WVO In Struggles For 'Oppressed People'
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Title |
WVO In Struggles For 'Oppressed People' |
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Date |
1979-11-04 |
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Creator |
Lewis, Greg |
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Biographical/historical note |
Greg Lewis was a staff writer for the Greensboro Daily News in 1979. |
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Subject headings |
Greensboro Massacre, Greensboro, N.C., 1979 |
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Topics |
Greensboro Massacre, 1979 |
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Place |
Greensboro (N.C.) |
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Description |
In this November 4, 1979, article from the Greensboro Daily News, staff writer Greg Lewis presents backround on the Workers Viewpoint Organization (WVO), originally named the Communist Workers Party (CWP). The group organized a November 3, 1979, Death to the Klan rally when five members if the CWP were shot and killed. Lewis discusses the history of the CWP/WVO, its mission to help workers and other "oppressed people", and its leader, Nelson Johnson. |
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Type |
Text |
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Original format |
clippings |
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Original publisher |
Greensboro, N.C. : Greensboro Daily News |
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Language |
en |
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Contributing institution |
Greensboro History Museum |
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Source collection |
Misc. Coll. -- James A. Armfield Papers |
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Rights statement |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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Additional rights information |
IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse. |
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Object ID |
GHM_Misc. Coll.JArmfield.1236 |
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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/ |
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Sponsor |
LSTA grant administered by the North Carolina State Library -- http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/grants/lsta.html |
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OCLC number |
884367616 |
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