Non Violence and Unity Shaped Civil Rights Struggle Across America
A survey of the interfaith and interracial alliance that formed from 1963 through 1968. Clergy and lay leaders faced beatings arrests and bombings while churches and communities mobilized for civil rights. The Selma march led to national action and King’s legacy, ending with his 1968 assassination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McAfee Brown
Chicago
U.S
U.S. Congress
Washington
Delta
Mississippi
Selma
Ala
Pettus Bridge
Montgomery
King
Brown
Welfare Protests Heard At Raleigh Hearing
At the North Carolina state fairgrounds a federal and state hearing drew citizens including Shallotte principal Robert H. Sellers and welfare recipients. Speakers voiced grievances about welfare costs, urged mandatory work for able-bodied individuals, job creation, childcare facilities, and reduced municipal funding if welfare mothers are not prioritized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.F. Cooper
Hamlet
Leon White
North Carolina- Virginia
Church of Christ Committee For Racial Justice
Senate approves measles shots for schoolchildren
Raleigh AP state lawmakers advance a bill requiring measles immunization for children entering public schools. The Senate approved the measure easily after House passage and return for concurrence on an amendment. The story also notes actions on a higher minimum wage bill, patrolmen pay, and voter registration changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Senate
House
Firefighters’ Garb A Little Unexpected
In Carteret County volunteers answered a Saturday alarm in spoof attire for a fundraising event. The joke had all male firefighters arriving in dresses wigs and makeup as part of the gag after the alarm sounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morehead City
N.C
Carteret County
Big City
Firemen's Association
Fisherman Convicted Over Cape Hatteras Ban On Weekends
J M Mack Midgette of Rodanthe was found guilty in U S District Court of violating a federal weekend fishing ban at Cape Hatteras Elbow. The case, first under the regulation in effect since January 1976, drew testimony from park service officials about warnings and the sport versus commercial fishing controversy. He received a six month sentence suspended for one year, with no further fishing violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth City
J.M. ‘‘Mack
Midgette
Cape Hatteras
Outer Banks
Rodanthe
Outer
Jim Williams
Parks Service
Williams
U.S
L.D. Rouch
Hatteras National Seashore
Manteo
John Morrisson
Also Mentioned on This Page
High Point Enterprise
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln
Red Hills
Georgia
South
Atlanta
Land of Freedom
Memphis
Jesus
Ed Davenport
Dnash
Davenport
Charles Vickery
D-Orange
Vickery
State Insurance Commission
Beeson Hardware Company
Wed
Thurs
Eastgate
Eastgate Shopping Center
English RD
Anderson Drug
Fairfield Plaza
N. Main ST
Varsity Drive
Central
Central Savings
North Main
Nash Jewelry CO
Wur ilZer Piano
Geman
Winston-Salen
W. Elm ST
Greensboro
Hanes Mall
Winston-Salem
Hed Joose
Jose
Wrchase
Sample Shoe Store
N. Main
North Carolina Fitness Center
Victoria Myers
Sauta
Florida Sunroom
North Carolina Fitness
College Village
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!