Carolina at a Crossroads: A look back at UNC's rough path toward racial equity on campus

Posted Jul 27, 2021
The tale of Tar Heel blue can also be told in Black and white. Race and racism is a centuries-old story at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with layers that peel back revealing a past that continue to haunt university's present. It is the nation's oldest public university. UNC is a book with so many chapters, often complex and dark. (WTVD)

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