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James L. Cates, Jr

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A case for reparations at UNC : the life & murder of James Cates

Ogle, Mike (Michael Edward) · 2019 · Mike Ogle

A zine by Mike Ogle on the life and death of James L. Cates Jr., who was killed in 1970, and on the case for reparations at the University of North Carolina. Ogle designed and printed it himself and gave it away at a monument dedication in Chapel Hill on 12 February 2019. Topics include crimes against African Americans in the town during the twentieth century.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Cates, James L., Jr., 1948-1970 -- Death and burial.

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