Correspondence from Trustee Henry Belk to President Leo Jenkins regarding integration, 1961

Title

Correspondence from Trustee Henry Belk to President Leo Jenkins regarding integration, 1961

Description

Trustee Henry Belk, editor of the Goldsboro News-Argus and civic leader, writes to President Leo Jenkins urging East Carolina College to begin admitting Black students. He notes that other state institutions had already moved toward integration and warns that maintaining a segregated admissions policy could jeopardize future federal funding.

Coverage

Goldsboro, North Carolina-Greenville, North Carolina-East Carolina University

Creator

Henry BelkSee all items with this value

Date

May 02,1961

Rights

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Source

East Carolina Digital Collections

https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/62371

Subject

East Carolina University-Greenville-North Carolina-civil rights-integration

Original Format

letter

Bibliographic Citation

Henry Belk correspondence about ECC Integration, 1961. 2 May. 1961. Records of the Chancellor: Records of Leo Warren Jenkins. UA02.06.10.35. East Carolina University Digital Collections.