The New Winston Museum, 713 S. Marshall St., will host “Standing Up — The Rise of Local 22,” a discussion about the city’s landmark union, on Thursday, Sept. 26 at
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In Winston-Salem, like in countless cities across the South during the Jim Crow era, black students fought against the odds to get a sound education. Educators of the 1960s and
Equal rights seekers took a page from the past this week when they staged a peaceful “pray-in” at the General Assembly. The group, led by N.C. NAACP President Rev. William
A permanent tribute to workers whose strike led to the formation of a landmark union now stands at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Fourth Street. A
Twenty years before the now-famous March on Washington, workers in Winston-Salem were fighting for their rights through Local 22 of
Harming the Billy Graham Legacy Below is an excerpt of an open letter by N.C. NAACP President William Barber,
