52 years after his death, UNC-Chapel Hill dedicates memorial to James Lewis Cates, Jr.

The 22 year-old Black man was killed in 1970 in an act of racial violence after attending a dance party at the Student Union intended to improve race relations. His family, students and community members have long called for a memorial to acknowledge his death.

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