Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Greensboro Massacre

Photographed By Michael Buckner, June 10, 2022

1. Greensboro Massacre Marker

Inscription. Ku Klux Klan members and American Nazis, on Nov. 3. 1979, shot and killed five Communist Workers Party members one-tenth mile north.

Erected 2015 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-28.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Civil Rights. A significant historical date for this entry is November 3, 1979.

Location. 36° 3.869′ N, 79° 45.761′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. Marker is at the intersection of McConnell Road and Dunbar Street, on the right when traveling west on McConnell Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1921 McConnell Rd, Greensboro NC 27401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Immanuel College (approx. 0.7 miles away); Dr. Ronald E. McNair (approx. 0.9 miles away); N.C. A. & T. University (approx. 0.9 miles away); William McBryar (approx. 1.1 miles away); Magnolia House Motel (approx. 1.2 miles away); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (approx. 1.3 miles away); Albion W. Tourgée (approx. 1.4 miles away); Piedmont Railroad (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Also see . . . Communists and Klansmen Clash in Greensboro.

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of the Communist Workers Party, participating in a “Death to the Klan” rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, are shot to death by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis. Several others were wounded in what became known as the Greensboro massacre.

(Submitted on January 16, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 58 times this year. Last updated on April 5, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photo 1. submitted on January 16, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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