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The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement From Page A1 Civil rights activist Eleanor Holmes Norton, who enforced the act as chair of the Equal Employ ment Opportunity Commission in President Jimmy Carter's adminis tration, said the "serigs of largely technical decisions DvijkfL_c3jurt makes it hard to prove discrim^ lion. The court has all out decapi^atS ed the basic statute itself. "The court has made sweeping reversals of settled law. The court's departure from the law shows that the law is never set or fixed on an unerring course. The law was used as the basis to rationalize slavery. Our law invited Jim Crow, 'separate and equal.'" Nicholas deBelleville Katzen bach, the U.S. Attorney General who fought the first civil rights enforcement battles under President Lyndon B. Johnson, recalled.the important role of Congress in the passing of the 1964 Act. "At that time, there was no way you could get legislation passed without Republican support," Mr. Katzenbach told an audience of roughly 200 people in Brendle Recital Hall in the James Ralph Scales Fine Arts Center Friday. "We knyw then that we would have to ifybwe Republican leadership or we were not going to get the act passed." Although private industry did n't publicly own up to their feelings, hotel and restaurant corporations which had chains in Northern and Southern states supported integra tion, Mr. Katzenbach said. "Integration in public accom modations was largely supported by businesses. They wanted desegrega tion," he said, "But they didn't want to do it by themselves. They wanted us (the judicial system) to makr them do it." Remembering the 1963 march on Washington led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mr. Katzenbach said, "It made us scared, because if there had been any disorder in that march; one incident, 1 think it would have killed the (civil rights) bill." Cruz Reynoso, another speaker during WFU's two-day symposium, remembered his childhood days when he was a victim of segrega tion in the barrios of Southern Cali fornia. "I grew up in Southern Califor nia, not in the South, but where I grew up, at that time, there were youngsters sent to segregated schools," said the attorney ani for mer justice of the California Supreme Court. Mr. Reynoso and other Mexi can and A fro-American children while children of Anglo-Saxon descent were sent to "The American School." The rationale fordoing so. Mr. Reynoso said, was so Spanish speaking children could learn English. However, when black chil dren who spoke English were sent td The Mexican School, the adults in Mr. Reynoso's community sus pected that education officials were practicing segregation. That," he said, "created in us very much an atmosphere of them and us." He was further angered when, * after he and his "black buddies" fought together for freedom in the Korean War, they came back to realize "that the ideal of equality we had fought for in another country could not be found back home." Like most legal analysts and advocates of the act, the speakers at WFU's celebration said amend ments to the act and congressional action are the remedies to strength ening the weakened piece of legis lation. ?Mfs. Norton deemed Norih Carolina One of the leading states in the South and said the Civil Rights Act is well able to withstand the tests of time in the Tar Heel state. "It's always a special, special thing for me to come to North Car olina," she said. "My mother came from here. She left here at age 15, and so did a lot of her relatives, to go to Washington, D.C. But now people are returning to the South. In her wildest dreams she never thought the roads would lead back to North Carolina." Afro-Americans who moved nofth years ago are returning to Memphis, Tennrrwhere blacks make up 47 percent of the popula tion and where they are a part of the legislative and local government processes. They're even moving to Birmingham, Ala., once one of the most segregated and racist cities in the South. Three years ago blacks in that city becamethe majority on the city council when they captured six of the nine seats. Other cities where Afro-Americans are making strong gains are Atlanta, Charleston, S.C.;i New Orleans; Houston; Little Rock, Ark., and Richmond, Va.' Since the enactment of the Civil Rights ActTAfro^Amerlcans have ventured into careers that blacks couldn't dream of entering 25 years ago. They are Supreme Court justices, judges, astronauts, attorneys, doctors, mayors and, most recently, governors. The fight for complete integra tion continues, but Civil Rights activists believe that freedom will ring throughout every facet of American life. "We shall live to see the time that from the eastern shore of North Carolina to the mountaintops of Oregon," said Mrs. Holmes, "equal ity guides the night and rules the day." , Turner asks city to back Toan for construction From Page A1 explained. "One is if Herman is not able to do the rest of the project, then the city can motivate other development at the site with the advantage of an ABC store already located there." The other risk city staff was concerned about is'the length of time the city would serve as guaran tor and how much money would be involved The cost to hitilri the ARC? store would be about $500,000, and the lending institution would request about 75 percent, or $350,000, of that to be guaranteed, Mr. Joines said. If something happened to the project during the construction of .the store, the contractor - John S. Clark Construction Co. - is bonded and that would minimize the city's liability, Mr. Turner said. In addi tion, Mr. Joines added, the parties involved are about to reach an agreement that the city's role as guarantor would be dissolved when the ABC store opens for business, which could be as early as April 1990. It will employ five persons. "I like the fact that these two gentlemen are on the same side of the table," said Mr. Northington. "You have been on opposite sides of the table." Other committee members made favorable comments about the project and agreed to permit the city staff and Mr. Turner to prepare a more detailed packet of information on his proposal for the full board to examine during its Nov. 20 meet" ing. "The main thrust behind this first phase effort is to generate con struction momentum on-site and generate the necessary capital to promote and market the site on a regional as well as national level," Mr. Turner said in an interview Wednesday morning. "Ultimately -we feel like we have got to make it happen in East Winston. We're not finding anchor tenants stumbling all over themselves to locate in East Winston." The developer said he also plans to launch an intensive market ing strategy for the project which could include taking prospective tenants to the site by helicopter to see the project under construction, and advertising in national, regional and local publications. "Basically we're talking' about an area that has had a history of . slow development and a total absence of quality development," Mr. Turner explained. "We're plow ing ahead and forging new ground here. Once our project is opened and other proposed projects are up, developers will see the East Win ston market as untapped and it will be exposed to a lot more develop ment activity. "But the first project is difficult and we knew that it would difficult to do. We have other projects in mind for East Winston but first we want to get this one up." Site clearing has already begun on the lot, and city workers have begun the long talked about 14th Street extension which Mr. Turner has said will improve accessibility to New Walkertown Market In another East Winston devel opment project, the committee approved^-iesoIuliQajestablishing the fair market value of 9.2 acres of land at Seventh Street and Graham Avenue at S32.000 per acre, or $296,640. William T. Brandon wants to purchase the land to build a $3.1 million, two-story facility which would feature the community's first sit-down cafeteria, a meeting center and office and retail space. His pro posed Eastway plaza is projected to^ increase the city's tax base by $2 million annually and provide about 140 new jobs. Mr. Brandon had said that the fair market value exceeded that of other East Winston projects and that the price should reflect added fund ing required of him and co-develop ~er John WUHam McDonald, a Char lotte entrepreneur, to do site improvements. Under the direction of the finance committee, the city staff hired Engineering Tectonics to con duct soil tests at the site. "There were eight drillings on the site, six borings in the area of Hunt's bond set at $50,000 From Page A1 In June 1985 Mr. Hunt was con victed of the first-degree murder of Deborah B. Sykes, a copy editor with the now defunct Winston-Salem Sen tinel. That conviction was overturned in May by tlje state Supreme Court which said prosecutors in the case improperly used hearsay evidence, particularly that df Mr. Hunt's then 14-year-old girlfriend. Two years later, Mr. Hunt was convicted of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Arthur Lee Wil son. that conviction has also been overturned. District Attorney Warren Spar row, who announced recently that he will seek re-election to his post in 1990, has already said that he will retry Mr. Hunt in the second-degree murder case. H. Dean Bowman, the Surry County district attorney, is examining Evidence from the rape and stabbing death of Ms. Sykes to determine if he will retry the case. Both men represented the state during the hearing and asked the judge to set a bond of more than $250,000. "We feel good," said Rev. Mendez about Mr. Hunt finally facing freedom. "Not just because of Darryl, although we're very happy for him, but we're proud of the fact that, num ber one, the community has supported us throughout this thing. "I think'everybody knew that Darryl was a victim of political lynch uigs and that he did not get a fair trial, and that everybody from the judge on down to the DA, as well as the police department, was involved and part of . a conspiracy to legally lynch Darryl. The people had no choice but to respond and make sure that justice prevailed." Reportedly, threats have been made on Mr. Hunt's life since his return to Winston-Salem. On Tuesday morning, Mr. Little's secretary, Susan Mitchell, said she received two tele phone calls. "The caller sounded like he had a white voice and one said, 'Darryl Hunt is a dead nigger.' and another said 'If Darryl Hunt is released, he's a dead nigger,'" Ms. Mitchell said. Having Judge W. Steven Allen on the bench Monday finally added a touch of judicial sensitivity, hereto fore nonexistent, where Mr. Hunt has been concerned, Rev. Mendez said. "We feel inspired and we feel energized," he said. "We're willing to struggle to forge on to see justice pre vail. And we're not just fighting for Darryl. We're fighting for every citi zen in this city and Forsyth County to protect their rights, because if Darryl was allowed to go down the drain on trumped up charges then every citizen is threatened. We're tearing down the walls of Forsyth County as they did in Berlin." Afro-American James E. Fergu- * son III of Charlotte and Adam Stein of Chapel Hill were appointed by Judge Allen to represent Mr. Hunt in both cases. Other supporters attending Mr. Hunt's bond hearing included aAttor ney Larry D. Little, North Ward Alderman-elect Nelson L. Malloy Jr., Khalid Fattah Griggs and the Rev. Carlton A.G. Everslcy. Mr. Hunt, 24, could be retried on the second-degree murder charge as early as January. He is now being held in the Forsyth County jail. If he is released on bond, Mr. Hunt will move in with Mr. Griggs. UNO campuses doing poorly on graduating black students CHAPEL HILL (AP) University of North Carolina campuscs arc doing a poor job of graduating black stu dents and should improve remedial education courses rather than trying to abolish them, says the chancellor of Fayetteville State University. "I think some years ago we were more sensitive to the needs of black students than we are now," Lloyd V. Hackley said. "If black students are better, but we continue to see a slide in the number of degrees conferred, obviously^ something has gone wrong." In addition to improving remedial courses, Hackley said, campuscs sliuulii pay more alienuon 10 psyeno logical support programs and academ ic counseling for black students. "Students who get thai kind of men toring, tutoring and academic skills development are four times as likely to graduate from college than those who do not," he said. Hackley made the remarks last Thursday to the UNC Board of Gover nors' Committee on Educational Plan ning, Policies, and Programs, whose members are reviewing the cost and cxtfcnt of remedial education in the 16 campus UNC system. He is chancellor of a predominantly black university. * A disproportionate share of remedial courses are offered at UNC's five pre dominantly black schools. While they enroll roughly 15 percent of all UNC undergraduates, the schools account for 44 perccnt of all remedial instruc tion. But instead of abandoning it, he said, campuses must do a better job than in the past with remedial instruc tion. "We've got to begin to communicate ?with the public schools and say this is what we expect them to do and begin to hold them accountable," Hackley said. "Until we do that, we just allow them to throw a rock over their shoul ders and say, 'bull's-eye!'M the property and two drillings on out parcel," Mr. Joines explained. "The results of the soil test indicate that only one of the drill sites encountered rock." According to the report, "a lim ited amount of remedial foundation preparation will be required," and the poor top soil has to be removed, Mr. Joines said. "The staff has asked the appraiser if this information would" affect the value of the property," he said. "The appraiser indicated that this estimated value had already taken into account potential nega tive subsoil conditions which are n6rmally found in local soil." Alderman Newell didn't direct ly question the fair market value of the land for the Eastway Plaza, but she did question the values of other city-owned properties in East Win ston. 5he questioned the appraisals" of McDonald's land, $27,878 an acre; Mechanics and Farmers Bank, $39,204 an acre; and the East Win ston Shopping Center, $21,780 an acre. "To me this is really alarming," Mr. Newell said. "I really don't think the~Bast~ Winston-Shopping Center site and the Mechanics and Farmers site was that much differ ent. Yet you've got a $17,000 differ ence per acre. I think that's really significant." Mr. Northington said the pro posals to buy the land came from the developers to the board, and nobody twisted the other's arm to agree to a deal. ; ' ^"Why didn't you put in your complaint when this happened," he asked Mrs. Newell. "Because I didn't know," she replied, asking city staff to prepare information that would help her bet ter understand how the appraisals were made for East Winston proper ty- ?????- ? ? ? - ? Mrs. Newell abstained from voting on the fair market value of property for Mr. Brandon's project, however, the committee approved his project's concept If approved by the full board, the city would loan the developers $296,640 to pur chase the land. HINKLE'S WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE New, Discontinued, Used, And Damaged Furniture ? 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