- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- Film sparks protest at UNC-G
- Creator:
- Gruson, Lindsey
- Publisher:
- Greensboro, N.C. : Greensboro Daily News
- Date of Original:
- 1980-11-13
- Subject:
- Greensboro Massacre, Greensboro, N.C., 1979
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Massacres--North Carolina--Greensboro
Race relations--North Carolina--Greensboro - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro, 36.07264, -79.79198
- Medium:
- clippings (information artifacts)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- This November 13, 1980, article by Lindsey Gruson of the Greensboro Daily News, reports on the controversy surrounding a screening of the movie "The Birth of a Nation" as part of a history class at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). Protesters stated the the movie would inflame racial tensions in Greensboro in light of the 1979 Greensboro Massacre, while history professor Alan Trelease said the film was an important reflection of racial attitudes at the turn of the century.
- Metadata URL:
- http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CivilRights/id/2158
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse.
- Extent:
- 8.5" x 14"
- Original Collection:
- CRG
UA108.2 University Archives Subject Files - Contributing Institution:
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries
- Rights:
-
