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City Council approves resolution apologizing for the 1979 Greensboro shootings

City Council approves resolution apologizing for the 1979 Greensboro shootings 2020
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On October 6, 2020 the council apologized for the city's role in the events of November 3, 1979.
Greensboro's City Council approved a resolution on October 6, 2020 apologizing for the 1979 anti-Klan rally shootings. It went further than the 2009 statement of regret. Five protesters had been killed in the attack, and police were later found liable in a civil case.

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