Letter to L.H. Fountain, January 25, 1982
HENRY ROOKER, WARRENTON, NC
Henry Rooker was born in Warren County, NC, in 1931. After serving in the United States Army in Korea, he returned home and worked as a mechanic. During the landfill fight, he became active in the Concerned Citizens group. In this letter Rooker details his long battle with cancer and warns of the possible impact of the dump. "I am not afraid for myself. I am afraid for my children, and their children." Rooker died on November 29, 1983, at the age of 52.
L.H. Fountain Papers
Southern Historical Collection
Letter to Governor James B. Hunt, Jr., October 5, 1982
W.R. RICHARDSON, HOLLISTER, NC
The ancestral lands of the Haliwa-Saponi are located in what is now called Halifax and Warren Counties (the Haliwa name acknowledges this connection to the land). In the mid-twentieth century, W.R. "Talking Eagle" Richardson led a retribalization movement to gain state recognition and to establish a tribal center at Hollister in Warren County with the goal of improving housing, healthcare, and educational infrastructure for the Haliwa people. He was elected the tribe’s first chief.
L.H. Fountain Papers
Southern Historical Collection