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for "Race relations"
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25422
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After 150 students showed up at ECU President Leo Jenkins’ front door, new changes were made to better incorporate the African American student body and make their life at ECU more comfortable.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 7 Issue 3, Spring 2009,
p22-26, por
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25660
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UNC doctoral student Darin Waters is writing the history of the Young Men’s Institute Cultural Center at the Biltmore Estate, which has offered educational programs and other services for African Americans in Asheville since 1893. Waters discovered the Biltmore Estate did not did not force African Americans to leave; rather, Biltmore was part of a mutual agreement that relied on the help of black craftsman and philanthropy.
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28186
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The Anathoth Community Garden is a symbol of peace-building among the diverse populations who live in Cedar Grove, NC. Founded after respected community member Bill King was murdered, the garden works to address the economic injustices that lay behind racial tensions. The garden serves many of the communities poorest residents through the donation of its produce and encourages community building among its members.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 25 Issue 50, December 2008,
p29-31
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28244
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Prominent historian Dr. John Hope Franklin of Duke speaks out on the real work of ending discrimination. Franklin believes that apologizing for slavery and injustices done to African-Americans is not enough. Franklin also discusses the politics of slavery and the post-Reconstruction era. Topics covered in the interview include the Wilmington race riots, race relations, the taking down of statues of racist individuals, and his family's history.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 16, April 2007,
p7
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21664
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This article examines the often violent relationship between slaves and poor whites in the antebellum Carolinas. In poor white communities, the ideal of honor was very important to a man's standing in the community. When a poor white man was not respected in his community, he still demanded respect in the black community, often using force to achieve it.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 81 Issue 2, Apr 2004,
p139-167 , il, f
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21677
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This article examines the creation of segregated white private schools in Edgecombe, Halifax, and Nash counties after the 1954 'Brown v. Board of Education' Supreme Court decision. The movement to create private white schools was founded upon the mission of whites to maintain control over education and preserve social class structure.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 81 Issue 4, Oct 2004,
p393-425 , il, por, map, f
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17073
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Cader Harris of Elizabeth city has been awarded the Nancy Susan Reynolds Award. Harris, 84, received the award, which is given to \"unsung heroes\" annually, for his work in promoting good race relations in his community.
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High Point's Robert J. Brown directs his company, B & C Associates, in advising some of the country's largest companies on race relations. Brown is a former principal adviser to President Nixon on minority issues.
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28452
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Mab Segrest is one of North Carolina’s best-known organizers against racist and homophobic violence. An excerpt of Segrest’s new work, Memoir of a Race Traitor, is published here. The memoir tells of her work with North Carolinians Against Racist and Religious Violence, organizing against the Klan and Nazi movements in places like Statesville, Shelby, and Robeson County. Segrest’s personal story is also told and how she became a “race traitor.”
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 17, April-May 1994,
p21-25
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1094
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Buckner surveys written works that deal with slavery and race relations, with a focus on works of NC writers, both black and white, who confronted these issues in their writings.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 1 Issue 2, Spring 1993,
p151-162, por
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1289
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Last week Durham played host to the Creating Change Conference, the country's largest gay political gathering, whose attendants urged the gay movement to link itself to the struggle of other minority groups.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 46, Nov 1993,
p10, por
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149
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NC STAR is a program designed to urge elementary and high school students to act as agents for social change, especially in the arena of race relations.
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21564
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The article examines the history of the Fellowship of Southern Churchmen (FSC), an interdenominational, reformist organization from its founded in 1934 to its transformation into the Committee of Southern Churchmen in 1963. During its short history, the FSC acted as an outlet for Christian people to work towards a better South where race was not an issue as it helped start an era of change in southern race relations.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 69 Issue 2, Apr 1992,
p179-199 , il, por, f
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27503
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Duke historians John Hope Franklin and Lawrence Goodwyn talk about the impact and results of the Harvey Gantt vs. Jesse Helms senate race. Many white voters crossed the “racial rubicon” voting for the first time in the close election between a black man and a white man. Helms ultimately defeated Gantt, by Franklin and Goodwyn see the voting results as hope for the future where issues are important and race is not a factor. They applaud Gantt for helping North Carolina move forward in its thinking.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 46, November 14-20 1990,
p8-9
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31582
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Eddie “Doc” Flamingo is a disc jockey in Mount Olive, North Carolina. For over thirty years, Flamingo has traveled throughout the South performing and playing music records. Flamingo discusses being an African American music entertainer for diverse audiences, social values, and different attitudes about race.
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