African American and Black Resources
Manuscript Collections
- Maya Angelou Film and Theater Collection (See subject guide for more resources regarding Dr. Angelou)
- Donna F. Edwards Papers (MS863)
- Errol Kemp Reece, Jr., Research Papers (MS373)
Wake Forest University Record Groups
- Academic Departments. Humanities Program Records (RG16.13)
- Audio Recordings. Martin Luther King, Jr. Address in Wait Chapel Recording (RG11.4.1)
- Office of the Provost. Office of Diversity and Inclusion Records (RG22.17)
- Office of the Provost. Intercultural Center Records (RG22.9)
- Student Organizations. Afro-American Society Records (RG8.21)
- University Archives Artifact Collection (RG14)
- University Archives Campus Posters and Fliers Collection (RG42)
- University Archives Photograph Digital Collection
- University Archives Photograph Collection (RG10.1)
- Vertical Files (Printed Materials) Collection (RG15) (Materials included are related to Wake Forest Black History Month, Afro-American Society, and more.)
Church Collections
- Asheville First Baptist Church (Asheville, N.C.) Records (CRMF630)
- Bethany (Oxford, N.C.) Baptist Church Records (MS737)
- Biblical Recorder digital collection
- Brown's Baptist Church (Norlina, N.C.) records (CRMF239)
- Concord Baptist Church (Duplin County, N.C.) Records (MS741)
- Conoconara Baptist Church (Halifax County, N.C.) Records (MS832)
- Corinth Baptist Church (Monroe, N.C.) Records (MS744)
- Enon Baptist Church (Oxford, N.C.) Records (MS749)
- Ephesus Baptist Church Records (Semora, N.C.) Records (MS750)
- Hebron Baptist Church (Gaston County, N.C.) records (CRMF607)
- Hendersonville First Baptist Church (Hendersonville, N.C.) records (CRMF23)
- Holly Springs Baptist Church (Wake County, N.C.) Records (MS759)
- Island Creek Baptist Church (Henderson, N.C.) Records (MS760)
- Lisbon Street Baptist Church (Sampson County, N.C.) Records (MS764)
- Louisburg Baptist Church (Louisburg, N.C.) Records (MS766)
- Mineral Springs Baptist Church (Chatham County, N.C.) Records (MS771)
- Olive Branch Baptist Church (Marshville, N.C.) Records (MS835)
- Olive Chapel Baptist Church (Apex, N.C.) Records (MS779)
- Raft Swamp Baptist Church (Robeson, N.C.) records (CRMF45)
- Rocky River Baptist Church (Siler City, N.C.) Records (MS790)
- Saron Baptist Church (Ellerbe, N.C.) Records (MS794)
- Smithfield First Baptist Church (Smithfield, N.C.) Records (MS797)
- Smyrna Baptist Church (Morganton, N.C.) records (CRMF385)
- Stanley First Baptist Church (Stanley, N.C.) Records (MS739)
- Toisnot Primitive Baptist Church (Toisnot Township, Wilson Co. N.C.) records (CRMF259)
- University and N.C. Baptist Biographical Files Collection (MS615)
- White Oak Primitive Baptist Church (Maysville, N.C.) Records (MS845)
Oral Histories, Interviews, and Events
- Ammar Idris oral history and interview
- Audio Recordings. Martin Luther King, Jr. Address in Wait Chapel Recording (Please note that this recording is available onsite only. Please contact us to schedule an appointment.)
- Barbee Myers Oakes video interview and transcript
- Beth Norbrey Hopkins video interview and transcript
- Camille Russell Love audio interview
- Coach Billy Mitchel interview
- Hansford Johnson interview
- Herman Eure video interview and transcript
- Howell Smith Oral History Recordings
- Remember with Us: Commemorating the Wake Forest Enslaved
- Student Speakout, May 27, 2021
- Tiffany Waddell oral history
- Thomas (Tom) G. Wilborn interview
- Wanda Brown audio interview
Blogs, Subject Guides, and More
- University Archives web archives collection in Archive-It
- Faces of Courage Project
- History of Wake Forest Timeline
- Histories of Wake Forest Resources Relating to Human Civil Rights
- Dr. Maya Angelou subject guide
- Narratives by Enslaved People in ZSR Special Collections
University Publications
- Final Report of The President’s Commission on Race, Equity, and Community. May 29, 2020.
- Gladding, Samuel Templeman. The History of Wake Forest University, Volume VI, 1983-2005. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 2016.
- The Howler yearbooks
- Making History: February 23, 1960, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Old Gold and Black, Wake Forest University student newspaper
- Patrick, Clarence H. "Lunch-Counter Desegregation in Winston-Salem North Carolina." Wake Forest College. July 25, 1960.
- Shaw, Bynum. The History of Wake Forest College, Volume IV, 1943-1967. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 1988.
- Update on the Status of Race Relations at Wake Forest University 2000-2001
- Wake Forest Magazine
- Wilson, Edwin Graves. The History of Wake Forest University, Volume V, 1967-1983. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 2010.