COMMEMORATING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREENSBORO MASSACRE
AND
DECLARING NOVEMBER 3RD, 1999 GREENSBORO MASSACRE REMEMBRANCE DAY IN SAN FRANCISCO

WHEREAS, On November 3rd, 1979, a group of anti-Ku Klux Klan protesters gathered for a peaceful march through the Morningside-Lincoln Grove neighborhood of Greensboro, NC; and,
WHEREAS, Members of the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi party raided the gathering, opening fire on the marchers from inside pickup trucks, killing five and wounding eleven; and,
WHEREAS, News of the Greensboro Massacre was swept off the front page by the taking of hostages in Iran; and,
WHEREAS, Noted playwright Emily Mann, author of the play Execution of Justice which chronicles the assassinations of Harvey Milk and George Moscone, has written a new play called Greensboro which recalls the events surrounding the Massacre in the words of victims, witnesses and perpetrators; and,
WHEREAS, Unconditional Theater will present the West Coast premiere of Greensboro at San Francisco’s Center for African and African American Culture and Art from October 22nd, 1999 to November 20th, 1999; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the City and County of San Francisco commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Greensboro Massacre and declares November 3rd, 1999 Greensboro Massacre Remembrance Day in San Francisco.