Encyclopedia of UNCG History
An online resource for exploring the history of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Student Government Association
Neo-Black Society
The Neo-Black Society (NBS) is a student organization founded in the fall of 1968 with the stated missions of increasing awareness of Black culture, promoting equality on campus, and as a service organization supporting the greater Greensboro community. NBS continues in these missions today. The organization was founded by then student Ada Fisher, along with […]
Black Power Forum
On November 1-3, 1967, UNCG played host to a controversial Black Power Forum, organized in large part by the Student Government Association to “inform students and faculty members of this movement and its actions and to give us a chance to discuss Black Power, its history, its political and social implications for us and the […]
Ralph Wilkerson
Ralph Wilkerson was the first African American (male or female) elected as Student Government Association president (1978-1979). Entry by Lucy Mason, summer 2015 intern
Anne Prince Cuddy (Class of 1964)
Anne Prince (Class of 1964) was President of the Student Government Association in 1963 and called for boycotting and picketing of three businesses on Tate Street that refused to integrate. A resolution was also passed by her administration that prohibited the three businesses from having advertisements in any of the Woman’s College publications. During her time […]