Kudzu Alliance action against the Shearon-Harris nuclear power plant

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Title

Kudzu Alliance action against the Shearon-Harris nuclear power plant

Subject

anti-nuclear movement, anti-nuclear power, Kudzu Alliance, nuclear disarmament, Cold War

Description

News clipping about the arrest of WRL Southeast organizer Steve Sumerford and other members of the Kudzu Alliance who staged a direct action protest against the construction of the Shearon-Harris nuclear power plant near Raleigh, NC. They are pictured sitting in at the office of the Carolina Power and Light Company.

Creator

Steve Sumerford

Publisher

The Chapel Hill Newspaper

Date

April 10, 1979

Contributor

Kimber Heinz

Rights

Courtesy Steve Sumerford personal collection

Format

.jpg

Language

English

Type

news clipping

Coverage

North Carolina Triangle region, US anti-nuclear power movement, Cold War

Files

News clipping featuring a photograph of a group of white women and men-presenting people sitting with their arms linked and holding each others' hands in front of a doorway surrounded by white police officers and a white man in a business suit. The heading of the caption under the photo reads, "Demonstrators Arrested." At the top of the page, the name of the newspaper is listed as The Chapel Hill Newspaper, and the article is dated Tuesday, April 10, 1979.

Citation

Steve Sumerford, “Kudzu Alliance action against the Shearon-Harris nuclear power plant,” War Resisters League Southeast, accessed November 21, 2024, https://resistwarsoutheast.com/items/show/13.

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