School (1)

    Central High School (Hillsborough, N.C.) -- Students -- Yearbooks (7)

    Champion Paper and Fibre Company (1)

    Chancellors' Club (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (4 works · 2 headings)

    Chapel Hill (N.C.) Fire Department (2)

    Chapel Hill (N.C.) Negro Community Center (1)

    Chapel Hill (N.C.) School Board (1)

    Chapel Hill (N.C.) Town Council (1)

    Chapel Hill (N.C.). -- Baptist Church (1)

    Chapel Hill Baptist Church (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (9 works · 7 headings)

    Chapel Hill Baptist Church (N.C.) -- History (1)

    Chapel Hill Bird Club -- Periodicals (1)

    Chapel Hill Choral Club (1)

    Chapel Hill Choral Society -- Periodicals (1)

    Chapel Hill Committee for Open Business (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (3 works · 2 headings)
    Chapel Hill Community Club (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (4 works · 4 headings)

    Chapel Hill Community Council (Chapel Hill, N.C.) -- Periodicals (3)

    Chapel Hill Community Kitchen (1)

    Chapel Hill Country Club (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (4 works · 5 headings)

    Chapel Hill Elementary School (Chapel Hill, N.C.) -- Periodicals (1)

    Chapel Hill Fellowship for School Integration (2)

    Chapel Hill Fire Department (1)

    Chapel Hill Garden Club -- Periodicals (1)

    Chapel Hill Graded School (Chapel Hill, N.C.) -- Periodicals (3)

    Chapel Hill High School (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (73 works · 10 headings)

    Chapel Hill High School (Chapel Hill, N.C.) Library -- Handbooks, manuals, etc (1)

    Chapel Hill High School -- Pictorial Works (1)

    Chapel Hill Historical Society (11 works · 3 headings)

    Chapel Hill Hotel and University Inn (1)

    Chapel Hill Iron Mountain Railroad Co. (1)

    Chapel Hill Museum -- Periodicals (3)

    Chapel Hill Peace Center (N.C.) (1)

    Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (22 works · 6 headings)
    Chapel Hill Preservation Society (5 works · 2 headings)
    Chapel Hill Public Library (9 works · 4 headings)

    Chapel Hill Public Library Foundation Ensuring Excellence Collection (2)

    Chapel Hill Public Library. Friends (1)

    Chapel Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center (1)

    Chapel Hill Rotary Club (1)

    Chapel Hill Rotary Club (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (10 works · 7 headings)
    Chapel Hill School (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (2 works · 3 headings)

    Chapel Hill School of Religion (1)

    Chapel Hill Telephone Company (N.C.) (2)

    Chapel Hill Transfer Company (1)

    Chapel Hill United Methodist Church -- North Carolina -- Thomasville -- History (1)

    Chapel Hill Woman's Club (1)

    Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (N.C.) (16 works · 2 headings)

    Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (N.C.). -- Board of Education (2)

    Chapel Hill-Carrboro Civil Liberties Union -- History (1)

    Chapel Hill-Carrboro Community Health Center (1)

    Chapel Hill-Carrboro Human Relations Council -- Periodicals (2)

    Chapel Hill-Carrboro Merchants Association (N.C.) (1)

    Chapel Hill-Carrboro Merchants Association, Inc. (1)

    Chapel Hill-Carrboro Rape Crisis Center (N.C.) (2)

    Chapel Hill-Carrboro Swimming Pool Association (N.C.) (1)

    Chapel of the Cross (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (47 works · 3 headings)

    Charles H. Revson Foundation (1)

    Charles House Association (N.C.) -- Periodicals (2)

    Charlotte Bobcats (Basketball team) (1)

    Charter Commission of Chapel Hill (1)

    Chatham County High School (1)

    Cherry Hill Historical Foundation (Warrenton, N.C.) (1)

    Chestnut Ridge United Methodist Church (Efland, N.C.) (3 works · 2 headings)
    Chi Omega Fraternity. Epsilon Beta Chapter (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (5 works · 2 headings)
    Chi Psi. Alpha Sigma Chapter (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (5 works · 3 headings)

    Chicago Bulls (Basketball team) (2)

    Choate School (1)

    Christ School (Arden, N.C.) (1 works · 2 headings)

    Christ's School (Arden, N.C.) (1)

    Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in North Carolina (1)

    Church Buildings (19 works · 3 headings)

    Church Camps -- North Carolina -- Orange County -- History (1)

    Church of Christ (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (1)

    Church of England (1 works · 2 headings)

    Church of Reconciliation (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (1)

    Church of the Brethren (2)

    Church of the Good Shepherd (1)

    Church of the Holy Family (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (8 works · 3 headings)

    Church Records and Registers -- North Carolina -- Orange County (2)

    Church Women United (1)

    Citadel Academy (Charleston, S.C.) (2)

    Citizens' Fact Finding Movement of Georgia (1)

    Cleveland Elementary School (1)

    Clinton High School (1)

    Cloudbusters (Baseball team) (1)

    Clover Garden United Methodist Church (Chapel Hill, N.C.) -- History (1)

    Club (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (1)

    Coker Arboretum (6)

    Collection development (Libraries) (3 works · 3 headings)

    College & University Life (2)

    College and School Drama, American -- North Carolina -- Chapel Hill (1)

    College Art Association of America (1)

    College Presidents -- Biography (2)

    College prose, American (4 works · 3 headings)

    College Retirement Equities Fund (1)

    College sports|zNorth Carolina|zChapel Hill (1)

    College students' writings, American (10 works · 3 headings)

    College Students, Black -- North Carolina -- Chapel Hill -- Social Conditions (1)

    College Teachers -- North Carolina -- Chapel Hill -- Biography (1)

    College teachers, Black (1)

    Colonial Press (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (2)

    Columbia University (2 works · 3 headings)

    Columbia University Student Strike (1968) (2)

    Columbian College (1)

    Commission Merchants (1)

    Commission on Interracial Cooperation (1)

    Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies (1)

    Community Church of Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (9 works · 4 headings)

    Compass Center for Women and Families (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (1)

    Cone Mills Corporation (4 works · 2 headings)

    Confederate Centennial Commission (1)

    Confederate Museum (Richmond, Va.) (1)

    Confederate States Bible Society (1)

    Confederate States Centennial Conference (1)

    Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company C (1)

    Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 24th. Company A (1)

    Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 25th. Company I (1)

    Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 27th. Company G (2 works · 3 headings)

    Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 2nd. Company E (1)

    Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 2nd. Company H (1)

    Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 30th, Company I (1)

    Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 37th. Company K (1)

    Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 4th. Company A (1)

    Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 53rd. Company C (1)

    Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 57th. Company E (1)

    Conference on the Collecting and Collections of Southern Traditional Music (2)

    Conference on the Collecting and Collections of Southern Traditional Music (1989 : Chapel Hill, N.C.) (2)

    Congress of Racial Equality (2)

    Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University (2 works · 2 headings)
    Consortium in Latin American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University (2 works · 2 headings)

    Constitutional Convention -- North Carolina (1)

    Contravest Construction Company (1)

    Convention Facilities -- North Carolina -- Research Triangle Park (1)

    Correctional Institution (3)

    Cosmos Club (Washington, D.C.) (1)

    Cottonville AME Zion Church -- North Carolina -- Stanly County (1)

    Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (1)

    Council of Economic Advisers (U.S.) (1)

    Council of State Governments (1 works · 2 headings)

    Council, Annette Marie (1)

    council, law, secretary of state, quitrent, Board of Trade, land, appointment, ships and sailors, governor, piracy (1)

    Council, Mildred (1)

    council, newspaper, assembly, grievance, fine, pardon, appointment, judge, local government, court of law, religion, trade, agriculture, petition, unrest, frontier, Indians, Catawba, order (1)

    Craige Residence College (1)

    Creedmoor United Methodist Church (1)

    Crook's Corner (Restaurant) (1)

    Cross Roads Baptist Church (Hillsborough, N.C.) -- History (1)

    currency, government, legislation, petition, council, trade, merchant, Stamp Act, counterfeiting, (1)

    These headings come from Library of Congress and local vocabularies used by the participating libraries. Counts show linked works in Orange County Indexed. Related headings are grouped automatically, and the People section combines common name variants. Report corrections through the contact form.

    About Orange County Indexed

    Orange County Indexed brings together records about Orange County from twelve library systems and the State Archives of North Carolina, the Digital Public Library of America, DataCite, and Crossref. This page searches the full index, including books, maps, archival collections, government documents, campus materials, digitized primary sources, and published research about the county.

    Filters and browse terms are derived from source catalog headings, which remain available in the Complete Subject Index. Every result links to its source record. Use Advanced options to narrow the results, browse books held by OCPL, or download the index as a spreadsheet.

    Automated grouping makes broad discovery possible but may not resolve every ambiguity. Corrections and additions are welcome through the contact form.

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