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1991 - Barnett Organizes"Stop the Killing" March

Residents marching
Event Date: 
July 28, 1991
Event Type: 
90s Charlotte 1990-1999

July 28, 1991 - Barnett organizes the Stop the Killing March.

  • About 400 people turn out for Rev. James Barnett’s anti-crime march. During this march, 400 black men sign up for citizen patrols.
  • These patrols intend to disrupt drug sales by videotaping drug buyers and revealing them.
  • In the late 1980s, Rev. James Barnett had founded the Stop the Killing crusade. The movement focuses on organizing within the black community.