Finding Aid of the Terry Sanford Governor's Papers, Mayors' Cooperating Committee on Race Relations Records, 1963 - 1964, MARS Number 368.12

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Finding Aid of the Terry Sanford Governor's Papers, Mayors' Cooperating Committee on Race Relations Records, 1963 - 1964, MARS Number 368.12

Abstract

The North Carolina Mayors' Cooperating Committee, composed of mayors of tweleve cities and towns, came into being from the Greensboro Conference held on July 5, 1963. This conference was called by Governor Terry Sanford when demonstrations by Negroes against segregation in some North Carolina cities were already in progress.
These records include the minutes of the Mayors' Cooperating Committee on Race Relations, speeches by John C. Brooks, statements by demonstration leaders, municipal ordinances and reports, income and allocation statistical facts from Martin County, and other materials used to compile the book .

Descriptive Summary

Title
Terry Sanford Governor's Papers, Mayors' Cooperating Committee on Race Relations Records
Call Number
MARS Number 368.12
Creator
Mayors' Cooperating Committee on Race Relations.
Date
1963 - 1964
Extent
1.00 boxes
Language
English
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], MARS Number 368.12, Terry Sanford Governor's Papers, Mayors' Cooperating Committee on Race Relations Records, 1963-1964, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, USA.

Arrangement Note

Alphabetical by topic.

Historical Note

The North Carolina Mayors' Cooperating Committee, composed of mayors of tweleve cities and towns, came into being from the Greensboro Conference held on July 5, 1963. This conference was called by Governor Terry Sanford when demonstrations by Negroes against segregation in some North Carolina cities were already in progress. The Greensboro meeting endorsed the Governor's position that the race problem should be handled by localities and authorized the committee to work closely with local governments to maintain law while opening communications with the Negro leadership.

The North Carolina Mayors' Cooperating Committee is separate and distinct from the Good Neighbor Council, but the work of both is closely related. Two private organizations, the North Carolina Human Relations Council and the North Carolina Intercollegiate Council for Human Rights, worked closely with the Mayors' Cooperating Committee.

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The North Carolina Mayors' Cooperating Committee, composed of mayors of tweleve cities and towns, came into being from the Greensboro Conference held on July 5, 1963. This conference was called by Governor Terry Sanford when demonstrations by Negroes against segregation in some North Carolina cities were already in progress. The Greensboro meeting endorsed the Governor's position that the race problem should be handled by localities and authorized the committee to work closely with local governments to maintain law while opening communications with the Negro leadership.The North Carolina Mayors' Cooperating Committee is separate and distinct from the Good Neighbor Council, but the work of both is closely related. Two private organizations, the North Carolina Human Relations Council and the North Carolina Intercollegiate Council for Human Rights, worked closely with the Mayors' Cooperating Committee.

Contents of the Collection

1. Mayors' Cooperating Committee on Race Relations Records,1963-1964

Brooks, John C., Speeches
Box 527
Demonstration Leaders, Statement of
Mayors' Cooperating Committee, Minutes of,July 11, 1963
Martin County, Negro Income and Allocation Statistical Facts of
Municipal Ordinances, Extra
Municipal Reports from 55 Cities
Albemarle - Winston-Salem
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Subject Headings

  • Mayors' Cooperating Committee on Race Relations.
  • North Carolina and the Negro.
  • African Americans--Civil rights.
  • Civil rights demonstrations.
  • Governors--North Carolina--Archives.
  • Ordinances, Municipal
  • Politicians
  • Segregation--Southern States--History--20th century.
  • Statistics.
  • North Carolina--Race relations.
  • Martin County (N.C.)
  • Minutes.
  • Speeches.
  • Brooks, John C.
  • Pitts, Elsie W.
  • Sanford, Terry, 1917-1998.
  • Waynick, Capus M.

    • Acquisitions Information

    Transferred from Governor's office, January 31, 1965

    Processing Information

  • Processed by Don Nichols, April 22, 1965
  • Encoded by Dietra Stanley, October, 2006