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1300 West L ,k© Drive
Greensboro, N.C.
June 13. 1963
Mr. Sid Goldberg
Editor
North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc.
230 West Ijlst Street
Vmi York. 36, N.Y.
Dear Hr« Goldberg:
Thank you for your letter of June 11. Although I
attempted to report objectively as possible events
here June 6, I can only conclude from your personal
interpretation that I must failed.
I would not be hone t with you If 1 attempted to
persuade you that 1 have been completely removed
rrtm this challenge presently confronting the American
white community.
However, the events I related In the article forwarded
to you actually did occur. The Detective Captain Jackson,
i4io b:-h tved with such rage ;hen he saw t! at I was andhand and
taking notes, holds strong emotional towards me. He knew
I was there to write an article for the NANA, because I
had taken care that afternoon to visit wi$h him and to
show him my credentials.
Re reacted somewhat angrily then, because in his words
It would be best nfor news about Gre nsboro's disturbance
should be handle first by one or the local newspaper
report rs.!?
His grievance, however, dates back to last Thanksgiving
Day when I associated myself with a protest march downtown.
I wciS arrested then, but have never been trie-"... This was
the only personal Involvement I have had her , In the
marches. But Capt, Jackson seemed particularly disburbed
because I was Vc lone white peraon during the Thanhs giving
event.
In my opinion, Capt. Jackson was out to ??get mr !! atain
whenever the op ortunity arose. Last we k, I acted strictly
as a reporter,*My trial is schedule 2op tomorrow, and^a^^
ftofesfci^efcfcngefcya&^eyt ^^hfcae»ttriS$l;eoiin%#stah%rg»eawI1±i
had been stopped a long time before the demonstrators read
that are *
I realize now more clearly the length you prefer for the
new Stories* If you prefer, In view of what I have advised
you in thin letter, to recall ydur accreditation for me . I
will understan , although I will be very much disuppo-..nte .
Object Description
| Title | [Letter from Harry G. Boyte to Sid Goldberg] |
| Date | 1963-06-13 |
| Creator | Boyte, Harry G. |
| Biographical/historical note |
Boyte was born in North Carolina in 1911. He graduated from Elon College in North Carolina, and pursued graduate studies in political science at American University and the London School of Economics. In 1942 Boyte joined the American Red Cross and traveled extensively, while simultaneously being involved in numerous aspects of the civil rights movement. In Monroe, N.C., Boyte and his family hosted Freedom Riders and lent support to local NAACP leaders. In 1963, Boyte began working for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as a field secretary with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, where he was the first white man on the staff. Boyte was later involved in desegregation efforts in Atlanta. He served as chairman of HOPE, Inc. (Help Our Public Schools) and as Executive Director of the Greater Atlanta Council on Human Relations. He was also instrumental in organizing an Atlanta chapter of the Unitarian Service Committee. Boyte died in 1977. |
| Subject headings | Greensboro (N.C.) -- Race relations;Protest movements -- United States |
| Topics | Business desegregation, protests, and marches, 1963 |
| Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
| Description | This June 13, 1963 letter from Harry G. Boyte to North American Newspaper Alliance editor Sid Goldberg details an altercation Boyte had with Greensboro Police Department Captain William Jackson while taking notes for a news article on local demonstrations for the North American Newspaper Alliance. Boyte writes that he feels Jackson was out to get him after he was arrested for participating in a Thanksgiving 1962 protest. He also shares his feelings on the importance of discussing civil rights in North Carolina, and what he feels is the impending future of the civil rights movement. |
| Type | text |
| Original format | correspondence |
| Original dimensions | 8.5" x 11" |
| Original publisher | [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] |
| Language | en |
| Contributing institution | Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University |
| Source collection | RL.00138 Boyte Family Papers |
| Finding aid link | https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/boyte/ |
| 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 | Duke_RL.00138.0950 |
| 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 | 884367658 |
Page/Item Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | 1300 West L ,k© Drive Greensboro, N.C. June 13. 1963 Mr. Sid Goldberg Editor North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc. 230 West Ijlst Street Vmi York. 36, N.Y. Dear Hr« Goldberg: Thank you for your letter of June 11. Although I attempted to report objectively as possible events here June 6, I can only conclude from your personal interpretation that I must failed. I would not be hone t with you If 1 attempted to persuade you that 1 have been completely removed rrtm this challenge presently confronting the American white community. However, the events I related In the article forwarded to you actually did occur. The Detective Captain Jackson, i4io b:-h tved with such rage ;hen he saw t! at I was andhand and taking notes, holds strong emotional towards me. He knew I was there to write an article for the NANA, because I had taken care that afternoon to visit wi$h him and to show him my credentials. Re reacted somewhat angrily then, because in his words It would be best nfor news about Gre nsboro's disturbance should be handle first by one or the local newspaper report rs.!? His grievance, however, dates back to last Thanksgiving Day when I associated myself with a protest march downtown. I wciS arrested then, but have never been trie-"... This was the only personal Involvement I have had her , In the marches. But Capt, Jackson seemed particularly disburbed because I was Vc lone white peraon during the Thanhs giving event. In my opinion, Capt. Jackson was out to ??get mr !! atain whenever the op ortunity arose. Last we k, I acted strictly as a reporter,*My trial is schedule 2op tomorrow, and^a^^ ftofesfci^efcfcngefcya&^eyt ^^hfcae»ttriS$l;eoiin%#stah%rg»eawI1±i had been stopped a long time before the demonstrators read that are * I realize now more clearly the length you prefer for the new Stories* If you prefer, In view of what I have advised you in thin letter, to recall ydur accreditation for me . I will understan , although I will be very much disuppo-..nte . |
