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CONCERNED CITIZENS OF THE NOVEMBER THIRD INCIDENT
Notice of Next Meeting
DATE: Wednesday, August 11
TIME: 12 noon
PLACE: Trevi Fountain Restaurant, 709 E. Market Street
AGENDA: 1) Plan for local action to support request for special prosecutor to
conduct the grand jury investigation and prosecution in the November
3rd incident; specifically, the proposal for a petition campaign.
2) Inadequacy of the media coverage on the November 3rd incident and
other important issues, and how to deal with it
3) Unfinished business - action on the statement drafted by Gordon
Chamberlin (a plan was developed for approaching the clergy, but hasn't
been carried out).
Update
(based on minutes of Aug. 4 meeting plus additional information)
Special prosecutor
A good deal of momentum has begun to build up around this issue. Many of the
people who are concerned about the Nov. 3rd issue, see the serious problems of
relying on an investigation and grand jury conducted by the Justice Dept. to resolve
to the public's satisfaction the questions of government involvement in the case.
The problem here is worse than one branch of government investigating another
branch of government, because the Justice Dept. has to investigate itself. Recent
testimony suggests strongly that the FBI was investigating the CWP immediately prior
to Nov. 3rd and that the FBI did have prior knowledge there would be trouble - both
of which they have denied in the past. The FBI is a part of the Justice Dept., and
FBI agents are the only investigators the grand jury has. Furthermore, the Justice
Dept. represents all the federal emplyees who have been sued by the victims in the
civil rights suit, at the same time that the Justice Dept. is supposed to be impartially
investigating everyone, including federal agents, who might have been involved.
It's a classic conflict of interest situation. (If anyone wants a position paper
going into the legal basis for the appointment of an independent special prosecutor
in this case, please call Gayle Korotkin, 275-6589, or 273-6527, or 274-5372.)
Last week there was a press conference in Raleigh at the office of the United
Church of Christ Commission for Racial Justice, at which Rev. Leon White announced
the support of the CRJ for the request for a special prosecutor and their intention
to work actively to secure such an appointment. The press conference was also
attended by 3 folks from Greensboro - Gordon Chamberlin & Charles Davis, who also
made statements, and Joe Gruendler, and by Shelly Blum, representing the N.C.
National Lawyers Guild, and James Berry from the Peace and Justice Ministry of Raleigh.
Rev. J. Ray Butler read a statement signed by himself and 10 other people from
around the state calling for a special prosecutor. Press coverage was very inadequate,
particularly in Greensboro, but the story went out broadly over the radio.
,,Nationally a letter is going out soon to many organizations and individuals
signed by Prof. Arthur Kinoy, Julian Bond, Ann Braden and others calling for support
for the appointment of a special prosecutor. The Racial Justice Working Group of
Object Description
| Title | [Notice of next meeting] |
| Date | 1982-08-11 |
| 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 (two pages) of an August 11, 1982, meeting of the Concerned Citizens of the November 3rd Incident discuss plans to request a special prosecutor to investigate the murders of five Communist Workers Party members at the Death to the Klan march, on November 3, 1979, in light of potential FBI and other law enforcement involvement. It is noted that public pressure will be necessary to get the Attorney General to act on the matter, and that public scrutiny will be beneficial even if a special prosecutor is not appointed. There is also discussion of ""distorted"" coverage of the events of November 3 by local media, including WFMY-TV and the Greensboro Daily News. |
| 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 | MSS091.0070 |
| 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 | 884369276 |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | 14%-l. ] CONCERNED CITIZENS OF THE NOVEMBER THIRD INCIDENT Notice of Next Meeting DATE: Wednesday, August 11 TIME: 12 noon PLACE: Trevi Fountain Restaurant, 709 E. Market Street AGENDA: 1) Plan for local action to support request for special prosecutor to conduct the grand jury investigation and prosecution in the November 3rd incident; specifically, the proposal for a petition campaign. 2) Inadequacy of the media coverage on the November 3rd incident and other important issues, and how to deal with it 3) Unfinished business - action on the statement drafted by Gordon Chamberlin (a plan was developed for approaching the clergy, but hasn't been carried out). Update (based on minutes of Aug. 4 meeting plus additional information) Special prosecutor A good deal of momentum has begun to build up around this issue. Many of the people who are concerned about the Nov. 3rd issue, see the serious problems of relying on an investigation and grand jury conducted by the Justice Dept. to resolve to the public's satisfaction the questions of government involvement in the case. The problem here is worse than one branch of government investigating another branch of government, because the Justice Dept. has to investigate itself. Recent testimony suggests strongly that the FBI was investigating the CWP immediately prior to Nov. 3rd and that the FBI did have prior knowledge there would be trouble - both of which they have denied in the past. The FBI is a part of the Justice Dept., and FBI agents are the only investigators the grand jury has. Furthermore, the Justice Dept. represents all the federal emplyees who have been sued by the victims in the civil rights suit, at the same time that the Justice Dept. is supposed to be impartially investigating everyone, including federal agents, who might have been involved. It's a classic conflict of interest situation. (If anyone wants a position paper going into the legal basis for the appointment of an independent special prosecutor in this case, please call Gayle Korotkin, 275-6589, or 273-6527, or 274-5372.) Last week there was a press conference in Raleigh at the office of the United Church of Christ Commission for Racial Justice, at which Rev. Leon White announced the support of the CRJ for the request for a special prosecutor and their intention to work actively to secure such an appointment. The press conference was also attended by 3 folks from Greensboro - Gordon Chamberlin & Charles Davis, who also made statements, and Joe Gruendler, and by Shelly Blum, representing the N.C. National Lawyers Guild, and James Berry from the Peace and Justice Ministry of Raleigh. Rev. J. Ray Butler read a statement signed by himself and 10 other people from around the state calling for a special prosecutor. Press coverage was very inadequate, particularly in Greensboro, but the story went out broadly over the radio. ,,Nationally a letter is going out soon to many organizations and individuals signed by Prof. Arthur Kinoy, Julian Bond, Ann Braden and others calling for support for the appointment of a special prosecutor. The Racial Justice Working Group of |
