Mayor's Community Relations Committee, 1961 - 1969
Scope and Contents
John Cunningham served as the first chair of the Mayor's Community Relations Committee, and was succeeded by Warner L. Hall, senior minister of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, in 1965. Jack L. Bullard was hired as the committee's first executive director in 1968. Includes content relating to the 1965 bombings of the homes of prominent black Charlotteans Fred Alexander, Kelly Alexander, Sr., Reginald Hawkins, and Julius Chambers. Correspondents include George C. Wallace (4/5/65) and Robert F. Kennedy (6/24/63, 7/8/63).
Dates
- Creation: 1961 - 1969
Creator
- From the Collection: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee (N.C.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Charlotte (N.C.). Mayor's Community Relations Committee. Mayor's Community Relations Committee (Organization)
- From the Collection: Charlotte (N.C.). Mayor's Friendly Relations Committee. Mayor's Friendly Relations Committee (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte NC 28223 United States
spec-coll@uncc.edu
