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- Change Comes Knocking: The Story of the North Carolina Fund
"Change Comes Knocking presents a snapshot of the creation of the Fund, one of the first bi-racial organizations in the South, in the midst of the turbulent sixties." Includes a 2-minute trailer.
- LearnNC.org - educational resources for schools
- North Carolina Fund Records, 1962-1971 at The Southern Historical Collection
"Portions of this collection have been digitized as part of "Content, Context, and Capacity: A Collaborative Large-Scale Digitization Project on the Long Civil Rights Movement in North Carolina." The project was made possible by funding from the federal Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources. This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO."
- Photographs by Billy E. Barnes
"During the summers of 1964 and 1965, the North Carolina Volunteers Program created teams of African-American and white college students to work together and show that communities could be stronger if their members reached across lines of race and class to solve problems of poverty. Also by example, the North Carolina Fund served as a model and catalyst for such national programs as Head Start, VISTA, and the Community Action movement. The North Carolina Fund leadership had the foresight to insist upon thorough documentation of the Fund's work. Billy E.Barnes and the sixteen Public Information staff members produced five films, many radio pieces, and many other print materials in addition to the still photography featured here. An incredible collection of these materials is now archived at the Southern Historical Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill's Wilson Library. Barnes pushed Fund programs not only to "preach to the converted" but to reach into those middle-class homes where there was indifference toward those less fortunate. This documentation served as a wake-up call for community activism across the state and the nation."
- To Right These Wrongs: The North Carolina Fund and the Battle to End Poverty and Inequality in 1960s America
by Robert Korstad and James L. Leloudis, with photographs by Billy Barnes North Caroliniana Society Book Award 2010 "Robert Korstad and James Leloudis describe how the Fund’s initial successes grew out of its reliance on private philanthropy and federal dollars and its commitment to the democratic mobilization of the poor. Both were tactics calculated to outflank conservative state lawmakers and entrenched local interests that nourished Jim Crow, perpetuated one-party politics, and protected an economy built on cheap labor. The North Carolina Fund came up short in its battle against poverty, but its story continues to be a source of inspiration and instruction for new generations of Americans."
- UNC-TV - Governor Terry Sanford and the North Carolina Fund
"In July 1963, Governor Terry Sanford founded the North Carolina Fund as a non-profit organization to help fight poverty in North Carolina. During its five years, the Fund strove to enable the poor to help themselves by mobilizing the community. In addition to community action programs, the Fund focused on improving education. The Fund was used as a template for Lyndon B. Johnson's national 'War on Poverty.' "