LibGuides: Primary Sources: The 1970s: Greensboro Massacre of 1979

Online Sources: Greensboro Massacre of 1979

14 Denied Bond in Slayings of Foes of Klan at Rally
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500 March in a Procession for Five Slain Communists: March With Police Escort
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FBI Files: Greensboro Massacre via the Internet Archive
FOUR SHOT TO DEATH AT ANTI-KLAN MARCH
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Graphic Raw Video: November 3, 1979 (wfmynews2.com)
Greensboro Massacre - UNCG History Gateway
Greensboro Massacre: City Apologizes 41 Years After Cops Allowed Klan, Nazis to Kill 5 Antiracists
Greensboro Massacre Survivor Responds To City’s Formal Apology
Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report Executive Summary
Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission via WayBack Machine
Klan Saw the Permit For Parade by Its Foes 2 Days Before Killings: Armed Funeral Planned
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A Massacre Survivor Reflects on the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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"This article examines the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Project, which was an investigation of a massacre committed by the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party on November 3, 1979 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The author herself was the survivor of the massacre. There had been evidences collected which pointed to the responsibility of the state for the massacre. The significance of the truth commission for survivors is highlighted."
Party Behind Anti-Klan Protest Sees Government Role in Deaths: Group to Be 'More Careful' Blamed on F.B.I. A Change of Name
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Survivors of Greensboro Massacre recall its impact, their paths to activism
Tragedy on the Fringe
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Book Sources: Greensboro Massacre of 1979

A selection of books/e-books available in Trible Library.
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Greensboro: Closer to the Truth
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Call Number: Online - AVON
Democracy, Dialogue, and Community Action by Spoma Jovanovic
Call Number: Online - Ebook Central
ISBN: 9781610755092

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