On June 25, 1963, the North Carolina General Assembly passed "An Act to Regulate Visiting Speakers at State Supported Colleges and Universities," otherwise known as the Speaker Ban Law. This exhibit traces the history of the Speaker Ban Law and the efforts of UNC students, administrators, and faculty to fight this law and preserve freedom of speech and freedom of inquiry.
Further Reading
- Listen to an interview with Daniel Pollitt about the Speaker Ban Law
- William Brantley Aycock records
- William C. Friday records
- Secretary of the UNC System records
- J. Carlyle Sitterson records
- McNeill Smith papers
- Student Government Records
- Records of the Vice-Chancellor for Student
- Interview with William Friday
- Full annotated bibliography of Speaker Ban Law holdings at UNC Chapel Hill