Word: sanford
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Subsequently CORE called a meeting with North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford, who appointed a citizens' committee to study the situation. On the recommendation of the committee he asked that all public eating places in the state desegregate. Ten of 20 Howard Johnson's in the state are now desegregated; Saturday's demonstration was in protest of continued refusal by others to serve Negroes or to negotiate for desegregation...
CORE at the beginning of the summer initiated a Freedom Highways project to desegregate public facilities, especially eating places, serving highways in the south. When Howard Johnson restaurants in North Carolina failed to yield under pressure CORE called a conference on the issue with North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford...
...Sanford Appointed Committee...
...Sanford appointed a citizens' committee which, after examining the situation, recommended that the governor request immediate desegregation of all eating places in the state. Sanford, a known moderate on racial issues, followed the recommendation and asked for desegregation...
CORE representatives met with Gov. Sanford and Howard Johnson officials early in September but could not get the restaurant managers to enter into negotiations "or even consider the possibility of desegregation," Gartner said...