Carolina is neither the original, nor, for many, the preferred named for this building. The building was originally named after William Saunders - an alumnus, colonel in the Confederate Army, and leader in the NC Ku Klux Klan.
In protests and activism stretching over a decade, students and faculty proposed the hall be renamed after world renowned Black anthropologist, author, and filmmaker Zora Neale Hurston. The zine “Ruptures” (pictured above) was published as part of this movement by FLOCK 
, a collective of geography students and faculty.
The Board of Trustees denied this proposal and instead renamed the building Carolina Hall and passed a moratorium forbidding any further name changes for 15 years. On June 17, 2020, in the wake of national protests against racial injustice and the murder of George Floyd, the Board of Trustees voted to end the moratorium .
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