McConnell Road Community in 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 and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. 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. It is in McConnell Road Community. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: L. Richardson Memorial Hospital (approx. half a mile away); 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); February One (approx. 1.1 miles away); Magnolia House Motel (approx. 1.2 miles away); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Bennett College (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing).

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

Five members 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
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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.)

Additional keywords. domestic terroism

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,610 times since then and 150 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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