Spartan Stories

Tales from the UNCG University Archives

Month: February 2017

Ezekiel “Zeke” Robinson

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by Erin Lawrimore Robinson with the college’s horse and buggy When the doors opened at the State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG) on October 5, 1892, school president Charles Duncan McIver had 15 well-qualified faculty members and nearly 200 young female students. While cooks, janitors, handymen, and others worked behind the scenes to keep […]

Buddy Gist, the Man Behind the Miles Davis Trumpet

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by Erin Lawrimore The Miles Davis Trumpet is listed on the UNCG Bucket List Passing through the atrium of the Music Building, it is easy to overlook the modest exhibit featuring a trumpet. It is in a small case, dwarfed by its surroundings. Even upon reading the plaque, it is difficult to believe that the […]

Empowerment Through Song: The Neo-Black Society Gospel Choir

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by Sara Maeve Whisnant  The Neo-Black Society has several committees which focus on individual opportunities related to the promotion of African American culture, academic success, and community engagement. One of these committees formed the NBS Gospel Choir, which is considered the oldest continuing subgroup of the Neo-Black Society. The NBS Gospel Choir was created in […]

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