Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Commemoration March for the 30th Anniversary of the Greensboro Massacre



On Nov. 3rd, 1979, the Communist Workers Party (CWP) held an anti-Klan rally in Greensboro, North Carolina.

During the rally the Ku Klux Klan drove through, and some CWP members started to beat on the cars with their sticks. The KKK responded by shooting at the CWP, Resulting in the shooting deaths of five CWP members t. The event became known as the "Greensboro Massacre."

November 4, 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of the Greensboro Massacre; Aggie Alum Wesley Morris, along with Terrance Muhammed and other community organizers from the beloved community center unite to unite the community for this special commemoration. See slide show

March Sound slide

Special Thanks to Britney Drakeford, Wesley Morris, Terrance Muhammed, Beloved Community Center Organizers, and all of those who participated in the march.

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