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Informant tells about shootings for first time
Date:
circa April 1982
Author:
Larry King
Biographical/Historical abstract:
Larry King was a staff writer for the Greensboro Daily News in 1982.
Additional contributor:
Description:
This April 21, 1982, article by Larry King of the Greensboro Daily News reports on testimony by police informant Edward Dawson before a federal grand jury investigating possible civil rights violations related to the 1979 Greensboro Massacre. In his testimony, Dawson discussed his involvement and gave his account of events leading up to the incident and of his dealings with both the Klan members and the police.
Subjects:
Format of original:
Newspaper Clippings
Collection:
Edward Burrows Papers
Repository:
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Item#:
1.5.295
Rights:
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