- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- [Draft of speech on the food service workers' strike, presented by Chancellor Ferguson at a student convocation]
- Creator:
- Ferguson, James Sharbrough
- Date of Original:
- 1969-04-01
- Subject:
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Civil rights demonstrations - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro, 36.07264, -79.79198
- Medium:
- speeches (compositions)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- This eight page (four two-sided) handwritten document is a draft of a speech presented by University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) Chancellor James Sharbrough Ferguson at a student convocation held April 1, 1969. The speech concerns the food service workers' strike, which took place March 27 - April 1, 1969, and gives Ferguson's impression of the current status of the conflict. There is a brief discussion of the contract with ARA Slater, of student support for the strike, and of the continuing negotiations. Ferguson also restates his intention to follow applicable law with respect to disturbances related to the strike.
- Metadata URL:
- http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CivilRights/id/2504
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES. This item has been determined to be free of copyright restrictions in the United States. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material.
- Extent:
- 8.5" x 13.5"
- Original Collection:
- https://libapps.uncg.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=442
UA2.8 Chancellor James Sharbrough Ferguson Records
CRG - Contributing Institution:
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries
- Rights:
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