No ones gonna get murdered in my family, thats in the movies. Who would want him dead . Someone came in with the intention to murder him and im thinking this person is still on the loose, you know. Are we safe. She was a southern belle. Little lady, very fun someone you could have a good time with when he was her longtime beau. He adored her and he adored. United in life divided by murder. Thats not good. She was within that night found bruised crying and wrapped in duct taped. He said if you say anything ill kill you. What was the motive was it money or maybe revenge . There was a thick file of suspects. He could have a laundry list of people who would want to kill him. Was his killer an enemy or a friend . Those could be Fighting Words for someone. Strong words i could see how someone could get upset. And the mystery that haunts a small southern town, is a killer still walking free. I would say the clock is ticking. Were coming . Were coming. And were not giving up. Hello and welcome
3520 africanamerican history since 1865. Were at north county, Central University, and today ill be lecturing about activism in North Carolina. So first, ill give you the main of this lecture. Its going to be like five or six, and then well get into the actual examples of so historically black colleges, university were Important Movement spaces for the long black freedom movement. So they were kind of essential to the Civil Rights Movement, the black power movement, black student continuously use the campus space, mobilize for freedom on their campuses and surrounding communities. And in doing so, they transformed their local campuses, communities North Carolina and elsewhere. Typically when were we learn about hbcu activism in North Carolina, theres a focus on the greensboro four or 1960, but kind of Everything Else right gets left out, right . So this lecture is about the decades of activism that predates 1960 and the decade of activism excuse, the acronym that after 1960. So putting
3520 africanamerican history since 1865. Were at north county, Central University, and today ill be lecturing about activism in North Carolina. So first, ill give you the main of this lecture. Its going to be like five or six, and then well get into the actual examples of so historically black colleges, university were Important Movement spaces for the long black freedom movement. So they were kind of essential to the Civil Rights Movement, the black power movement, black student continuously use the campus space, mobilize for freedom on their campuses and surrounding communities. And in doing so, they transformed their local campuses, communities North Carolina and elsewhere. Typically when were we learn about hbcu activism in North Carolina, theres a focus on the greensboro four or 1960, but kind of Everything Else right gets left out, right . So this lecture is about the decades of activism that predates 1960 and the decade of activism excuse, the acronym that after 1960. So putting
3520 africanamerican history since 1865. Were at north county, Central University, and today ill be lecturing about activism in North Carolina. So first, ill give you the main of this lecture. Its going to be like five or six, and then well get into the actual examples of so historically black colleges, university were Important Movement spaces for the long black freedom movement. So they were kind of essential to the Civil Rights Movement, the black power movement, black student continuously use the campus space, mobilize for freedom on their campuses and surrounding communities. And in doing so, they transformed their local campuses, communities North Carolina and elsewhere. Typically when were we learn about hbcu activism in North Carolina, theres a focus on the greensboro four or 1960, but kind of Everything Else right gets left out, right . So this lecture is about the decades of activism that predates 1960 and the decade of activism excuse, the acronym that after 1960. So putting
Would use newspaper black newspapers to criticize the administration of the issue. And sometimes we do it anonymously right. So it also speaks to the fact that even if you graduate right if even if youre no longer a part of the university, you still feel duty to it. Right . And a duty to having the best environment, the best people in charge. Right. And part of the response of the administration to them, criticizing them was to try to repress, repress that kind of criticism. Right. So, again, part of at campus hbcu is activism on campus against administrators, against teachers. Right. At t same sometimes teachers, administrators, the faculty meers, collaborators were is right. So its kind of the internal work thats going on. And so originally hawkins who is about 17 at the time he starts college at 14, but at 17 hes a student leader and activist he joins the post office of post office picketing in the 1940. Right. It gives other students involved. Right. And then in the 1960s, hes goin