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A Powder Keg that Could Very Easily Explode: Race, Paternalism, and Protest in Morganton, North Carolina Item Info
- Title:
- A Powder Keg that Could Very Easily Explode: Race, Paternalism, and Protest in Morganton, North Carolina
- Creator:
- Michael Ervin; North Carolina Room at Burke County Public Library
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Description:
- Michael Ervin's Bachelor's thesis discusses two desegregation efforts at the Collett Street Recreation Center and in the Morganton City School system. Ervin argues that white moderates in Morganton used a variety of tactics to subdue African American protest and to promote the town as progressive in order to attract business, at the expense of Black residents.
- Subjects:
- desegregation Collett Street Recreation Center Morganton City Schools transportation Mildred Largent W.F. McIntosh Artie McKesson Logan NAACP Recreation Foundation
- Location:
- Morganton, North Carolina
- Latitude:
- 35.74623112
- Longitude:
- -81.69173621
- Source:
- North Carolina Room at Burke County Public Library
- Source Identifier:
- 2012_michaelervin_ncroom.pdf
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "A Powder Keg that Could Very Easily Explode: Race, Paternalism, and Protest in Morganton, North Carolina", Children of the Struggle, Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning (CDIL)
- Reference Link:
- ncssmmolib.github.io/cots-new/cots-new/items/cots015.html
Rights
- Rights:
- This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Permission must be obtained for any use or reproduction which is not educational and not-for-profit. Contact the History Museum of Burke County with inquiries regarding use.
- Standardized Rights:
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