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NAACP weighs in on 1979 document destruction

The state level NAACP (called the conference of branches) for North Carolina is weighing in on the alleged destruction of evidence from the 1979 Klan-Nazi shootout in Greensboro.

In two separate letters, the NAACP calls on state and federal agencies to come in and investigate the case.

Click here to read the letter to the state's federal delegation.

Click here to read the NAACP letter to Gov. Mike Easley and Attorney General Roy Cooper.

Update: I spoke a little while ago with the Rev. William Barber, who heads the state level NAACP organization.

"It is not an issue of not having confidence in the City of Greensboro, but issues like this are bigger than Greensboro," Barber said.

More in tomorrow's paper.

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Ben Holder said:

It seems as if Mitch Management has spun out of control. Would this not be a great time for Mitch to communicate with the people? So far only Pat Boswell and Tim Bellamy have written statements about this. Mitch?

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