Grimes, Willie Ernest, 1949-1969
- Authoritative Name:
- Grimes, Willie Ernest, 1949-1969
- Biography:
- Willie Ernest Grimes was born in Winterville, North Carolina, a rural eastern town in Pitt County just outside Greenville. He attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State College in Greensboro, North Carolina. On May 21, 1969, Grimes was shot on the edge of campus during a racial disturbance in the area in which he was not a participant.
- Associated Subjects:
- Grimes, Willie Ernest, 1949-1969
- Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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Oral history interview with Dargan Frierson
- Creator:
- Frierson, Dargan
- Date of Original:
- 1980
- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Contributing Institution:
- Greensboro Public Library (Greensboro, N.C.)
Oral history interview with William H. Jackson
- Creator:
- Jackson, William H., 1915-1993
- Date of Original:
- 1979-05-18
- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Contributing Institution:
- Greensboro Public Library (Greensboro, N.C.)