INC NEWS - State commission votes to recognize 1957 Royal Ice Cream sit-in; Durham to get State marker

[John Schelp]

This afternoon, the State marker commission in Raleigh
voted to erect a State marker in Durham for the 1957
Royal Ice Cream sit-in.

The Durham delegation, led by R. Kelly Bryant and
Virginia Williams, did us all proud. Check out the ABC
and NBC news broadcasts tonight -- and the Herald-Sun
and News & Observer tomorrow for more coverage.

They say it takes a village to raise a State marker.
Well, the village of Durham spoke today. Many thanks
go to the following community groups who supported a
State marker for the Durham sit-in that took place two
and a half years before Greensboro:

* Old Five Points Neighborhood Association 

* Durham Inner-city Gardeners at SEEDS Community
Garden 

* Cleveland-Holloway Neighborhood Association

* Walltown Children's Theatre

* Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People

* InterNeighborhood Council of Durham

* Old West Durham Neighborhood Association

* Preservation Durham

* Partnership Effort for the Advancement of Children's
Health/ClearCorps

* Trinity Heights Neighborhood Association 

* Durham Civil Rights Workers Reunion

* Old North Durham Neighborhood Association

* Tuscaloosa Lakewood Neighborhood Association 

* Durham Convention & Visitor's Bureau

* Old Farm Neighborhood Association

* Durham County Democratic Party

* Coles Pond Owners Association 

* Partners Against Crime (District 1)

* Legacy Studios for the Performing Arts

* Trinity Park Neighborhood Association

* Durham Board of Education

* Durham Board of County Commissioners

* Durham City Council


Editorial Support

* Herald-Sun

* News & Observer

* Triangle Tribune

* Carolina Times

* Durham Skywriter and Radio Skywriter