UNC Chapel Hill

By sydniestewart

  • 1789

    UNC Chapel Hill was founded as the first public university in the United States.

  • Opening of Old East (1/ 2)

    Opening of Old East (1/ 2)
    Originally called "East Building", Old East is the oldest state university building in the nation. On October 12, 1793, the cornerstone was laid in a ceremony for East Building.

  • Old East (2/2)

  • Old Well (1/ 2)

    Old Well (1/ 2)
    After UNC opened its doors, students and faculty relied on the Old Well for drinking and bathing water. In 1897, President Edwin Alderman proposed that a new structure be built over the Old Well. Today, the Old Well is one of UNC's most famous landmarks, and it is said that drinking from it will bring good luck (or grades).

  • Old Well (2/2)

  • World War 1 (1/ 2)

    WW1 is an example of how a situation outside of UNC's control affected its entire campus. During this war, many universities, including UNC, quickly turned their college campus into a military training ground. An article from UNC Libraries says, "Campus dormitories became barracks and classes on battlefield strategy were added to the curriculum." This shows that even though UNC had no control over this situation, it sill caused the university and its students to change much of their daily lives.

  • World War 1 (2/2)

  • Daily Tarheel (2/2)

  • Daily Tarheel (1/ 2)

    Daily Tarheel (1/ 2)
    In 1963, the Daily TarHeel published its first article written by an African American woman. The Article was titled, "The Negro at Carolina: How Integrated Are We". After published, Kellis Parker became the first African American student featured in the school newspaper. This was a large step for UNC to make, but they took a long time to make it. This article was published 12 years after the first African American was admitted to UNC in 1951. (UPLOAD PICTURE)

  • First African-American Student Body President (1/ 2)

    First African-American Student Body President (1/ 2)
    Richard Epps was elected UNC's first African American student body president.

  • First African American Student Body President (2/2)

  • Silent Sam Destroyed (2/2)

  • Silent Sam Destroyed

    Silent Sam Destroyed
    In a 2018 rally at UNC, a famous confederate monument called "Silent Sam" was knocked down by protestors.

  • conclusion (1/5)

  • conclusion (2/5)

  • conclusion (3/5)

  • conclusion (4/5)

  • conclusion (5/5)