Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report Released

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May 25, 2006

The Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission (GTRC) released its final report yesterday evening at a public ceremony in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Commission--a grassroots, democratic initiative and the first of its kind in the United States--found that the Greensboro Police Department had been negligent, had recklessly disregarded public safety, and had contributed to official attempts to deceive the public about the tragic events of November 3, 1979.

The nearly 600-page report is a comprehensive, detailed, and well-documented account of the Commission's findings, analyses of thematic issues, and recommendations for the future. The executive summary and full report are available on the Commission's website, in PDF format below, and on CD-Rom at all branches of the Greensboro Public Library and other public venues in Greensboro. The GTRC condensed its findings and recommendations into a two-page "Final Report General Summary."

ICTJ Release: Report from U.S. Truth Commission Reveals Police Negligence and Official Deception around 1979 Tragedy (May 26, 2006)

All files in PDF format

GTRC Final Report General and Executive Summaries:

General Summary | Executive Summary

GTRC Final Report Chapters:

Introduction

What Brought Us to November 3, 1979

From black power to multicultural organizing

Labor and unions in North Carolina textile mills

North Carolina resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan

Planning for and sequence of November 3, 1979

Federal investigations of white supremacists and the WVO