Caddy Remembers Greensboro Six During Early Days of Civil Rights Movement

More than six decades after "the Greensboro 6" were arrested for playing golf, a caddy who was there recounts the moment during the Civil Rights movement.

JAMES 'JIMMY' MOORE'YOU PUT YOURSELVES IN HARMS'YOU PUT YOURSELVES IN HARMSWAY, BECAUSE YOUWAY, BECAUSE YOUWANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING.'WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING.'EACH HOLE AT GILLESPIE GOLFEACH HOLE AT GILLESPIE GOLFEACH HOLE AT GILLESPIE GOLFCOURSE CARRIES A UNIQUECOURSE CARRIES A UNIQUECOURSE CARRIES A UNIQUECHALLENGE FOR GOLFERS.CHALLENGE FOR GOLFERS.CHALLENGE FOR GOLFERS.IN 1955 - THE 18-HOLE COURSEIN 1955 - THE 18-HOLE COURSEIN 1955 - THE 18-HOLE COURSEPROVIDED A DIFFERENTPROVIDED A DIFFERENTCHALLENGE FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS.CHALLENGE FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS.JAMES 'JIMMY' MOOREJAMES 'JIMMY' MOORE'THAT WAS THE TIMES, YOU COULD'THAT WAS THE TIMES, YOU COULDNOT GO THERE, DO THIS BECAUSE OFNOT GO THERE, DO THIS BECAUSE OFTHE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN.'THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN.'THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN.'JAMES 'JIMMY' MOORE WAS ONLYJAMES 'JIMMY' MOORE WAS ONLYJAMES 'JIMMY' MOORE WAS ONLYEIGHT YEARS OLD WHEN HE BEGANEIGHT YEARS OLD WHEN HE BEGANEIGHT YEARS OLD WHEN HE BEGANTO CADDY FOR DOCTOR GEORGETO CADDY FOR DOCTOR GEORGESIMKINS.

HE DESCRIBES HIM AS ATO CADDY FOR DOCTOR GEORGESIMKINS.

HE DESCRIBES HIM AS AMENTOR TO CHILDREN INSIMKINS.

HE DESCRIBES HIM AS AMENTOR TO CHILDREN INSIMKINS.

HE DESCRIBES HIM AS AMENTOR TO CHILDREN INGREENSBORO.MENTOR TO CHILDREN INGREENSBORO.GREENSBORO.'IT WASNT JUST YOU CADDIED, HEWAS GOING TO ASK YOU QUESTIONSWAS GOING TO ASK YOU QUESTIONSABOUT YOU GOING TO SCHOOL, YOUABOUT YOU GOING TO SCHOOL, YOUABOUT YOU GOING TO SCHOOL, YOUGOING TO CHURCH.

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HE WAS AABOUT YOU GOING TO SCHOOL, YOUGOING TO CHURCH.

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HE WAS AGOODABOUT YOU GOING TO SCHOOL, YOUGOING TO CHURCH.

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HE WAS AGOODMAN.'GOING TO CHURCH.

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HE WAS AGOODMAN.'GOING TO CHURCH.

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HE WAS AGOODMAN.'ON DECEMBER 7-TH 1955 DOCTORGOODMAN.'ON DECEMBER 7-TH 1955 DOCTORMAN.'ON DECEMBER 7-TH 1955 DOCTORON DECEMBER 7-TH 1955 DOCTORON DECEMBER 7-TH 1955 DOCTORSIMKINS... PHILLIP COOK...ON DECEMBER 7-TH 1955 DOCTORSIMKINS... PHILLIP COOK...ELIJAH HERRING...SIMKINS... PHILLIP COOK...ELIJAH HERRING...SIMKINS... PHILLIP COOK...ELIJAH HERRING...SAMUAL MURRAY...ELIJAH HERRING...SAMUAL MURRAY...ELIJAH HERRING...SAMUAL MURRAY...JOSEPH STUDIVANT...SAMUAL MURRAY...JOSEPH STUDIVANT...SAMUAL MURRAY...JOSEPH STUDIVANT...AND LEON WOLFE...JOSEPH STUDIVANT...AND LEON WOLFE...AND LEON WOLFE...AND LEON WOLFE...SHOWED UP TO PLAY THE COURSE.SHOWED UP TO PLAY THE COURSE.SHOWED UP TO PLAY THE COURSE.JAMES 'JIMMY' MOORESHOWED UP TO PLAY THE COURSE.JAMES 'JIMMY' MOORE'DOC SIMKINS AND HIS FRIENDSJAMES 'JIMMY' MOORE'DOC SIMKINS AND HIS FRIENDS'DOC SIMKINS AND HIS FRIENDS'DOC SIMKINS AND HIS FRIENDSLAID 75 CENTS ON THE COUNTER ANDLAID 75 CENTS ON THE COUNTER ANDLAID 75 CENTS ON THE COUNTER ANDWENT TO GO HIT THE GOLF BALL.'WENT TO GO HIT THE GOLF BALL.'WENT TO GO HIT THE GOLF BALL.'THE GREENSBORO SIX WERE MET WITHTHE GREENSBORO SIX WERE MET WITHTHE GREENSBORO SIX WERE MET WITHHOSTILITY - AND TOLD TOHOSTILITY - AND TOLD TOHOSTILITY - AND TOLD TOLEAVE.LEAVE.LEAVE.THEY IGNORED THAT...THEY IGNORED THAT...THEY IGNORED THAT...AND TEE-ED UP.THEY IGNORED THAT...AND TEE-ED UP.NATS OF GOLF BALL GOING INTOAND TEE-ED UP.NATS OF GOLF BALL GOING INTONATS OF GOLF BALL GOING INTONATS OF GOLF BALL GOING INTOHOLE JAMES 'JIMMY' MOOREHOLE JAMES 'JIMMY' MOOREHOLE JAMES 'JIMMY' MOORE'THEY PLAYED FROM NUMBER 1'THEY PLAYED FROM NUMBER 1THROUGH 6.

THE SHERIFF MET THENTHROUGH 6.

THE SHERIFF MET THENON NUMBER 6 AND THEN TOOK THEMON NUMBER 6 AND THEN TOOK THEMON NUMBER 6 AND THEN TOOK THEMDOWNTOWN AND LOCKED THEM UP.'DOWNTOWN AND LOCKED THEM UP.'DOWNTOWN AND LOCKED THEM UP.'DOC AND THE FIVE MEN WEREDOC AND THE FIVE MEN WEREDOC AND THE FIVE MEN WERECHARGED WITH TRESPASSING...CHARGED WITH TRESPASSING...CHARGED WITH TRESPASSING...FOUND GUILTY - AND SENTENCED TOFOUND GUILTY - AND SENTENCED TOFOUND GUILTY - AND SENTENCED TO15 DAYS IN JAIL.

JAMES 'JIMMY'FOUND GUILTY - AND SENTENCED TO15 DAYS IN JAIL.

JAMES 'JIMMY'MOORE15 DAYS IN JAIL.

JAMES 'JIMMY'MOOREMOORE'I WAS JUST A KID, SO IT DIDNTREALLY REGISTER TO ME.'REALLY REGISTER TO ME.'FRUSTRATED WITH THE ARRESTREALLY REGISTER TO ME.'FRUSTRATED WITH THE ARRESTTHEY TOOK THEIR CASE THEFRUSTRATED WITH THE ARRESTTHEY TOOK THEIR CASE THEFRUSTRATED WITH THE ARRESTTHEY TOOK THEIR CASE THEDISTRICT COURTS... THE STATETHEY TOOK THEIR CASE THEDISTRICT COURTS... THE STATETHEY TOOK THEIR CASE THEDISTRICT COURTS... THE STATESUPREME COURT...DISTRICT COURTS... THE STATESUPREME COURT...DISTRICT COURTS... THE STATESUPREME COURT...AND THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.SUPREME COURT...AND THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.SUPREME COURT...AND THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.THE DECISION THOUGH - WASAND THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.THE DECISION THOUGH - WASAND THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.THE DECISION THOUGH - WASUPHELD.

YEARS LATER DISTRICTTHE DECISION THOUGH - WASUPHELD.

YEARS LATER DISTRICTTHE DECISION THOUGH - WASUPHELD.

YEARS LATER DISTRICTCOURT JUDGE JOHNSON HAYES -UPHELD.

YEARS LATER DISTRICTCOURT JUDGE JOHNSON HAYES -UPHELD.

YEARS LATER DISTRICTCOURT JUDGE JOHNSON HAYES -CHANGESCOURT JUDGE JOHNSON HAYES -CHANGESCOURT JUDGE JOHNSON HAYES -CHANGESHIS MIND AND DECIDED IN THEIRCHANGESHIS MIND AND DECIDED IN THEIRHIS MIND AND DECIDED IN THEIRHIS MIND AND DECIDED IN THEIRFAVOR.FAVOR.FAVOR.HE ORDERED THE CITY COURSE TO BEHE ORDERED THE CITY COURSE TO BEHE ORDERED THE CITY COURSE TO BEOPENED TO ALL RACES.OPENED TO ALL RACES.OPENED TO ALL RACES.JAMES 'JIMMY' MOOREJAMES 'JIMMY' MOORE'IT OPENED THE EYES OF A LOT OF'IT OPENED THE EYES OF A LOT OFPEOPLE, AND IT MADE CHANGES INPEOPLE, AND IT MADE CHANGES INTHE CITY OF GREENSBORO.'THE CITY OF GREENSBORO.'THE CITY OF GREENSBORO.'TWO WEEKS BEFORE THIS WAS SET TOTWO WEEKS BEFORE THIS WAS SET TOTWO WEEKS BEFORE THIS WAS SET TOHAPPEN - THE COURSETWO WEEKS BEFORE THIS WAS SET TOHAPPEN - THE COURSECLOSED.HAPPEN - THE COURSECLOSED.HAPPEN - THE COURSECLOSED.IN 1962 - ON DECEMBER 7-TH - ITCLOSED.IN 1962 - ON DECEMBER 7-TH - ITIN 1962 - ON DECEMBER 7-TH - ITIN 1962 - ON DECEMBER 7-TH - ITREOPENED.

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SIMKINS WAS THEREOPENED.

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SIMKINS WAS THEREOPENED.

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SIMKINS WAS THEFIRST TO TEE OFF.FIRST TO TEE OFF.FIRST TO TEE OFF.NATSFIRST TO TEE OFF.NATSJIMMY STILL REMEMBERS THATNATSJIMMY STILL REMEMBERS THATJIMMY STILL REMEMBERS THATJIMMY STILL REMEMBERS THATMOMENT.

JAMES 'JIMMY' MOOREMOMENT.

JAMES 'JIMMY' MOOREMOMENT.

JAMES 'JIMMY' MOORE'MY GRANDKIDS, MY KIDS, THEY'MY GRANDKIDS, MY KIDS, THEY'MY GRANDKIDS, MY KIDS, THEYSAID, YOU WERE THERE DAD.

ISAID, YOU WERE THERE DAD.

ISAID, YEAH I WAS THERE.'SAID, YEAH I WAS THERE.'TODAY MEMBERS OF THE GREENSBOROSAID, YEAH I WAS THERE.'TODAY MEMBERS OF THE GREENSBOROSIX ARE NO LONGERTODAY MEMBERS OF THE GREENSBOROSIX ARE NO LONGERTODAY MEMBERS OF THE GREENSBOROSIX ARE NO LONGERWITH US.SIX ARE NO LONGERWITH US.WITH US.WITH US.JIMMY STILL WORKS ON THE GOLFJIMMY STILL WORKS ON THE GOLFJIMMY STILL WORKS ON THE GOLFCOURSE.COURSE.COURSE.NATSCOURSE.NATSINSTEAD OF CARRYING DOCS GOLFNATSINSTEAD OF CARRYING DOCS GOLFINSTEAD OF CARRYING DOCS GOLFINSTEAD OF CARRYING DOCS GOLFCLUBS... HES CARRYING DOCSCLUBS... HES CARRYING DOCSCLUBS... HES CARRYING DOCSMESSAGE.CLUBS... HES CARRYING DOCSMESSAGE.JAMES 'JIMMY' MOOREMESSAGE.JAMES 'JIMMY' MOOREJAMES 'JIMMY' MOORE'THEYRE NOT HERE TODAY, BUT I'THEYRE NOT HERE TODAY, BUT I'THEYRE NOT HERE TODAY, BUT IKNOW THAT THEY KNOW, THEY DIDKNOW THAT THEY KNOW, THEY DIDKNOW THAT THEY KNOW, THEY DIDTHE RIGHT THING IN MAKING AKNOW THAT THEY KNOW, THEY DIDTHE RIGHT THING IN MAKING ACHANGE.'KNOW THAT THEY KNOW, THEY DIDTHE RIGHT THING IN MAKING ACHANGE.'NEILLTHE RIGHT THING IN MAKING ACHANGE.'NEILLTHE RIGHT THING IN MAKING ACHANGE.'NEILLA PLAQUE WAS PLACED BY THE CITYCHANGE.'NEILLA PLAQUE WAS PLACED BY THE CITYNEILLA PLAQUE WAS PLACED BY THE CITYNEILLA PLAQUE WAS PLACED BY THE CITY- OUTSIDE THE GILLESPIEA PLAQUE WAS PLACED BY THE CITY- OUTSIDE THE GILLESPIEA PLAQUE WAS PLACED BY THE CITY- OUTSIDE THE GILLESPIECLUBHOUSE.- OUTSIDE THE GILLESPIECLUBHOUSE.- OUTSIDE THE GILLESPIECLUBHOUSE.IT READS - IN PART - GREENSBOROCLUBHOUSE.IT READS - IN PART - GREENSBOROIT READS - IN PART - GREENSBOROIT READS - IN PART - GREENSBOROIS A BETTER PLACE FOR WHAT THEIS A BETTER PLACE FOR WHAT THEIS A BETTER PLACE FOR WHAT THEGREENSBORO SIX DID.

SO IS OURIS A BETTER PLACE FOR WHAT THEGREENSBORO SIX DID.

SO IS OURCOUNTRY.GREENSBORO SIX DID.

SO IS OURCOUNTRY.COUNTRY.NEILL