Harris, Rencher Nicholas, 1900-1965.
African American civic leader during the period following the Brown decision of 1954 and the Civil Rights Movement. Harris was the first African-American city councilman in Durham, N.C., and the first black man to sit on the Durham County Board of Education.
From the description of Rencher Nicholas Harris Papers, 1851-1980; (bulk 1926-1965). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19595545
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1900, October 7:
Born in Abingdon, Virginia -
1917:
Graduated from Corey Memorial Institute in Portsmouth, Virginia -
1917 -1918 :Attended Virginia Union University of Richmond -
1919 -1920 :Attended Northwestern University School of Commerce -
1921:
First employed by Banker's Fire Insurance Company -
1922:
Married Plassie Williams of Durham, North Carolina -
1935:
Appointed as Vice-Secretary of Banker's Fire Insurance Company -
1949:
Ran for Durham City Council and was defeated -
1953:
Elected to Durham City Council -
1957:
Declined to run for a second term to City Council -
1958:
Accepted appointment to fill an unexpired term on the Durham School Board -
1959:
Reappointment for four-year term on School Board -
1962:
Resigned from School Board due to ill health -
1965, January 4:
Died in Durham, N.C.
From the guide to the Rencher Nicholas Harris Papers, 1851-1980 and undated, bulk 1926-1965, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Harris, Rencher Nicholas, 1900-1965. Rencher Nicholas Harris Papers, 1851-1980; (bulk 1926-1965). | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| creatorOf | Rencher Nicholas Harris Papers, 1851-1980 and undated, bulk 1926-1965 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
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| associatedWith | Bankers' Fire Insurance Company | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Harris, Plassie Williams. | person |
| associatedWith | Lincoln Hospital (Durham, N.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Mechanics and Farmers Banks (Durham, N.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company (Durham, N.C.) | corporateBody |
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Birth 1900
Death 1965
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