Emanuel J. Evans

Evans moved to North Carolina to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he met Sara Nachamson, a student at nearby Duke University and daughter of retailers Eli and Jenny Nachamson, who owned the United Dollar Stores Company.

Evans responded by telling the Judge that, "you'll have to close the store, if you want me to do that", before his lawyer said that the specific statutes only applied to seated lunch counters.

That year women were elected to the city council for the first time: Kathrine Robinson Everett and Mary Duke Biddle Trent.

[6] Contrary to expectations that Christian southerners would be biased against a Jewish candidate, Evans highlighted his leadership of his synagogue in his campaign, believing that his devotion to his religion would be respected.

[8] During his record six terms as mayor, serving until 1963, Evans oversaw the desegregation of Durham's schools, public agencies, and Police and Fire departments.