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Letter from James E. Poindexter to Governor Dan K. Moore, 5 June 1965

Date: Jun. 05 1965 | Identifier: OldVerticalFileCollection.DrawerO-Z.SPEAKERBANLAW
Letter expressing James E. Poindexter's frustration regarding the Speaker Ban Law to Gov. Dan K. Moore. Poindexter was Chairman of the Faculty at ECC. Letter is marked "copy" at the top. North Carolina’s Speaker Ban Law was passed by the North Carolina General Assembly on June 26, 1963. Essentially, it forbade anyone to speak on any University of North Carolina campus with known ties to the Communist Party or any subversive groups advocating overthrow of the U.S. Constitution. more...
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Letter expressing James E. Poindexter's frustration regarding the Speaker Ban Law to Gov. Dan K. Moore. Poindexter was Chairman of the Faculty at ECC. Letter is marked "copy" at the top. North Carolina’s Speaker Ban Law was passed by the North Carolina General Assembly on June 26, 1963. Essentially, it forbade anyone to speak on any University of North Carolina campus with known ties to the Communist Party or any subversive groups advocating overthrow of the U.S. Constitution.
Creator(s)
Poindexter, James E.
Contributor(s)
Moore, Daniel Killian, 1906-1986
Date
June 05, 1965
Call Number
OldVerticalFileCollection.DrawerO-Z.SPEAKERBANLAW
Additional Resources
Collection(s)
Special Collections Staff Pick Collection
ECU History
- ECC
- Faculty
Politics and Government
- North Carolina Politics

Subject(s)
East Carolina College--Faculty
Moore, Daniel Killian, 1906-1986--Correspondence
Poindexter, James E.--Correspondence
Freedom of speech--North Carolina
Anti-communist movements--North Carolina
North Carolina. Speaker Ban Law
Academic freedom--North Carolina

Location (spatial)
United States--North Carolina--Pitt County (N.C.)--Greenville (N.C.)
Location (physical)
Joyner NC Rare
Type
text
Medium
letters (correspondence)
Physical Description
21.6cm x 27.8cm
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