African Americans -- Civil rights -- North Carolina -- Greensboro
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Amari Brown Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS0514
Abstract
Amari Brown is a Greensboro, NC artist. His collection contains representations of his artwork from the 2020 Greensboro, NC Black Lives Matter-George Floyd Protest, his sketchbook, and the clothes he wore to create his art during the protest.
Dates:
2020
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