Greensboro Massacre survivor to speak Nov. 1
The Rev. Nelson N. Johnson, a survivor of the 1979 Greensboro Massacre, and his wife Joyce, will speak Thursday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center Auditorium as part of the History Department’s Feinberg Lecture Series on “Truth and Reconciliation, History and Justice.” The Johnsons will discuss the truth and reconciliation process and their work in the Beloved Community Center in Greensboro.In 1979, members of the Ku Klux Klan and American Nazi Party opened fire on a Greensboro, N.C. civil rights protest, killing five activists and members of the Communist Workers Party. The Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission completed its report on the event in 2006, but the pursuit of justice continues.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
