Civil Rights Greensboro
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- "The Emperor Jones"
- This photograph appeared in Greensboro College's 1976 yearbook, The Echo and shows the play "The Emperor Jones." This was the first play at Greensboro College to feature African American student actors and focus on African American themes.
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- 2 Negro students will enter WC in September
- This uncredited August 17, 1956, article from the Greensboro Daily News reports that two black students had been admitted for the fall semester at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (WCUNC). Bettye Ann David Tillman and Elizabeth Jo Ann Smart were the first two black students admitted to the college, and both were high achievers in their high schools.
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- 20 years ago
- This February 1, 1980 Greensboro Daily News editorial discusses the Greensboro Woolworth store sit-ins on their twentieth anniversary. The author reflects that "it is hard to believe now how absurd and pervasive and degrading the various instruments of segregation were," and discusses the initial four sit-in participants—Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair Jr.), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond—and their role in the civil rights movement. The author claims that continued persistence for civil rights is needed in order to truly reach equality among races. This article was clipped and saved in a scrapbook about the twentieth anniversary of the 1960 lunch counter sit-ins by Clarence "Curly" Harris, manager of the Greensboro Woolworth store at the time of the sit-ins.
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- 30 years later, Woolworth sit-ins to be remembered
- This December 28, 1989 article by Jim Schlosser was published in the Greensboro News & Record, and reports on upcoming events commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the sit-ins at the Woolworth store in Greensboro. The article includes comments from North Carolina A&T University student David Richmond, lunch counter staff Ima Evans and Geneva Tisdale, Chamber of Commerce leader Hal Sieber, and city councilman Ed Zane. This article was clipped and saved in a scrapbook by Clarence "Curly" Harris, manager of the Greensboro Woolworth store at the time of the 1960 sit-ins.
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- 4 Lonely Blacks Woke A Nation: Decade Of Protest Began Here
- In this January 30, 1970 Greensboro Record article, Jo Spivey recalls the February 1, 1960 sit-in at the Greensboro Woolworth store, orchestrated by North Carolina A&T State University students David Richmond, Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, and Ezell Blair Jr. (now Jibreel Khazan). Spivey interviews Richmond for the article, who says he did not expect their actions to set off protests across the South and that it was simply the right place and right time in Greensboro. He goes on to recall the events of that day, saying they were prepared to be arrested. Richmond believes that integration still hasn't been achieved in many areas, and because of that there will be more violence in the seventies, though he does not support it. The article concludes with a discussion of Richmond's current community involvement, including working with the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce's community unity groups. This article was clipped and saved in a scrapbook by Clarence "Curly" Harris, manager of the Greensboro Woolworth store at the time of the 1960 sit-ins.
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- A Call For Justice in Greensboro
- This June 27, 1982, advertisement in the Greensboro News & Record, placed by the Greensboro Justice Fund, discussed the group's concerns over the federal grand jury probe into the 1979 Greensboro Massacre. The group was concerned about possible federal law enforcement involvement in the incident and about the possibility that some facts may not be presented and that the probe may degenerate into a "witchhunt" against those with "unpopular views".
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- A Case That Raises Questions - Who Will Stop the Hate Groups?
- This August 15, 1982, column by Colman McCarthy of the Washington Post discusses the grand jury investigation into the murders of five Communist Workers Party members at the Death to the Klan march in Greensboro on November 3, 1979, in the context of rising violence in general among "hate groups" in the United States, and suggests that congressional oversight may become necessary.
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- A comparison of black and white student backgrounds and perceptions of a predominantly white campus environment
- This sixteen-page paper by Donald J. Reichard and Dennis D. Hengstler of the Office of Institutional Research at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) examines differences between black and white student backgrounds and perceptions of a predominantly white university. The subjects of the study were UNCG students. The paper was presented at the Twenty-first Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research in 1981.
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- A proposal for a racial awareness program
- This December 1969, proposal for a racial awareness training program aimed at the faculty and staff of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), was completed in light of charges of racial prejudice by members of the Upward Bound Project at UNCG. The proposal suggests a series of meetings between faculty, staff, and Upward Bound members, creation of an advisory committee and an awareness group, and hiring of staff members. A budget of approximately $35,000 is requested.
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- A resolution on segregation
- This pamphlet, sponsored by the American Council of Christian Churches (ACCC) based in New York, NY, put forth the resolution reached during the ACCC's 16th Spring Convention which addressed the issue of racial segregation within the Christian church. The ACCC claimed that, "Segregation within the church on racial, linguistic, and national lines is not unchristian nor contrary to the specific commands of the Bible." This pamphlet belonged to Guilford College student Beth Taylor, who participated in the May, 1963 sit-in demonstration against segregation at the Greensboro S&W Cafeteria. Taylor was arrested during the protest on charges of trespassing.
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- A review of the development of graduate and professional education for Negroes
- This eighteen-page memorandum from W.D. Carmichael, Jr., who served as acting president of the University of North Carolina (UNC) until 1950 to "President Gray" (possibly Gordon Gray, who served as president of the system beginning in 1950) is an assessment of educational opportunities for black students within the UNC system. The memo cites relevant case law about what level of provision was required and details activities and partnerships aimed at compliance. The recommendation was for establishment of more graduate programs at North Carolina College at Durham, the system's black campus and includes a tentative draft for an agreement between UNC and the North Carolina College. Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now UNCG) was a part of the UNC system.
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- A short statement to those who say “Nothing is worth fighting and dying for”
- This flyer, a response to the May 5, 1970, shootings of demonstrators at Kent State University, suggests a more militant course for the civil rights movement, stating that the only "gains" made by the movement followed violent activity in Watts, Detroit, and Newark.
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- A&T Choir to Sing
- This February 1, 1952 article published in the Greensboro College student newspaper, The Carolinian, contains an announcement that the North Carolina A&T College Glee Club was to sing in Greensboro College's Odell Auditorium during the college's Religious Emphasis Week. This event reflect one type of interaction between the traditionally white Greensboro College and the historically black North Carolina A&T College.
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- A&T College Senior Explains Current Sit-Down Strike
- In this May 10, 1960 article in the Guilford College student newspaper, The Guilfordian, reporter Penny Smith interviews an unnamed senior from North Carolina A&T College about why students from that institution and nearby Bennett College entered into their sit-in movement and what they hoped to gain from their efforts. The article provides context for understanding Guilford College's role, or lack of a role, in the efforts to integrate local lunch counters and points to a perceived separation between Guilford College and the wider Greensboro community.
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- A&T Students Protest Social Inhibitions
- This February 11, 1960 News in Review article published in the Greensboro College student newspaper, The Collegian discusses the recent sit-ins at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. In addition to presenting a summary description of what happened, the article also examines some of the legal aspects of the event.
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- A&T quartet re-enacts sit-ins at Woolworth's
- This article by Jim Schlosser appeared in the February 2, 1990 Greensboro News & Record, and discusses a memorial celebration and reenactment held on February 1, 1990, the thirtieth anniversary of the Greensboro sit-ins. All four original participants—Joseph McNeil, Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell Brown Jr.), Franklin McCain, and David Richmond—participated in the event, which included speeches, the unveiling of a plaque in front of the Woolworth store where the sit-ins occurred, and a civil rights forum at Bennett College. This article was clipped and saved in a scrapbook by Clarence "Curly" Harris, manager of the Greensboro Woolworth store at the time of the 1960 sit-ins.
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- About the negotiations
- This printed flyer/report distributed on March 30, 1969, states that negotiations involving food service workers are not proceeding as hoped and accuses food service contractor ARA Slater of "stalling" in the negotiations. It also mentions a faculty resolution on the negotiations and solicits student attendance at a picket to be held that day at the cafeteria.
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- Account of participation in the sit-ins
- This personal account by Guilford College student Beth Taylor describes her participation in the sit-ins in Greensboro during 1963 offers background information about the movement and why she felt it was important to get involved. The account also includes the details of her arrest. This piece is also significant as Taylor offers a view of the College's reaction to these events which she felt to be contrary to the Quaker values of equality and justice. The account was written for members of her Friends Meeting in Pennsylvania.
