The records of the North Carolina State University Chapter of the Southern Student Organizing Committee include an undated notice about the campus chapter organizational meeting, a newsletter regarding the campus traveler program, a copy of the May 2, 1969, Technician, a notice regarding prisoners held at the San Francisco Presidio Stockade, 67 pamphlets distributed by the Southern Student Organizing Committee headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, one other pamphlet, and a brochure. These materials represent a variety of concerns about domestic issues such as racism and sexism, education reform, power structure research, Appalachia, foreign policy and Vietnam, southern radicalism, the draft, and labor.
The Southern Student Organizing Committee, or SSOC, was an association of young Southerners dedicated to building a democratic society based on peace, as well as racial and sexual equality. The organization advocated development of a society in which free speech, unfettered inquiry, and economic cooperation would reflect a truly democratic America. The North Carolina State University chapter was organized with intent to change the basic injustices members saw within the existing power structure, both on campus and in the larger society. The organization was active during the late 1960s, but has since disbanded.
The Southern Student Organizing Committee, or SSOC, was an association of young Southerners dedicated to building a democratic society based on peace, as well as racial and sexual equality. The organization advocated development of a society in which free speech, unfettered inquiry, and economic cooperation would reflect a truly democratic America. The North Carolina State University chapter was organized with intent to change the basic injustices members saw within the existing power structure, both on campus and in the larger society. The organization was active during the late 1960s, but has since disbanded.
The records of the North Carolina State University Chapter of the Southern Student Organizing Committee include an undated notice about the campus chapter organizational meeting, a newsletter regarding the campus traveler program, a copy of the May 2, 1969, Technician, a notice regarding prisoners held at the San Francisco Presidio Stockade, 67 pamphlets distributed by the Southern Student Organizing Committee headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, one other pamphlet, and a brochure. These materials represent a variety of concerns about domestic issues such as racism and sexism, education reform, power structure research, Appalachia, foreign policy and Vietnam, southern radicalism, the draft, and labor.
The pamphlets follow the other documents in their original order.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Southern Student Organizing Committee, North Carolina State University Chapter Records, UA 021.498, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred from the Southern Student Organizing Committee, North Carolina State University Chapter
Processed by Kellie Strickland, 2008 April
Encoded by Kellie Strickland, 2008 April
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Southern Student Organizing Committee, North Carolina State University Chapter Records, UA 021.498, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
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