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CONCERNED CITIZENS ABOUT THE NOVEMBER 3rd INCIDENT
Minutes
Trevi Fountain Restaurant November 24, 1981
/ * S
PRESENT:jL. Brandon, Rev. G. Brooks, Rev. C. Brown, E. Burrows, W. Cannon,
C. DavisT J. Erwin7 K. Greene^" J. Gruendler, S. Jacobs, Rev. L. Jenkins,
James Johnson^ Joyce Johnson, N. Johnson, B. Jtizer, Rev. I. Knight/"' ^
G. Korotkiny S. Lipscomb, B. Martin, J. Mitchell, L. Pitts, C. StoneburnerT
Mr. Charles Davis opened the meeting for business. He emphasized our
purpose and pointed out that he would restrict discussion to matters concerning our efforts around the November 3rd incident.
Mr. Davis summarized the progress of the Citizens Concerned to date
for those not totally familiar with our purpose and development. Individuals and groups active in Citizens Concerned have been at work on some
level since November 3rd about the gross violation of civil rights perpetrated that day. Citizens Concerned represents a coalesing of those efforts.
Mr. Davis further explained that we began with a call for a federal investigation into November 3rd. Upon receiving the strong facts pointing to
the need and justification for federal prosecution from the Forum with Prof.
Van Alstyne and Atty. Michaux, the report and discussion with Julian Bond
and his associates, and the ongoing input from the Greensboro Justice
Fund, we of the Citizens Concerned have elevated our call to that for federal prosecution. One of our key programmatic planks had been to invite
Julian Bond to appear at a mass meeting in December to share his findings
with the community. According to Anne Welsh, however, Bond will not be
available until mid-January. Mr. Davis indicated, however, that we have
persisted in our efforts to deal with the November 3rd incident as a community.
At last Wednesday's meeting a Planning Committee was formed, chaired
by Rev. Brown and Rev. Knight, to map out overall plans for the Citizens
Concerned. Mr. Davis called for the Planning Committee report, which was
read by Rev. Brooks, the Recorder for the Committee. After enthusiastic
discussion the statement of purpose and the plan of action proposed by
the Planning Committee were unanimously approved, with a few additions
and amendments.
Our statement of purpose as agreed upon is as follows:
"The purpose of the Concerned Citizens about the November 3rd
Incident is to bring before the U. S. Justice Department, the
Congress, the Senate, and the Nation, the strong support for
the need for the federal prosecution of the perpetrators of
the November 3rd murders in regards to the violation of civil
liberties of the slain and the community."
The Plan of Action and accompanying assignments and responsibilities
is as follows:
Object Description
| Title | [Concerned Citizens of the November 3rd Incident minutes] |
| Date | 1981-11-24 |
| 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 are minutes (four pages) of a Concerned Citizens of the November 3rd Incident meeting held November 24, 1981, at the Trevi Fountain restaurant. At this meeting, the group agreed on a statement of purpose stressing its support for federal prosecution of participants in the murders of five Communist Workers Party members, on November 3, 1979, at the Death to the Klan march. In addition, the group adopted a plan of action to include a press conference, media appearances, coordination with local churches, a request that the Greensboro City Council and Human Relations Commission endorse the group's call, a petition drive, a visit to Representative John Conyers of the House Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, and community outreach. There was also discussion of budgeting and finance for the group's operations. |
| 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 | MSS091.0059 |
| 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 | 884369021 |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | CONCERNED CITIZENS ABOUT THE NOVEMBER 3rd INCIDENT Minutes Trevi Fountain Restaurant November 24, 1981 / * S PRESENT:jL. Brandon, Rev. G. Brooks, Rev. C. Brown, E. Burrows, W. Cannon, C. DavisT J. Erwin7 K. Greene^" J. Gruendler, S. Jacobs, Rev. L. Jenkins, James Johnson^ Joyce Johnson, N. Johnson, B. Jtizer, Rev. I. Knight/"' ^ G. Korotkiny S. Lipscomb, B. Martin, J. Mitchell, L. Pitts, C. StoneburnerT Mr. Charles Davis opened the meeting for business. He emphasized our purpose and pointed out that he would restrict discussion to matters concerning our efforts around the November 3rd incident. Mr. Davis summarized the progress of the Citizens Concerned to date for those not totally familiar with our purpose and development. Individuals and groups active in Citizens Concerned have been at work on some level since November 3rd about the gross violation of civil rights perpetrated that day. Citizens Concerned represents a coalesing of those efforts. Mr. Davis further explained that we began with a call for a federal investigation into November 3rd. Upon receiving the strong facts pointing to the need and justification for federal prosecution from the Forum with Prof. Van Alstyne and Atty. Michaux, the report and discussion with Julian Bond and his associates, and the ongoing input from the Greensboro Justice Fund, we of the Citizens Concerned have elevated our call to that for federal prosecution. One of our key programmatic planks had been to invite Julian Bond to appear at a mass meeting in December to share his findings with the community. According to Anne Welsh, however, Bond will not be available until mid-January. Mr. Davis indicated, however, that we have persisted in our efforts to deal with the November 3rd incident as a community. At last Wednesday's meeting a Planning Committee was formed, chaired by Rev. Brown and Rev. Knight, to map out overall plans for the Citizens Concerned. Mr. Davis called for the Planning Committee report, which was read by Rev. Brooks, the Recorder for the Committee. After enthusiastic discussion the statement of purpose and the plan of action proposed by the Planning Committee were unanimously approved, with a few additions and amendments. Our statement of purpose as agreed upon is as follows: "The purpose of the Concerned Citizens about the November 3rd Incident is to bring before the U. S. Justice Department, the Congress, the Senate, and the Nation, the strong support for the need for the federal prosecution of the perpetrators of the November 3rd murders in regards to the violation of civil liberties of the slain and the community." The Plan of Action and accompanying assignments and responsibilities is as follows: |
