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Huggins was 29 years old at the time of Bloody Sunday.

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SNCC and SCLC fieldworker with Selma Address: 2021 Eugene Avenue, Selma, Alabama

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Article discusses opposition to professional wrestling matches in North Carolina. Questions the legitimacy and violence of the exhibitions.

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Detailed description of 1935 wrestling match in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Knoxville Sentinel, July 28, 1921

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Knoxville Sentinel, November 17, 1921

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Birmingham News (Alabama), August 5, 1936

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Advertisement appeared in Charlotte News (North Carolina) on September 24, 1947. "Jim Crockett your sports promoter since 1933."

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Article appears in Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) on December 3, 1935. Reporter documents the rising popularity of professional wrestling and the decline in popularity locally of professional boxing bouts.

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Article appeared in Charlotte Observer on August 22, 1955. Reporter featured Crockett's promotional business.

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Article appeared in Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) on August 20, 1941. Describes upcoming Jim Crockett promotions wrestling match between Tommy O'Toole, "a sturdy young Irishman," and the Swedish Angel.

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Article appeared in Charlotte Observer on February 7, 1941. Reporter describes an upcoming Jim Crockett wrestling match where a masked heal is expected to be revealed by a hero.

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Article appeared in Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) on September 21, 1967. Jim Crockett is being sued by a wrestling fan, Henry Allen of Pageland, South Carolina, for injuries suffered when hit by a pipe during a wrestling match.

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Advertisement appeared in Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) on March 27, 1957. Crockett's promotions were racially segregated.

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Article appears in the Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) on January 3, 1935. The reporters describes the types of wrestling matches that appeal to local fans.

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Article appears in the Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) on January 3, 1935. The reporters describes the types of wrestling matches that appeal to local fans.

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Article appeared in Charlotte Observer on December 17, 1941. Describes wrestling promoter Jim Crockett's foundation's support for Charlotte's Empty Stocking charity.

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Article appeared in Charlotte Observer on September 6, 1936.

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Article appeared in The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) on September 6, 1936.

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This article appeared in The Charlotte News (North Carolina) on March 27, 1941. The article reports on a recent exhibition boxing match promoted by Jim Crockett. Fans complained about the quality of the bout and threw coins into the ring to express…
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