1st Edition
The History and Afterlife of the 1979 Greensboro Massacre The Dirt Is Still Bloody
1. Introduction. 2. “We Shall Not, We Shall Not Be Moved”: The Communist Workers Party and the Fight Against White Supremacy. 3. “I Don't See the Difference Between Killing Communists in Vietnam and Killing Them Here”: The North Carolina Klan and Their Strategies of Defense Against Leftist Politics. 4. The Local Police and Their Response to Extremism: “Our Planning and Preparation for the Anti-Klan March Was Adequate and Proper”. 5. “The Dirt Is Still Bloody”: Morningside Homes and the Lasting Effects of a Tragedy. 6. Conclusion. 7. Epilogue.
Biography
Tiffany G.B. Packer currently serves as Associate Professor and Department Chair of History, Political Science, Geography, and African American Studies at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU). In 2019–2020, she was named FAMU’s Teacher of the Year. Dr. Packer has done extensive research on the 1979 Greensboro Massacre and has a particular focus on post–civil rights activism in local, Black, working-class communities. Some of her most recent projects include problems of policing in communities of color. More recently, Dr. Packer founded the Underground School, which is an independent, virtual educational program committed to the teaching of African and African American history.
