In a letter to Rev. Henry L. Bird, the text of which follows, Mrs. Robert W.
Civil rights
November 22, 1963
Vineyard Gazette
The Rev. Henry L. Bird was released from jail in Williamston, N.
November 22, 1963
Vineyard Gazette
Dr. Robert W. Nevin is on his way this morning to Williamston, N. C., as a participant in the civil rights demonstration in which, last week, the Rev. Henry L.
November 29, 1963
Vineyard Gazette
Williamston. Town (Pop. 3,966) co, seat of martin Co., n.e. N. C., on the Roanoke and ESE of Rocky Mount; inc. 1779.
2025
March 6, 2025
In February, part three of Eyes on the Prize aired on HBO, and featured the work of several Vineyarders, including filmmaker Dawn Porter, composer John Forté and Martha's Vineyard Charter School student Fiona Brown.
2021
March 2, 2021
The civil rights activist and Washington power broker who died Monday had been a longtime summer visitor to the Vineyard.
2020
January 16, 2020
In years past we all have looked forward to celebrating and remembering the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as we recalled his leadership and contributions during the civil rights struggles.
2019
August 26, 2019
For Ric Burns filmmaking is a collaborative journey. Last week at a screening of his work-in-progress documentary Driving While Black, even the audience became part of the process.
February 20, 2019
Many contributors to black history weren’t black. Take the abolitionists, for example.
2017
November 20, 2017
In the first of a series on diversity at the regional high school, historian Patricia Sullivan explained the critical role college and high school students played in the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
