ncgu_greensborovoices_wheaton-int wheaton-int greensborovoices ncgu yes Oral history interview with Elizabeth Wheaton Wheaton, Elizabeth Women social reformers--North Carolina--Greensboro Women authors--North Carolina--Greensboro American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Race relations Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century Gunfights--North Carolina--Greensboro Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) Communist Workers Party (U.S.) National Socialist Party of America Riots--North Carolina--Greensboro Police--North Carolina--Greensboro Trials--North Carolina--Greensboro Wheaton, Elizabeth Oral history in which author Elizabeth Wheaton discusses the November 3, 1979 shootout between the Ku Klux Klan and the Communist Workers Party, including her analysis of why the shootings took place, the reactions of the police department and other parties involved, and the outcomes of the resulting trials. She also discusses civil rights and race relations in Greensboro after the shootings occurred. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. Greensboro, N.C. : University Libraries, University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries Greensboro Public Library (Greensboro, N.C.) Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Greensboro Voices Collection (University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries) 2006 Oral histories Transcripts http://library.uncg.edu/depts/archives/civrights/detail-iv.asp?iv=143 Greensboro Public Library Oral History Project, Greensboro Public Library Forms part of online collection: Greensboro Voices. 1988-03-24 Greensboro (N.C.) Guilford County (N.C.) 20090526 204847