Morningside : the 1979 Greensboro massacre and the struggle for an American city's soul /

On November 3, 1979, as activist Nelson Johnson assembled people for a march adjacent to Morningside Homes in Greensboro, North Carolina, gunshots rang out. A caravan of Klansmen and Neo-Nazis sped from the scene, leaving behind five dead. Known as the "Greensboro Massacre," the event and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shetterly, Aran, 1970- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024].
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Johnson, Joyce Hobson. Johnson, Nelson, > 1943- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) African Americans > Crimes against > North Carolina. Drive-by shootings. Greensboro Massacre, Greensboro, N.C., 1979. Mass murder > North Carolina. Neo-Nazis. Racism against Black people. Racism > United States > History > 20th century. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination. Greensboro (N.C.) > Race relations.

Table of Contents:

America: 1979
Dreams: 1966-1979
Backlash: 1979-1985
Renewal: 1986-2006
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes.