CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE RECORDS, 1960-1969. 1,875 items (1
ft.)
Records of a committee established in 1961 by the mayor of Charlotte to help ease racial
tensions and to assist in the gradual desegregation of public facilities. Includes
correspondence, minutes, and clippings relating to the committee and its predecessor, the
Friendly Relations Committee. Also contains material from state and national groups,
including the North Carolina Mayor's Cooperating Committee, North Carolina Good Neighbor
Council, National Citizens Committee for Community Relations, and the U.S. Conference of
Mayors Committee on Community Relations. (See also Stanford R. Brookshire)