Good Neighbor Council
On January 18, 1963, Governor Terry Sanford established the Good Neighbor Council to encourage the employment of qualified people without regard to race, and to urge youth to become better trained for employment.
The council consisted of 24 citizens appointed by the governor. David S. Coltrane served as the first chairman and executive director until his death in 1968.
Sanford also encouraged the creation of local Good Neighbor Councils by counties and localities; 54 municipal groups were established by 1964. The Good Neighbor Council became the Human Relations Commission in 1971 and was renamed the Human Relations Council in 1975. In 1989, the group assumed the name it holds to this day: the Human Relations Commission.
The Good Neighbor Council digital collection contains selections of material from a variety of sources, including:
- Human Relations Council Record Group: City-County Program File, 1967-1976; Regional Meetings File, 1963-1967; Statewide Good Neighbor Council Meetings File, 1963-1970
- Governor Terry Sanford, Governor’s Papers
- David S. Coltrane Papers
We strive to make North Carolina Digital Collections as accurate as possible. If you find any errors, please contact us at archives.webedit@dncr.nc.gov.
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