Oral History Interview with Joe Knox by William Chafe
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@ University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Knox, Joseph H
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This June 17, 1977, oral history interview conducted by William Chafe with Joe Knox primarily documents Knox's recollections of the 1963 protests and race relations in Greensboro while he was a staff writer at the Greensboro Daily News. Topics concerning business desegregation in Greensboro include Captain William Jackson; William Thomas and Jesse Jackson's leadership skills; the role of McNeill Smith, mayor David Schenck, and George Simkins; his impression of Armistead Sapp; the response of Bennett and A&T administrations to demonstrations by their students; the symbolic importance of the S&W Cafeteria's integration; and the 1963 sit-down in Jefferson Square. Other topics include Knox's first assignment to the police beat; the beginning of civil rights protests in Greensboro; being the only person present to greet Martin Luther King Jr. at the airport; George Dorsett's role as an FBI informant in the Klan; the delay in desegregating schools; the power structure in Greensboro; church leaders in the black community; other prominent community members; and the newspaper's involvement with the black community.
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Chafe, William H., 1942
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