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A Game of Non-Violence in Greensboro, N.C.

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Title	A Game of Non-Violence in Greensboro, N.C.
Date	1963
Creator	Watson, Robert W.
Subject headings	Greensboro (N.C.) -- Race relations Protest movements -- United States
Topics	Business desegregation, protests, and marches, 1963
Place	Greensboro (N.C.)
Description	This is a fifteen page essay by Robert Watson regarding freedom marches led by activist Jesse Jackson, in Greensboro, North Carolina, in the spring of 1963. Watson discusses the relationship between Jesse Jackson and Greensboro detective Captain William H. Jackson. He recalls the marches in downtown Greensboro, which culminated in mass arrests. He writes of Jesse Jackson's leadership in the protests, and Captain Jackson and the police force's work to keep the events peaceful. Topics include William Thomas and CORE; meetings at AME churches; Jesse Jackson's arrest; Greensboro's resistance to desegregation; the sit-down in Jefferson Square; and white response.
Type	text
Original format	typecsripts
Original dimensions	11" x 8.5"
Original publisher	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Language	en
Contributing institution	Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection	MSS084 Robert W. Watson Papers, 1948-1980
Finding aid link	http://libapps.uncg.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=350 The Robert Watson Papers, from which this item was taken, have been digitized and are available online at http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/robertwatsonpapers/collection/MSS
Rights statement	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Additional rights information	IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse.
Object ID	MSS084CRG.0718
Digital publisher	The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5305 -- http://library.uncg.edu/
Sponsor	LSTA grant administered by the North Carolina State Library -- http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/grants/lsta.html
OCLC number	884368493

Title	1.60.718-01
Full text	A GAME OF NON VIOLENCE IN GREENSBORO, N.C. by Robert Watson or- * V Greui^orc■ Altirm Owl (0% From:McIntosh,McKee and Dodds,Inc. 30 East 60th Street New Tork,N.Y.

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