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- Civil rights era · 1945–1975
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UNC opens an inquiry into the killing of James Cates after a group of young men press its leaders
On the Sunday after the killing a group of young men went to President William Friday's home to raise concerns about Cates's death and the university's handling of it, and they met other administrators on November 23. The university then opened an investigation, and its six-page report was dated December 10, 1970.
Part of Killing of James Cates, 1970 · 20 events
People: William C. Friday
- Recent decades · 1976–2026
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The Justice Department closes its cold-case review of the Cates killing without charges
In a notice made public in 2025, the Civil Rights Division closed its Emmett Till Act review of the 1970 killing without charges. It found that the statute of limitations had run on the federal civil rights charges that applied in 1970, that two of the men acquitted in 1971 had died, and that referral to the state was not appropriate.
Part of Killing of James Cates, 1970 · 20 events
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