Greensboro (N.C.) -- Race relations
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Clarence Lee Harris Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0141
Abstract
Clarence Lee "Curly" Harris (1905-1999) was the manager of the Greensboro Woolworth's store where the first sit-ins of the civil rights movement began on 1 February 1960. The Clarence Lee Harris Papers date from circa 1916 to 1997 (bulk 1960 to 1990) and contain scrapbooks, clippings, correspondence, manuscripts, menus, a photograph and printed materials. The materials relate to Harris' experiences of and opinions about the 1960 Woolworth sit-ins and his close tracking of civil...
Dates:
circa 1916-1997; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1990
Marnie Thompson Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0393
Abstract
Marnie Thompson became interested in the social justice movement through a softball group in Durham, North Carolina. She has put her computer and organizing skills to work on behalf of several progressive issues, including reproductive rights, gay and lesbian liberation, domestic violence, the Central American peace movement, environmental protection, and racial justice.In the early 1990s, Thompson concentrated her political efforts in the electorial arena, working inside several...
Dates:
1984 - 1999; Other: Date acquired: 2010 May 27