Harvey Beech, James Lassiter, J. Kenneth Lee, Floyd McKissick and James Robert Walker enrolled in the UNC School of Law in 1951 following a court order that said the Law School must admit Black students. They became the first Black students at Carolina. “I just felt like we ought to open up all the windows and doors and air it all out,” Beech said. (UNC.edu) Redesigning Franklin Street's Porthole Alley
During the creation of the 2019 Campus Master Plan, University leaders identified Porthole Alley — the area where UNC’s campus meets downtown Chapel Hill —.
Carolina’s Black Pioneers
