jbrob
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Post by jbrob on Jul 8, 2024 19:05:10 GMT -5
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Post by jbrob on Jul 8, 2024 19:06:02 GMT -5
In 1955, six Black men started a local movement by choosing to play a round at the then whites-only Gillespie Golf Course. They were later arrested, convicted of trespassing and spent 15 days in jail.
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Post by jbrob on Jul 9, 2024 5:03:17 GMT -5
Phillip Cooke
Joseph Sturdivent
Samuel Murray
Elijah Herring
Leon Wolfe
George Simpkins, Jr
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Post by Bornthrilla on Jul 12, 2024 11:20:13 GMT -5
Mural Honors the Greensboro Six of Gillespie Golf Course
By Ivan Saul Cutler, Carolina PeacemakerA massive colorful mural is in progress, depicting the “courageous integration” and subsequent social justice impact of six defiant Black golfers, who on December 7, 1955, decided to play on the then segregated, public Gillespie Golf Course. Those courageous men were: Dr. George Simkins Jr., Phillip Cooke, Samuel Murray, Elijah Herring, Joseph Studivent and Leon Wolfe. Scheduled for an official dedication and unveiling August 5, by invitation only, the 20-feet high by 90-feet wide mural is situated on the east facing side of the First Tee building on the golf course. First Tee is a youth golf development organization, which participated in a community wide effort to commission the project to elevate the story of the golfers — known as the Greensboro Six — while celebrating their impact on the game of golf, providing inspiration to the leaders of the 1960 Sit-in Movement at F.W Woolworth lunch counter on nearby Elm Street, and the Gillespie Golf course itself. At a recent public input session, Brooklyn artist Vincent Ballentine discussed how he researched the “courageous action” to develop his winning proposal about the Greensboro Six, saying they were key players in the civil rights movement whose purposeful actions ultimately helped lead to the desegregation of professional golf. With his artist colleague Andre Trenier, Ballentine explained how he met with residents, spoke with community leaders, saying he was tweaking the mural’s initial rendering up to the last moments before starting work. Ballentine’s mural design was chosen from more than 50 candidates around the nation. Read more: www.peacemakeronline.com/stories/mural-honors-the-greensboro-six-of-gillespie-golf-course,26011 
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Post by aggierattler on Jul 13, 2024 0:02:03 GMT -5
Mural Honors the Greensboro Six of Gillespie Golf Course
By Ivan Saul Cutler, Carolina PeacemakerA massive colorful mural is in progress, depicting the “courageous integration” and subsequent social justice impact of six defiant Black golfers, who on December 7, 1955, decided to play on the then segregated, public Gillespie Golf Course. Those courageous men were: Dr. George Simkins Jr., Phillip Cooke, Samuel Murray, Elijah Herring, Joseph Studivent and Leon Wolfe. Scheduled for an official dedication and unveiling August 5, by invitation only, the 20-feet high by 90-feet wide mural is situated on the east facing side of the First Tee building on the golf course. First Tee is a youth golf development organization, which participated in a community wide effort to commission the project to elevate the story of the golfers — known as the Greensboro Six — while celebrating their impact on the game of golf, providing inspiration to the leaders of the 1960 Sit-in Movement at F.W Woolworth lunch counter on nearby Elm Street, and the Gillespie Golf course itself. At a recent public input session, Brooklyn artist Vincent Ballentine discussed how he researched the “courageous action” to develop his winning proposal about the Greensboro Six, saying they were key players in the civil rights movement whose purposeful actions ultimately helped lead to the desegregation of professional golf. With his artist colleague Andre Trenier, Ballentine explained how he met with residents, spoke with community leaders, saying he was tweaking the mural’s initial rendering up to the last moments before starting work. Ballentine’s mural design was chosen from more than 50 candidates around the nation. Read more: www.peacemakeronline.com/stories/mural-honors-the-greensboro-six-of-gillespie-golf-course,26011 |
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