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40624
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Profiled in this edition of Pillars of North Carolina series is Harvey Gantt. Topics the former senator and Charlotte mayor discussed included how he came to be the first African American enrolled at Clemson University, role models, and the state’s occupational and political climate.
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Gantt, Harvey, 1943-; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; Politics--North Carolina; Democratic party--North Carolina; Republican Party--North Carolina; Mayors--Charlotte ; Mayors--Charlotte--African American; Senators (North Carolina); Senators--North Carolina--African American; Social classes--United States--shrinking middle class ; Clemson University--African American students--Harvey Gantt
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10473
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Following the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968, violence flared across the nation. In North Carolina, fifty localities experienced disturbances, but there were no deaths and a limited number of injuries. This article recounts those days and how Raleigh mayor Travis Tomlinson handled the situation in the capital city.
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40702
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Playing as influential a role as many better-known Civil Rights Movement leaders, Bennett’s president inspired its students to fight for social justice. She encouraged students to participate in protests, inspired by the 1960 Woolworth’s sit in, and initiate blacks to become more politically involved, by registering to vote.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 96 Issue 1, January 2019,
p1-33
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Bennett College (Greensboro); Player, Willa B., 1909-2003; Historically black colleges and universities--North Carolina--Bennett College ; Woolworth's 1960 sit in--University of North Carolina Greensboro; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; Civil rights movement--Activists; Civil Rights Movement--activists--black women; Civil Rights demonstrations--black female college students; Southern black women activists educators--Willa Player ; Black female college presidents--Willa Player; Migration--blacks--Northern states; Civil Rights Movement--1960s--Jim Crow Laws; Sanford, James Terry, 1917-1998
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15872
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Alexander Stephens and Hudson Vaughan came to Chapel Hill's historically African-American neighborhoods to document oral histories, and they found a community eager to share its story. As well as the people, the neighborhoods have a storied past with visitors such as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and James Brown.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 3, Jan 2012,
p16, f
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10474
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After the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., racial disturbances across North Carolina caused an estimated $5.5 million in damages. This article examines the cost to four sections of the state: state government, local government, mercantile establishments and other businesses, and private citizens.
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38289
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Matthew Lewis Jr.’s greatness can be measured in more than a Pulitzer Prize or friendship with noted black photographer Gordon Parks. It can be measured in accessing 1960s historical highlights, such as Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, handling with aplomb sensitive scenes, such as President John F. Kennedy’s funeral, and including in his portfolio pictures of other famous people, such as Queen Elizabeth.
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