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The Secret Game: A Wartime Story of Courage, Change, and Basketball’s Lost Triumph
On March 12, 1944, the Duke University Medical School basketball team traveled to play North Carolina Central University (NCCU), then called the North Carolina College for Negroes, for Duke’s first integrated basketball game. NCCU, Duke’s Durham neighbor, was founded in 1909 as a historically Black college. Duke was still segregated and years away from playing its first integrated varsity game. There were no spectators and only one reporter from the Carolina Times (who agreed not to write about the game). The NCCU Eagles, coached by John McClendon, beat the Medical Center squad 88-44. Scott Ellsworth (T’77, Ph.D.’82) first wrote a New York Times article in 1996 documenting this game after interviewing NCCU coach John McClendon. -
Duke Undergraduate Faculty Coaltion on the East-West Expressway
The 1973 plan to expand the East-West Expressway—now the Durham Freeway—westward threatened to destroy the predominantly Black Crest Street community while also cutting through Duke’s campus. Initially, President Sanford wrote in a letter that "Duke University supports without reservation the completion of [the] Expressway.” Afterwards, the Board of Trustees clarified Duke’s position to be one of “non-opposition.” The Duke Faculty Coalition circulated a petition to urge Durham to pursue an alternative to the extension. The Crest Street community, home to many of Duke’s labor employees, would embark on a 13-year campaign for proper compensation for their homes. -
Duke's "Light Rail"
The Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit (DOLRT) project was a planned light rail conceived in the 1990s to connect Durham with Chapel Hill. After 20 years of studies and negotiations, Duke announced in 2019 they would not support DOLRT, citing concerns of electromagnetic interference with research devices. The project collapsed soon after. -
Staff Christmas Dinner
This photograph from the Ted Minah collection captures a celebratory Christmas dinner for the staff of Duke University Food Services. Minah was the director of dining services from 1946 to 1974. As the second largest private employer in North Carolina, Duke has always hired much of its service workforce from the Durham area’s working class, many of whom were and are people of color. Dining staff have always been an important part of the functioning of Duke. -
Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership Brochure
In 1996, Duke President Nannerl Keohane endorsed the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership Initiative (DDNP), hoping to build a mutually beneficial relationship between Duke and the surrounding community. The Initiative financed a number of programs, including the establishment of Walltown Children's Theatre, educational partnerships with local elementary schools, and renovation of low-income housing. In 2020, the DDNP merged with the Duke Office of Durham and Community Affairs, which now maintains Duke’s relationships with DDNP neighborhoods. -
Burch Avenue Community Garden
In 1996, Duke President Nannerl Keohane endorsed the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership Initiative (DDNP), hoping to build a mutually beneficial relationship between Duke and the surrounding community. The Initiative financed a number of programs, including the establishment of Walltown Children's Theatre, educational partnerships with local elementary schools, and renovation of low-income housing. In 2020, the DDNP merged with the Duke Office of Durham and Community Affairs, which now maintains Duke’s relationships with DDNP neighborhoods.
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