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About Wense Grabarek
- Robert Wensell "Wense" Grabarek (May 21, 1919 – December 15, 2019) served as mayor of Durham, North Carolina from 1963 to 1971.
- Greeted upon entering office with mass civil rights demonstrations, Grabarek was credited with striking a tone of moderation.
- He established the "Durham Interim Committee," composed of two black and nine white members, with a mandate to “resolve and reconcile” racial differences.
- Over the next few months, segregation ended at most of Durham's restaurants, hotels and movie theaters, swimming pools, libraries, the chamber of commerce, and the Jaycees.
- Grabarek also served on the Durham City Council from 1957 to 1961.Grabarek was born in Luzerne, Pennsylvania.
- He served in the United States Army during World War II.
- He graduated from Benjamin Franklin University and worked as an accountant.
- Grabarek, his wife, and family moved to Durham, North Carolina in the 1950s.
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