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CONCERNED CITIZENS OF THE NOVEMBER THIRD INCIDENT
Minutes
March 10, 1982 Trevi Fountain Restaurant
Present: Mr. C. Davis, Mr. S. Lipscomb, Rev. G. Kloster, Rev. B. Smith, Ms. A. Welsh,
Mr. E. Burrows, Mr. J. Erwin, Ms. B. Keiser, Mr. L. Pitts, Ms. N. Westmoreland,
Dr. T. Young, Mr. J. Mitchell, Ms. G. Korotkin
Chairperson ,Mr. Charles Davis turned the meeting over to Steve Lipscomb,
chair of the mass meeting committee, to report on the committee's progress and
proposals for the mass meeting on March 22.
Lee Kinard Show
Mr. Davis reported that we can representatives on the Lee Kinard show on
March 22 to talk about the mass meeting. Beth Keiser and Rev. Cardes Brown were
suggested because of their excellent representation of the group on the program
in December. Beth, who was present, agreed. Rev. Brown was not present.
Speakers
Gayle Korotkin reported that many of the speakers we had wanted will not be
able to attend because of other commitments. This includes Julian Bond, Mr.
Michaux, Rev. Finlator, and Bobby Doctor. Mr. Doctor indicated he would be very
interesting in speaking at such a meeting but that the Civil Rights Commission
lacked the funds to send him. Dr. Tommye Young, chaiperson of the North Carolina
Advisory Committee to the Civil Rights Commission will be able to come, although
she will be delayed by a class that lasts until about 8:30 that night. A number
of people have committed themselves to be at the press conference earlier in the
day and would be able to speak at the mass meeting. This includes either Lyn
Wells or Rev. C. T. Vivian of the National Anti-Klan Network; Rev. Tyrone Pitts, head
of Racial Concerns for the National Council of Churches; Edith Tiger, head of the
National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee. Rep. Parren Mitchell and Rev.
Ben Chavis have not committed themselves yet. We have not yet received responses
to the letters to the Congressional Black Caucus.
Anne Welsh reported that Gordon Chamberlin would be willing to talk about the
ethics of working for justice in the community.
Purpose of the Mass Meeting
Several points were drawn out during this discussion. At first people were
reluctant to identify with the issues, or were not clear about them. We still
need to speak to and overcome fear and lethargy around the issues. We want justice
to be done, so that all will be protected under the law. Similar issues are being
raised by situations everywhere in the country, and we need to deal with them
here specifically while relating them to the overall situation. We need to talk
about what can be done, and what the barriers to action (such as the media, fear, etc.)
have been. There was agreement that we want to speak to the grand jury, the
community and the nation. We want to draw attention to the grand jury and to
our concern that it do a good job, and also we want to give people some information
about how it works. We want to remind the community that people are concerned
about this issue, inform the community about our efforts and encourage their
involvement. We want to speak to the nation, since this is not an isolated
Object Description
| Title | [Concerned Citizens of the November 3rd Incident minutes] |
| Date | 1982-03-10 |
| Creator | Concerned Citizens of the November Third Incident |
| Biographical/historical note | Concerned Citizens of the November 3rd Incident was an organization formed following the acquittal of KKK and Nazi party members accused of killing five participants in the "Death to the Klan" rally on November 3, 1979. Following the "not guilty" verdict in the state trial on November 17, 1980, the Concerned Citizens fought for federal prosecution of the perpetrators of the "Greensboro Massacre" for violating civil liberties. Charles Davis served as the group's chairperson, and Edward Burrows was a member. |
| Subject headings | Greensboro Massacre, Greensboro, N.C., 1979 |
| Topics | Greensboro Massacre, 1979 |
| Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
| Description | These minutes (four pages) of a March 10, 1982, meeting of the Concerned Citizens of the November 3rd Incident discuss various aspects of the planned March 22 Mass Meeting, including potential media appearances, speakers, and the purpose of the meeting. The program for the meeting was finalized, with Anne Welsh, Dr. Young, Rev. Brooks, and possibly a representative of the Congressional Black Caucus as speakers. There is also discussion of the pending grand jury and the group's concern that the focus would be on blaming the victims of the five murders at the Death to the Klan march, on November 3, 1979, rather than on activities of the police and other government officials. Strategies for opening up the process to public scrutiny were also mentioned. |
| Type | text |
| Original format | minutes |
| Original dimensions | 8.5"" x 11"" |
| 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 | MSS091 Edward F. Burrows Papers, 1948-1982 |
| Finding aid link | http://libapps.uncg.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=356 |
| 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 | MSS091.0065 |
| 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 | 884368652 |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | CONCERNED CITIZENS OF THE NOVEMBER THIRD INCIDENT Minutes March 10, 1982 Trevi Fountain Restaurant Present: Mr. C. Davis, Mr. S. Lipscomb, Rev. G. Kloster, Rev. B. Smith, Ms. A. Welsh, Mr. E. Burrows, Mr. J. Erwin, Ms. B. Keiser, Mr. L. Pitts, Ms. N. Westmoreland, Dr. T. Young, Mr. J. Mitchell, Ms. G. Korotkin Chairperson ,Mr. Charles Davis turned the meeting over to Steve Lipscomb, chair of the mass meeting committee, to report on the committee's progress and proposals for the mass meeting on March 22. Lee Kinard Show Mr. Davis reported that we can representatives on the Lee Kinard show on March 22 to talk about the mass meeting. Beth Keiser and Rev. Cardes Brown were suggested because of their excellent representation of the group on the program in December. Beth, who was present, agreed. Rev. Brown was not present. Speakers Gayle Korotkin reported that many of the speakers we had wanted will not be able to attend because of other commitments. This includes Julian Bond, Mr. Michaux, Rev. Finlator, and Bobby Doctor. Mr. Doctor indicated he would be very interesting in speaking at such a meeting but that the Civil Rights Commission lacked the funds to send him. Dr. Tommye Young, chaiperson of the North Carolina Advisory Committee to the Civil Rights Commission will be able to come, although she will be delayed by a class that lasts until about 8:30 that night. A number of people have committed themselves to be at the press conference earlier in the day and would be able to speak at the mass meeting. This includes either Lyn Wells or Rev. C. T. Vivian of the National Anti-Klan Network; Rev. Tyrone Pitts, head of Racial Concerns for the National Council of Churches; Edith Tiger, head of the National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee. Rep. Parren Mitchell and Rev. Ben Chavis have not committed themselves yet. We have not yet received responses to the letters to the Congressional Black Caucus. Anne Welsh reported that Gordon Chamberlin would be willing to talk about the ethics of working for justice in the community. Purpose of the Mass Meeting Several points were drawn out during this discussion. At first people were reluctant to identify with the issues, or were not clear about them. We still need to speak to and overcome fear and lethargy around the issues. We want justice to be done, so that all will be protected under the law. Similar issues are being raised by situations everywhere in the country, and we need to deal with them here specifically while relating them to the overall situation. We need to talk about what can be done, and what the barriers to action (such as the media, fear, etc.) have been. There was agreement that we want to speak to the grand jury, the community and the nation. We want to draw attention to the grand jury and to our concern that it do a good job, and also we want to give people some information about how it works. We want to remind the community that people are concerned about this issue, inform the community about our efforts and encourage their involvement. We want to speak to the nation, since this is not an isolated |
