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Ernest E. Harrill Collection, 1954-2012; bulk 1970-1971

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Contents List

Box 1: Printed Material

Folder:

  1. Address, Thomas A. Roe, President of Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce, February 24, 1970
  2. Board of Trustees Citizens’ Committee, School District of Greenville County
  3. Board of Trustees, School District of Greenville County
  4. Correspondence to Harrill, 1970
  5. Flyer, “Boycott,” February 16, 1970
  6. Friends of Education, undated
  7. Grievances from Black Educators, undated
  8. Letter from A.J. Whittenberg, August 31, 1962, photocopy
  9. Program, Education Forum: 1970-1980: The Black community – ten years after the 1970 school desegregation court order . . . surviving or striving?, February 17, 1980
  10. Property taxes, tax equalization
  11. Publication, 40 Questions, 40 Answers: About Rocky Mounts New Senior High School, ca. 1969
  12. Publication, De-segregation…a model plan, The School District of Greenville County, eds. Walter M. Lee III and Samuel L. Zimmerman , July 1975
  13. Publication, Preliminary Report on the Public School System of Greenville County, South Carolina, December, 1964
  14. Questions submitted by those attending several public meetings, 1970s and undated
  15. Remarks by Furman University students, 1974, 2001 and undated
  16. Remarks made to the media regarding Carroll Campbell, October 8, 1986

 

Box 2: Newspaper Clippings, 1954-2012 (Bulk 1970-1971)

Date

Publication Title

Article Title

1954 May 18

The Greenville News

School Segregation ruled unconstitutional (entire section, 8 pages)

1969 Jul 27

The Greenville News

Full text of Judge Martin’s Greenville County School Desegregation Order

1970

Unknown

Greenville, S.C., begins integration peacefully

1970

Unknown

Aroused citizens sign petitions

1970

Unknown

School officials plan meet

1970

The Greenville News

District has made seven days of progress on implementation

1970 Jan 21

Greenville Piedmont

Delegation, Governor unhappy over order; Timetable shocks school trustees; Officials can’t answer many school questions received; Meeting set to talk integration order

1970 Jan 29

Greenville Piedmont

Try high court, McNair directed

1970 Feb 2

Greenville Piedmont

Schools close temporarily?; Two more Miss. Schools become all-Black in complying

1970 Feb 4

Greenville Piedmont

Student reassignment expected to be on time, but barely

1970 Feb 4

Greenville Piedmont

Trustees ask lawmakers not to hurt school system

1970 Feb 6

Greenville Piedmont

Student opinions on mix invited; Committee dispensing school information

1970 Feb 16

Greenville Piedmont

Schools prepare today to receive transferred students tomorrow

1970 Feb 16

Greenville Piedmont

Students welcomed at ‘Previews’; Thurmond makes pleas for choice; Editorial: Normal school functions depend on public’s help

1970 Feb 17

Greenville News

Greenville District ready to shift 12,000 pupils, 531 faculty today; Almost all teachers stay on job

1970 Feb 17

Greenville Piedmont

Schools unified; no serious disorders (1st section 12 pages)

1970 Feb 18

The Daily News, Athens, Ga.

Desegregation in Greenville had ‘Grace, Style’

1970 Feb 18

The Greensboro Daily News

Greenville School Integrates with S.C. ‘Grace and Style’

1970 Feb 18

The Indianapolis Star

‘Grace and style’ mark Greenville integration

1970 Feb 18

The Post & Times Star (Cincinnati)

Schools integrated smoothly in one Southern town

1970 Feb 19

Greenville Piedmont

Parents make plea on busing

1970 Feb 19

Greenville Piedmont

That’s our county: ‘Grace and style’

1970 Feb 19

New York Times

In the nation: The death of integration

1970 Feb 20

Greenville Piedmont

Cash awards offered for ‘Human relation’ poster and essay contest in county schools; The Important Thing

1970 Feb 22

The Charlotte Observer

How Greenville integrated its schools

1970 Feb 22

The Charlotte Observer

Greenville’s citizens made school restructuring work

1970 Feb 25 – Mar 3

People’s Paper

‘Our’ integration draws White House praise; Now they’re regretting not confirming Haynsworth; Chamber cites community effort in school crisis!

1970 Mar 2

New York Times

Old racial bars drop in Carolina

1970, Mar 3

Denver Post

Tale of Two Counties

1970 Mar 7

The Atlanta Constitution

Community effort aids Greenville, S.C., mixing

1970 Mar 15

New York Times

School integration in South at record level

1970 Apr 15

Greenville Piedmont

Trustees urge immediate action on school discipline

1970 May 31

The Greenville News

Last class graduates: Ceremony was particularly poignant at Sterling High

1970 Jul 8

Greenville Piedmont

Mixing can work here: Biracial group

1970 Jul 22

The Greenville News

Desegregation film to be aired Aug. 4

1971 Feb 14

The Greenville News

Survey shows integration is working in Greenville schools

1971 Mar 17

Greenville Piedmont

Two reasons to be excited about city; T.C. Gower Jr.: ‘Committed views’

1971 Jul 4

St. Petersburg Times

How one deep south community smoothed school desegregation

1979 Mar 18

The Greenville News and Greenville Piedmont

Briggs vs. Elliot: a look 25 years later; Landmark case brings little change; Blacks want whites to return to schools; Blacks jubilant at court ruling after hard fight

1980 Feb 17

The Greenville News and Greenville Piedmont

10 years later – a look at desegregation; Blacks ask now: Are we surviving or are we striving?; In 1970, Greenville integrated ‘with grace and style’

1980 Feb 17

The Greenville News and Greenville Piedmont

Whittenberg recalls uphill battle over integration

1986

Unknown

Racial balance should still matter

1986 Oct 12

The Charlotte Observer

Congressman Campbell Means to win.

1986 Oct 18

The Greenville News

Daniel criticizes Campbell for role in opposing school desegregation.

1990 Feb 11

The Greenville News

Twenty years ago desegregation came to Greenville schools

1990 Feb 11

The Greenville News

Desegregation: 20 years ago, life changed abruptly for thousands in Greenville schools

1999 Jul 2

The Greenville Times

Historic Front Pages: School segregation ruled unconstitutional (from The Greenville News, May 18, 1954)

2002 Mar 20

Greenville News

Whittenberg recalls turmoil of integration

2003

Unknown

Greenville risks a setback on race [David Shi]

15 Jun 2012

The Charlotte Observer

B.B. DeLaine was a ‘quiet crusader’

26 Jun 2012

The Charlotte Observer

Obituary – Brumit B. DeLaine “B.B”