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1965 - Dynamite Destroys Julius Chambers' Car

January 24, 1965 - Dynamite destroys the car of Julius Chambers, a black NAACP lawyer, while he speaks at a civil rights rally at a church in New Bern. Three Ku Klux Klansmen are arrested and receive suspended sentences.

Event Type: 
Turbulent Times 1960-1979
Exhibit & Section: 
African American Album Volume 2 [1]
Node Order: 
760
Tags: 
African American Album 2 - Events Timeline [2]
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Event Date Field: 
Saturday, December 23, 2017
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Source URL:https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/african-american-album-volume-2/1965-dynamite-destroys-julius-chambers-car

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[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/african-american-album-volume-2 [2] https://www.cmstory.org/tags/african-american-album-2-events-timeline