Call for a special prosecutor for the grand jury investigating the Greensboro killings

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This three-page petition solicits community support for appointing a special prosecutor to investigate the murder of five Communist Party Members at the Death to the Klan march, on November 3, 1979, stating that the Justice Department's involvement in the case is a ""gross conflict of interest"". The petition drive was organized by Concerned Citizens of the November 3rd Incident. The second and third pages include names of initial supporters, many of them well-known individuals within the community.

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Title: Call for a special prosecutor for the grand jury investigating the Greensboro killings
Who's responsible?: Concerned Citizens of the November Third Incident (Creator)
Additional historical information: 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.
Original creation or publication date: 1982
Place: Greensboro (N.C.)
Decade: 1980-1989
Type of item: text
Original format: petitions
Subject headings: Greensboro Massacre, Greensboro, N.C., 1979
Topics: North Carolina
African-American History
Events
Additional tags: Greensboro Massacre, 1979
Original publisher: Greensboro, N.C. : Concerned Citizens of the November Third Incident;
Copyright information: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
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Contributing Institution: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Collection: Civil Rights Greensboro
Edward F. Burrows Papers (Civil Rights Greensboro Highlights)
Funding source: LSTA grant administered by the North Carolina State Library -- http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/grants/lsta.html
Contributor's identifier: MSS091.0077
Gateway identifier: mss:146674
OCLC number: 884369158

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