CONFIDENTIAL IttTtSLLIGiaiCE RUbEftRCH MEMO (Privately circulated to this financial , Contributors Of the Herald of Freedom) F L
NUHBBfi 4S (August 1971)
AN ORGANISATION FOH THt] PURPOSE of getting candidate Charles Evera elected of Klsaiesippi has recently been formed under the name of National Committee to Elect Charles Kvers Governor of Mississippi, PO Box 1^92 FBI* Station, New York, New Kork 10052. Charles ^vers has admitted that he had engaged in illegal policy numbers rackets, hed been a bootlegger of whiskey, and carried on sex affairs to the extent that he had three women pregnant at the same time. In addition, he admits that he operated houses of prostitution and had as many ae ten girls working for him at one time. He also haa admitted that he used to "roll" or pick the pockets of intoxicated men, stealing as much as J50 *- jlOO a night.
I Co-chCo-chairmea n of the National Committee are Sammy Davis, Jr., Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, J SenatoSenator Edward Kennedy, and Bishop Stephen G. Spottswood of the NAACF who has a long record of affiliation with Communist front*/ Among the members of the National Comnittee, we find the following Members of Congress* Herman Bsdillo, Shirley ChiGholm, William L. Clay, George W. Collins, John Conyers,Jr, Charles C* Diggs, Jr., Walter E. Fauntroy, August^aaF. Hawkins, Edward I- Koch, Ralph H, Metcalfe, Pftrrsn J. Mitchell, Robert Nix, Charles Rangel, William F. Ryan, James Scheuer* and Louie Stokes. •••#•*! From the Senate, in addition to Hubert Humphrey and Edward Kennedy, on the National . Committee are Birch Bay.h, George McGovem, and Adlai E. Stevenson, Ill- Other interesting names *,re ftoger Baldwin, whose Communist-front record fills ten pages; Ramsey Clark, who is joining leftwing organisations faster than anyone in the country; John Doar, who w&s haed of the Attorney General's Civil Rights division under Bobby Kennedy; Rev. Jesse L. J&okson of Operation Breadbasket and Southern Christian Leadership Conference; Kivie Kaplan, tha non-Negro president of the NAACP; Shirley MacLaine, member of the Hollywood rat pack; Burke Marshall, the first lawyer Teddy Kennedy telephoned after the accident resulting in the strange death of Nary Jo Kopechnej Paul O'Dwyer, perennial candidate for public office who has a long leftwing record and who used to be a gun-runner for Israel; Howard Samuels, vho hearts up the New York Off Treck Batting Commission; and Elrs. Edward ft. Warburg of the W&rburgs who helped finance: the Bolshevik revolution!
A fund-raising letter dated July 15» 1971 was sent to prospective contributors throughout the country. Recently three lawyers—former White House side Theodore Sorensoii] farmer NAACP General Counsel Robert L. Carter, and ADA official Josepn L* Rauh, Jr.—asked Attorney General John Kitchell to dispatch immediately sufficient numbers of federal registrars and observers to "supervise'• the coming elections in Mississippi* ••»• Charles Cve^s claims to have been nominated ae a candidate for governor of Mississippi by the legitimate Mississippi Democratic Party- Actually, he was selected by a group at Jackson State College made up primarily of members of what was known es the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, a leftwing group which treated scenes at the 196^ Democratic Convention in Atlantic City. Charles kVerSi who is mayor of Fayette, Pega 2 ' ••• •> Mississippi, hopes also to raise funde to promote 300 black candidates in Mississippi, on attempt for a black power takeover with militant blacks seizing control of the State of-Mississippi or as much of it as possible.
WE HAVH RECEIVED A NUMBER of requests for information concerning Leonard Boudin, the leftist lawyer retained by Haniel Ellsberg to defend him in connection with the theft of top secret documents in the "Pentagon Papers11 caee. Leonard B. Boudin was born in H*w Sork City On July 20, 1912 the son of Joseph Boudin and Clara Hessner. He graduated from GCNY in 1933 and received hie law degree from St. John's University in 193^. He married Jean Raisni&n on February 20, 1937 and they have two children^ Michael and Kathy. Boudin hae been a partner in the law firm of RabinowitE & Boudin in Nev York City since 1937- From 1955-36 he was attorney for the Mortgage Commission for the State of New York and from 19^3-^ he was an administrative assistant of the National War Labor Board. Boudin is a jnember of the American Arbitration Association, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, the London Institute of World Affaire, and the American Society of International Law.
Boudin'e wife is the sister^in^law of I.F. Stone, who publishes a widely weekly report, I* F- Stone is actually Isador Feinstein and he married Esther M. Roisman July 7, 1929. Stone is a former editor THE NATION and coluninist for the laftwing news- papers P.M.t H,Y. STABT and DAILY COMPASS,
Leonard Boudin has a long record of pro-Communist activities. Ha has been a member of the Board of Directors of the National Lawyers Guild (a Communist front) and an instructor at the (Communist) Jefferson School of Social Science* He was a charter t member and contributor to SCIENCE AND SOCIETY, a Communist quarterly publication. On March 5, l^l the DAILY WOHK^ft printed a full-page statement in defense of the Com- munist Party and among the signers was Leonard B, Boudin. Boudin was one of the defense lawyers for Judith Coploa in her espionage trial. He defended Dr- Benjamin Spock on. charges of conspiracy to counsel draft evasion; he also defended identified Communist Paul Hobeson, and w.a£ on the editorial board of the International Juridical Association Bulletin as well a& being a member of this elite Communist organization (as waj-e former Supreme Court Justices Abe Fortas and Arthur Goldberg). Goldberg,it will be recalled, took over Dr. Spock'e case after he has convicted and handled the successful appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court without a fee.
Boudin's wife Jean was a salaried employee of the federated Press, the official Com- munist news agency in the U, £J, for several years. Boudin's daughter Kathy was an SDS activist, member of the Weatherman faction and was named as a co»conspirator in the Chicago Conspiracy Trial. She was one of those who issued a Ueatherman call to destroy America from the inside by revolutionary struggle now. On October 10, 1969 Kathy Boudin wss arrested and charged with mob action and disorderly conduct in Chicago. She was indicted by a Cook County Grand Jury on December 19, 1969 and posted bond of ft20,000. She claimed to police that she vas unemployed; actually she ie an attorney, Kathy Boudin was previously arrested on August 20, 1966 for throwing stink bombs and on Septemher 29, 19&9 for destroying property. At present she is a fugitive and on the FBI's wanted list. Kathy Boudin was with Gathlyn Platt Wilkerson ±n the quarter-million-dollar house on West 11» Street in New tfork City at the time It exploded on March 6, 1970- It' developed that an EDS Weatherman bomb factory was In operation in the basement of the house, Miss Wilkerson and Miss Boudjn were observed running nude from the house after the explosion. Mies Boudin is- licensed to practice in New fork (as reported by the Illinois Grime Commission). Hisa Wilkerson had /previously been arrested in Washington, D, CWI Pittsburgh, and Chicago and in 1967 was-in a. delegation, led by Dava Bellinger, that net with Communist Officials in Hanoi.
LITTLE OR NO PUBLICITY was received by two recant decisions and rulings issued by the U. S. Civil Service Commission, ihiring June of 3.971 the Commission issued rulings restoring Federal employees accused of immoral conduct to their jobs, Tb* rulings involved two women employees accused of being lesbians and sharing an apart- ment, and another woman employes charged with living with a man not her husband. The Commission's actions followed federal court rulings which have held government employees private lives should not be the basis for removal as long as their conduct is not notorious and doas not subject the government to the Rlare of adverse publicity, A noteworthy fuct about the Civil Service Commission's rulings is that they were Issued without courts having rendered decisions in these cases. Previously the Civil Service Commission restored employees only after having been ordered to do so by the courts. A ^Commission official interviews stated, "We're living in an entirely different world morally than the one we knew 10 or 15 years ago. And the government has to adjust tn the times. We don't encourage Immorality but the government can't polite the mjrals of its employees* other than to require that they do nothing publicly that would disgrace themselves and their employers." The end result of the U, S. Civil Service Commission rulings is that male homosexuals and lesbians can be employed by the U, S. Government as Federal employees end can engage in degenerate, immoral, or unnatural conduct as long as they are discreet. How this ruling will affect the evaluation of security risks was not made clear, but if the U, S. Civil Service Commission permits known homosexuals to work for the government even though they are subject to blackmail , and pressures* it is another indication that cur security standards are withering away,
EDITORS OF A NUMBER OF NEWSPAPERS in the U. S, have received a communication from the Information Department of the Htabassy of the United Soviet Socialist Republic, 1706—18* St., N.W,, Washington, D. C* 20009. ^e letters are signed by Etephan ROQOHOV, First Secretary of the USSR Embassy. The letter reads: "The Information Department of the Soviet Embassy issues pressreleases on timely subjects, including official documents of the Soviet Government. These can be sent to you as they come out if you will indicate your wish. "In addition, we are prepared to provide articles Written exclusively for your publication, if desired. These would deal with various facets of life in the Soviet Union, Che domestic and foreign policy of the Soviet Government, develop- ments in the arts, science, technology and the like. The material would he pre- pared by prominent Soviet publicists, authors* journalists and scientists. "Pleaee 1st us know if we can b* of assistance to you."
It ie apparent from this letter that the Soviet Union has individuals available to write articles exclusively for the use of a particular newspaper. How many editors and publishers have taken advantage of tha offer of the Soviet Embassy we don't know but from some of the articles and releases in the liberal press, it appears that some have taken advantage of the facilities made available by the'Soviet -tmbafisy.
ON JUN£ 1?, 1971 Congressman Honald M. Fraser of Minnesota, addressing the House of Representatives, stated: "I am associated with the Inter-American Association ftr Democracy and Freedom in New York City, Hr. Francis ft. Grant, secretary general of this orgianization, fist for many years devoted himself to exposing1 and protesting the activities of dictatorships in the Americas- The road he traveled has beep rocky* but be has continued his public efforts/' Congressman Fraser may be, as he states, a member of this subversive organization, but must be totally ignorant concerning its management since he refers to the secretary general of the organisation as hr. Francis ^. Grant and uses the word "he" several times- "Francis" Is a woman, not a loan, and is Mrs. Frances Grant- Por many years Mrs, Grant was confidential r secretary to the late Nikulas Conetantinovich Hoerich who operated a cult with headquarters on Riverside Drive in New ^ork City, ttoerich influenced VicE-President Henry Wallace to have the design on the dollar bill changed in 1935- The pyramid on tne dQllBr and the all^aeeing eye are not the Trinity and Jye of God ae claimed but something taken from the sect and symbolize the "New Order of the World" (Hovus Ordo 7 * Sedorum). Koerich was once arrested ae a Soviet agent and was suspected of being •*£ L9 a Luciferian and member of the Illuminati. Frances Grant was on the National Committee ^^ °f th^ American League for Peace and Democracy, cited by the Attorney General as Ccoifliuriiet and subversive. She wes on the Executive Committee of the Council for Pan-American Democracy, also cited by the Attorney kenerfll as Communist and subversive.
The Inter-American Association for Democracy and Freedon , located at 20 Wet *"0* St., #1 15 Neu YDrfc City, telephone BP 9-5B62* was organized in Havana, Cuba in 1950, Thi» organisation is anti-military end anti-rightwing "dietstorships" but pro-1'Democracies" of the left* and has had a powerful voice in influencing U. £. policy in oouth America- Among those Who have been on the U. &. CoinmittBe are: Koger Baldwin (over 100 Conuiiuniet-front affiliations); James Loeb* former Executive Director of ADA, farmer Jjnbassador to Peru and former member of the Executive Committee of the National Citiaens Political Action Committee (Communist front); John Herling, who was on the National Organizing Committee of the U» d. Congress Against War (Communist front) along ^ith William £J, Foster and other top Coiranunista; 0,' A. Knight* union leads* \iho was activ& in the National Council of Soviet-Am^ricen Friendship and other Communist fronts; Lfligi Antonini, top lebor leader affiliated with many Communist frontsi including Pan-American Democracy; Norrn&n Thomas, Socialist leader who once sponsored s banquet to honor the notorious Communist 3^11a Heeve Bloori Clarence Senior, former Secretary of the Socialist Partyj Clifford Forster (leeal adviser), an ACLU ^" ** counsel for over ten years, C ^> £ X Araon£ those participating at the founding of this organization in Hay of 19=0 weret r y JtomuTo Btjta^cpurS ttoii_nrcent of -\&\ Kremlin .a.n Latin .V.crica); Dr. fiaul Ros. of Cuba men in the U.N,); Juan Bosch of the itomtnicaniyepublic who was thrown out just before the Communist-takeover attempt; JOEG Figueresj Raul Leoni; ^alvator Allende, now Communist presiderit of Chile; Waldo Frank ajiri Arthur ri. Schlesinger, Jr. of the U.S. At a meeting in Caracas Venezuela in I960 the Inter-American Association for Democracy and tVeedom presented a "Distinguished Service Award" to Herbert Matthewe of the New York TIMiCS vho can claim equal credit with the Soviets for putting Castro into power and building a Coinmuiuet fortress £3 miles from our shores. Matthews had received e similar award from the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade who fought for the Communists in Spain* although his propaganda was not quite as successful at that tine*
•€ . Frank A. Capell* Editor The Herald of Freedom fcarephath, H. J. O&89D Civil Rights CHICAGO (A?)"- Some 1,500 largest protest group lo elvir rights demonstrators since demonstrations calling tot marched through a crowd oi open housing began in white some JJM jeering, rock-throw- Ing whirrs Sunday In an all- neighborhoods IB day* ago. j while nelghhorh«jj on Chica- Intense hostility Dared !• the go's Northwest Side. full half hour nf Uic march. Ffrecraekert exploded at Ihe Solid walls ol police protected Lho iniegratad band of mircitr* feet of policemen. Rocks and' as they took tbetr'demandj for bottles- rained on the marchers. open housing bacltlo the slreet*. Police squadrons charged the Oagjn aecUHroE Chtaga hecfclerfl. Several white persona for Ibe tWrd time. It was who refused lo obey police and fougtil back were clubbed and" thrown into police vans. A policemsn fired several Umes ahovn ihe head* of ihe mob. THAtLED BY WrtlTES Tbrn a summer rainstorm V look loe edge off Ihe violence. The marchers trudged on in the rain, trailed by bands oE hooting white leeri-agecs. They stopped twice Jn Ehe rain, for brief prayer vigits in • front ol two churches —one Ui~\ F x Lli2-an, the olher Roman Catho- lic ^ One of the marchers, a Catho- lic priest, stood on ihe steps ol St. Gedevieveh$ Raman Caiholie Church and said: HLWe pray we shall be forgiven tor the hard- ness ol heart that causes Mine of us lo treat other individuals at less than persons, and (fiat leads 6DEHB of us to prefer prejudice and dollars lo love and justice. Forgive those. wH pray, who break the city 1^* in fMUB*d In reeent refusirti to rent and sell housine on charges that white to all men." real estate Gnu sail and rest to As the marchers left the "bite person* hut not te N«- church, white lee* - agers screamed: "White power! Kill squad car equipped with lOJdl^pr Rks-- pprttidM By the erj at the nearly four the marchers, and a police offi- miles ol match, 2t white neck- cer warned heefclen lo iefs had been arrested and doz* Many of them refused. Others ou were injured. retreated, then came back to "God bless white bigots;'; display signs. One read, "Polish read lha slogan on one of. doiem power " of siena Ihat greeted She civJlj The neighborhood Is wedomi- demonstrators, inajstiy Homo Catholk. Manj
Gov. George C. Wa[iace o! Alt launta for tne nuns and niB and Ehe National States nho wa^ed *i\til [tie Rights Party. One knot cf coun- *Ienion5lratorBi carried g torsr Earlier In U»e day and
ty. It bore a red ughtning ho' serFlcrs pleaded wilh lE to aujMrimposcd on a ^H P»P , *^ °" "3* Streets ana ignore the Bis p Sit Is our reject lor one another, so let's n go out and act like Christians.'' . L Dr: Several ralrpa away —< on the Jr. Southwest Erde — mlnlElera and KING NOT PRESENT prleats Jn all-white Chicago King, who VBS hit wilh a rock lawi, commeriLAr an the mob ijurmg > demonstration on the attacks OQ civil rights marchers Southwest Side Fliday, dJd not and ihe stoning of Dr. King Fri- march Sunday. day. » 4 He was In Jacksonh Miss, at- 'Jt was flJnad demented tending trie aimual con^enrton cJ thing." said! the flev. Harry j the Southern Chn3tiaU Leader- Smim. paator of St. Elizabeth ship Conference, wbirh he K.-.i-^opal Chufch in his sermon. heads. "Tiie civil rights demonstra- Noting the large number ai fijrs are the heroes, and the maroher3h Bevel sluuied above white mah Ihe villains. Those tlie jeers of hecftlers; "Thle is 4 who have demonstrated against great indication QE the move' the marchers are not repre- '' menL We will not be inttmidab- sentative of our community fld by crowd* ami violence." "1 have not led a sheltered Ktog and'hia aldej have made life/' he cfctinuftj, "but I have Chicago Ihe pruiie northerj; tar- never heard such alth and vitu- peration as they (the mob) m- gat city in their esrapajgn to lh open housing and Jobs to N& tered. Daley* who Inlarwd niUm Is a Long,HotSummer In Chicago gnat hisloric day for Chicago" at ihe open housing summit meeting, says he does nut fear a
"I (Isn't think anyone will g« lo the polls and tote on this kind May Bring Long, Hot Winter of issue," said Daley, "Especial- ly when there are so manj Stn> porlant lilies cnnd'Hiting our NOTE - AfUrr its to suppnrt n[>en touting and lo 1 Ipeople " ong. hat sirrnmer. Chicago is educate then members along Tna first ahow of strennfh iilll an angry place- and Dr< these lines. among diSiati^fjed hnmeowners \fartin Luther King Jr is sWI —The Cnicago Conference on cam*' one week after Ihs up^n We ere not Mnyahere Religion ami Ra<^ will form a The daify indusiry," said When King postponed the civj] near being finished/' he says, separate and condniung Eidn-iing: agreement Some it .000 Jackson, "was approached he-; rights march to all-while Cicern white persons attended a meet- lut both Negrfleq and whiles arc rflion ID sci up programs necFs- cause !t is particularly vulnera- • impression of good Jai;h unhappy airf Ihft city may face my to achieve fair housing, i5 an . ing of prn{ttrty ownei groups blc Milk can't stand around It atler thu open housing ae;^- I from lEur SouLhu'EtI, Northwesl long hot winter. AN OPEN HOUSING has to bv snld. or the man suf- meat, a howl went lift irom By J.4V1KS K. DWYER *'"£ '•aid o[ ft* open (musing anrf Soutbprt't Sides fers a lost" some civil rights leaders. ON CANDIDATES CHICAGO IAPI - Chicago ' agreemenl "It wiJI affect lite A lad a long, hoi summer.-and it on all levels if H is thoroughly; "The piM^aiflh^E worked nut " betoayarand trpa- The chairman of [he meeting, vpry in? I] so far," said Donald said . Walter Douglas pifsidcnr of the may have a winlerh implemented. The middle class too. Negroes "ill finally have Ihe vke president ol a f the W&E Side j En^Jehi]] Civic Council, said don RnhjEison i pntiiifal [HndidHtes fttmld b* What came our ai opportunity lo buy houses—the ivhich agreed to Hre 44 1 calJed for annlln'r ] asked 10 tell Iheir views on whet summer Much iubi- ghettos WLH be dispersed and- >fegp««. oen. ' he called "forced h&n'iirig. " ttondcri dissent ami h.ite. Negroos in lower income areas li#nie people we've hiied have TOO FAR, TOO FAST and dko an agreement wiH be immensely affected, Burbeen no different lhan the gen- "Tlifn we'lL stsign worker^ to Rnb^nson. joudcl. nf )ielp the candidates we sup- wo strong men — Dr cafl't stop nifh ihe agree- era! run of applicants," Luiher King Jr. and p g pp, id Kinij-Il^ley agreement port." said Douglas. bfrause *e won't have rt' G. Hofraann, personnel Italian] J. Daley. Nnw comes,,™ housing overnight anvw*iy. We The audience booed allusions he time n-f (e?ling, lo see what fl, lo Daley and men!ions nl King. mim really been achieved. Ornur CaUareHa, a real es- the Hev. Jesse Jackson, now in the •ilums " result of Brcadbaskti Jr De- lale m«n a.nd a director nf tha heads a group catted nppr- King's nesf project is a graa^ The city has npi heen Ldl« En branch of the Illinois Aisociation ^1 B^aj Es- Brearibipsfceti "If Sanla roots movement lo dejn up ihe ^lum clearance. Nin« hundred organisation fmrned in Hogalu- lale Board q, said the Chicago aus don't come to the Negro slums and an assault on the acres uf blight have been sa. La , as a self-drtense force Real Estate Board, "said GIB Li Christmas, it's going to be a school ayslem. He haid he plans cleared at an investment of S4]3 against flic KuKlui Xlan-cnJi- uf Chicago down the ](•, hoc winter, too," to be In Clifeagii until the end of million In provide 32 000 A$3TU er.'t.d King for his nonviolent " bv being a. p^rty To The Whut ha* been achieved! since lUfiT. Ihen wilt move on tOEinpth- ments. fi f'st of B,*T|l families is ™ major ciiy. He dud not smgEe waiting conslrueliDn of more deacon vice Another sore poinl was Negroes and 2 5 milJlon ' «« his nest cily 1 ion e Ernest Thomas "King and I brought up at (hla meeting with in the SPrinE'* ^^ areas, not touched by (he Thp eradication nf the slum rcalli live In two different the mention ol Archbishop John an oprn nousini" "pen housing y. bmrev«rt can only he Talk drcsn'l solve any- P Cody, "pir^lual leader of Chi- a dent In the job irwslly political and King Fech done Vn .'^y King We Negror^ are nol cago's- iwo million Ftnrosn Cs(h- Fnr hi? L our freedom bv laikin? olios. Cody's name prompted But while dlsjtldeat boos from the audience and one Here is whal Kin; won groups bellmv and paw al speaker told the homeowners: —TJie city's Commission on Kinj?'^ njien housing agreement. "Until sanity returns to the put ^II man Rrlaimns v-iH incTca.se Robert Lttras. h^9d of Chicago's pfi if the pastor docs nol con- ts rtaff to aid actively in setk- tignts leaders are ConGrcss of Elaciail Eo,ua|LtyF Is demn rigiialmn and mob vio- ng out violations of Chica-go's pleased because Chic«g Vnf-t flr if lie ^uppprts it- as tba •lien housing ordinance has a new supenntendent u- , briFkei pa^^e;, dn not euntr^b- —TV CMeJgo Jteal Estate led the march thai fi- ute ' acpnol^ • body of a Negro high bPhQAl to a nally wen* Lo C1C«Q Sepl. 4. He Board backed oiien housing, lvlli e h| He is JBIU« T Redmond. ' S^ school under the per- ]»i an amused cursing jroup uf provided it applies Tn cwers as m iVE> lrj3n Roars of approval rose from veil as brokers. «]IQ ottt schcol superintends! ]^ ^". planp . the crowd, many of whom were 5 methods are powerful, young tenement dwellers wrudi —The Chicago Housinc An' in Syossel, RY. hhi from an area uhew a nun wai "Fra sure the ne* admini^l manner? impeccable. "BtiL brought aut S.TlWl policemen and horilv wil! no longer htiild 50me su Nalipnal Guard^Tlen. siniifd dorme a civil rights Irslion will be mxh mor^ PP0«ers of lh« Ncgr& inairii Uttas. a 4?-year-ok1 mail han- said. "Fron. ^Jse-who-i. King calls Nery- ™fi ^tljces-.tlunk his methods dler at th« Chicago post office, King contends involvement of Cook County whal ] hear, Dr. RednW the clergy in marches has en- Public Aid will comes to Chicago w is a veteran of mAny civil rights hanced rpligion in Chicago. lo enabie him to arr-'ts and defines "black pow- 1 effort* to sepk 'he best housing In litical and economic have been around gardlesi ul location King aUovrert, "but where lbs -Thp neparimenl nl Urban September for to pay in the schnul i.vslem won't laki of civil rights 56 church bFVoniB*; involved, it Jfenewil AfireOd tn search for place without the movement." $2.4i>l in Jmo.', Inr gives religion a relevanee it thp h*$l avaiJahle (he Ncgr" should last year involving nced^ " fOT I MORE NEGRO PCPILS concentrate on him- displaced by Ntgro pup^s ill Summing up his sumraw in L SPLINTER GROUPS schools oulnumb«i whilc-=? Chlca» King aaja he has bankers affirmed ' fluence othe;^. Said Kmg ol the differences OGft tu 2n0,lHKl. lL (. Hep Roman C ^cor^rt "A one-round, victory in a IhsL Jhefr pottflf is >« provide Another aica in wlucb D- among civil nghts ftroups? Ba- 1 couai service without regard to *5 JIL, als gone t*c SJciflv the minement is tofie(h' ]f- round baltle. We ere no - any- lar toe er. There are. of cnuise. splin- wheie near being finished in race. of ter eroups- The vast Chrcago/' Lo Aiqalre Inio the ent has Stt rml nghts hack of chil rights group*, raised rej^rding cfiv ffUl ffnrk toflelh^r, Tlie dissi- Tl J)a5 hlirt il> 5;i[d plltin^'' in federally insured dents feel lEiey are not fietiing e rights group ( t demons, ra- piinugh attention and they know —Relgious representatives has opened hundredd s ol fe t« ]|(lflS t if Hiey attack the movement agreed to a program of edufai- Negroes in Chiwgo s -ln Ofdcr they will get at1entj"n " IM thw membetship flfl Ihe ft R"[ white the iVi'gro richra of an oncn fommimity. • clergymen use labor union lat fAk(,n ||lfl d 1 _ _ •—• v i - H I • rtii ^i mi njirin F mnn 9i iinunn 4b — _ ^ groupf argue ovpr tactic ;, white —The ChlcsBo Federation rf of negotiations backed u ^e, havc j-rappfi tnt 1 Spectators are alarmed Lahor jnd Indujstnal Linion bylhetf>™iofflbui|(!r*! .-.trilc4(l( the barrel. Whatever P Afraid,' said Council, arnd several financial .said Breadbasket ha haVe f^^ nia([e m Chicago," he p that the open clvii: orcanizations. pledged i brought more than $2 million i are housing aeretment will make .1 the hog term ftan rfnr ^ 5ny that cornea aJonfl. After But the of marchK ,„ m was proven when Dal- ,ame „ mf and sa[[|P ^
1 1 t people ^e have lo rent Hie. "Without tho * mrtretnnfi ! Ihc'.e marchers feet there would have been no. i ." Kmg said (heir hair in weeks TTieiP fears arE of Williani L Dansoo, a Dtmo- crat. told his followers to be- g of those "who Jiavc come Rumhlingi of ch&conleni werB
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ftB 10 THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, MEMPHIS, FRIDAY MORNING, voter registration !tear gassing ind other via- King and hi1* followers!l«» that tumed the WK* Dr. King Slain By Sniper King Occupied once more to the tac- .General Alabama ciiy ifrfo a | bloody center oi racial antago- (Conllnired Frwi Page One) ncs of nonviolence that had nism. their cause effect ively Iw have kMwn. If * tite. A Negro woman StormCenter Inn previous occasions in (hat More tnrui 3.000tffc£roes in - fine had rented a room in in a Harlem store clLnlinE Kins — were arrested 1 :staie. 1 last feu days at -I18^_ during the fiflrly stages ol (lie Main, over the cafe. Hu Identi- And Criticise Were At Selma, focal point oE an months-long campaign, It was v.here Ne^roe^ SUBJECT: Visit to Jackson by Hoeea Williams and Ralph Abernathy - Hoaea niilliaras, on the evening of May 31, 1970, talked to abcm liOO collage tge Negroes predominantly. Elo stressed continuance and full support of the boycott, rfllliame1 appearance was quite obviously a preliminary action to build up support for the event of the appearance of Ralph Abernathy on the evening of June 1 at the same place. was accompanied by Joe Harmionds, a Negro iisle in his twenties, a jneiiiber of the SCLC staff in Atlanta. William3 mentioned rather aspurpdly thflt Jxillan Bond and «es.se Cackson would be coming to Jackson later. A collection was taken and reportedly there was taken about $500.00.
Iteverend R^lpn Abernathy arrived in Jackson at ebout 9:00 F, K., Monday «;une 1, 1970, He WHS taken directly to the i^asonic Teropla on Lynch Street where he apoke to an approximately 2,000 predominantly Negro audience. He was introduced by C» J« .Duckworth, President, Mississippi Teachers Association. Abernathy talked about one hour. He gave complete sseurauce that the ECLC supportB in it^ ent-lrety the boycott, the teachers' grievances, and the Jackson State students. He rendered several quoteff from Martin Luther King, and ht* named President Nixon, Vice President Agnev, Senator StenniB, and Senator E&Btlatid ae fo^r of the "top ten" racista in the country, Abernathy lndicatfld he would return to Jackson on Thuraaay, June U, 1970. Hu did not state the purpose, of his planned return, nor did he mention thn occasion for Financial needs of the SCLC here mentioned and a collection vag made. There were '"se/eral hundred" dollars collected though no pirticular figure was quoted. In addi- tion, there ver* a few pledge*. Reverend Abernsthy baa, according to source, supposed to have departed for Atlanta last night but FBI checks failed to show him as having departed even this morning, Joniie^uently, he UAA believed to be still in Jackson even though he was to be at a staff wetlng i» Atlanta today.
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- 3 Jackson, Miss. June 11, 1970 '•r- : i On May 21, 1970, a meeting was held in Chicago, Illinois, j attended by members of SCLC and the group called Operation Bread- basket. Among those present were: •. j Jesse Jackson, Chicago, SCLC Leader •" . \ Rev. Jaiiles Wallace < Dorothy Cotton, SCLC Secretary from Atlanta , James Mays, Jackson, Mississippi R. P. Cgttonreadert SCLC, now in Starkville . !• Ma Houston, colored female minister in Chicago with SCLC Andrew Young of the Urban League and Reverend Abemathy of SCLC had been scheduled to appear but did not show up. There was a discussion as to the possibility of a permanent economic boycott to be conducted in Mississippi against all white merchants. Jesse Jackson stated that if they engaged in such a movement, they could not refer to it as a boycott. He suggested the name "Black Business Expansion," and suggested that they use phrases as "Select Buying1/ and "Buy Black." 'i During the discussion it was brought out that such a permanent economic boycott could not be made effective in Mississippi due to the lack of Negro owned businesses where Negroes could trade. After much discussion, it was decided not to enter into this program since it had a great chance of failure. Instead of instituting the permanent boycott, it was decided that SCLC would engage in attempting to have white merchants located • _ in or near predominately Negro areas to hire Negroes and place them in better than menial jobs. ij Operation Breadbasket is formed for the purpose of obtaining Federal funds to finance Negro owned businesses. It is said in Chicago that Jesse .Jackson owns a (90,000.00 house in an area called "Pill Hill." It is said to be furnished with several thousand dollars worth of furniture. However, he stays somewhere on 69th Street in Chicago, to maintain the appearance of living in the ghetto areas. Jackson is reportedly growing wealthy because of the money he obtains through his operation. He and his group obtain large sums from businesses which want their products placed in particular stores. He will go to a black owned manufacturer and obtain monthly sums of money in exchange for using pressure to have their merchandise put in chain store operation and others. He also receives fees for obtaining jobs for Negroes in positions where they would not normally be able to ••* get jobs. He uses other methods of raising money, such as putting an? merchandise shows aimed at the Negro population, and charging large sums of money for tho rental of merchandise display areas at these trade vhown, ,
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The main SCLC representing^ in Mississippi are fi. P. Corton- rgader^and Rev- Allan Johnsonv^The name McBride was mentioned as one ot their msin people, but it is not known who he is or where he is located. He is said to be setting up an office in Jackson, Mississippi, but it is not known to this writor- In Jackson, Mississippi, there have been many complaints hy Negroes over the increase in prices at certain Negro-owned stores during the recent fourteen day boycott. The Smiths Supermarkets on Valley STreet, and Jones Street, and Mayes Grocery on Utah Street reportedly raised their prices tvo or three cents per item and more ! in certain cases . >,
Percy Chapman and Nolan Tate of the NAACP are complaining j! about some of the youngsters printing literature and attempting to keep the fourteen day boycott going at the present time. The • • NAACP has received complaints from the New Deal Supermarket on Monument Street about this. Percy Chapman states that the NAACP la not backing any continuous boycott. A survey was made at Jackson State College. Rummer School is on now and it is said that the main trouble makers, whose names are not known,are noj at Summer School, These leaders are called "BJjLfrjj: ftriyocaftffs. ""^Thev are the ones who will step in wherever they think ttheh y can cause troublble wheh n an incideniid t occurs. It is the feeling that due to the large number of adults who are attend- ing Summer School, there will not be any trouble during the suntmer. It is believed they will attempt to stop any possible trouble. There is a lot of rumbling among the younger students, who aTe very dissatisfied with the college. Some of them have commented they believe the college should be destroyed. A survey was made of the various Civil Rights organizations and no programs or demonstrations are under discussion at the present time.
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They Hflpp*d iwk* In UK rain, lor frleE prayer vigils in UE oE th i I ih*rar Urf atPEf l One u( fta marchers, a Jc prleit, stood on Hie steps of Zh'ureh «nd said; "We pray we •13 be forgiven for Uie pard- H of ne*" Oitt'wjMJ »;nt u to treat other Individuals as less than peiBom and thai some o£ LS i* peeler ze and 6aV,att U love . tlic*. Forgive ihosE, we praj. who brBat the dly law frl Tl ey /Hmed In r, refusing: M rait and iell on cntrgai thit to art meOr" ' reel esut« Hrtm «elj and «nt to As the niarchna 1* *hltH penom but not to NB- church, White tflen - pots. : "White pmwi Kill K police »uad car equipped jftiflf" with a londipeaker preceded •;-$•- a era! ol Hie nearly four the martliert ind • police offi- I march. 3r vhLto " cer wamed necUffi b> CQIMFH. lera had f^n ureited and Many of them i«Fu»dr OUen em were Jnjured. retrubd, then CIIDH back Eo "GHI [jleH whit* display ripu. DIM reid, read the slogan on one of power." of dans tfiat gredtfd. the dvll TTie neJahbttrtiood Ji predonL- ^mnan Catholic. Many res ervsd their ihirp&fl Gov. G«rga C Wallace ol Ale- tsuna for the num and prieiu and the NaUoital Statej Tho walked frith On P&«v. One knot of coun- ter flBmi»sujrai¥ carried B bBnner ieKfUifiert *i the flap oi y p and the National Sfttei RlgHU Par- al Sunday iervJcBi pleaded wllb •\. ty. It bore a red lightnin UtfSr people in Jtay cU Ou p id M a \ and ipmi the march- fla erj w,., led 1 One told bis of 0>fi CoHdinaLlng ' J have left la our of Community Organs- fs- *(o« r ona another, » JeE> Uu Rev. James ' out and ad like ChrfillanV1 Several rall*a avay — on On mthtf eat S:ie — minUUn and KING NOT PEtESENT pneats In jJl-^ritlle Chicago King, who was hit wilh a. roc.-. Lawn, caramentad on the mob 11 '• ' "• during i demonslreUoD on the /'•• attack! on civil rights Southwest Side Friday, did oM and Hie ol Dr. Huig atcrL Sunday. day He was In jachson. Mis?., fit- HMt was f lh* fififtiHl MnvflnU™ QE iflid Hie Rev. Han? Southern Chrialjan leader- . pastor i>f St ElbubeUi ship Conff[ertceh vi&ii hfl Einscopal Church Jn hd $crmon. h "Tne dvil rights temonslra- e Saige numtjer ol tori are Ihe oeroes. and ihe . Beve[ ahoufed above whjle jnob the villains. the Jeers tf heeWart: "Thii ii a *ho fave. dcmanilralKl grcaL jndjwtian oi [be move- die marchers are cot repre- •-- ' mtnt. Wa w|]t nfli tn sentative oj our community. ed by crowds ana "J hava noL led a Kl and'hti BldUhave madp. hl ltteh he conBmied. "but I ihc p lar- never heard fllUi and vrtu- • (tt fliy iQ [hair (tin nob^ ot- h lered."
/-fiO-/ f March Spokesman Vows To Ignore Any Court Ban A spokesman Tor ministers baching fte sanitation worltari •- strike said yesterday [hey witl dlEitganf any couil ordera which Hie dty may obtain to block; another nui march. The Rev. Samuel B. Kyles, pastor of Monumental Baptist Church, said such things as injunctions or peace bonda wmdd Siave no effect upon the maitk" Cily officials, according to reliable sources, continued yesterday to explore several legal avenues BwarJ keeping Dr. Marti:1, Luther King Jr. cr his ii ffro m lleading certain products will be de- march tfirongh the down- clared "olf limits intheghet- Own area, The new march to," He said merchants in tJw tentativey Is set for Friday. ghetto wilt be asked Eo remove these items from shelves and A march led hy the civil If they reJuse "they tmer- rights leader last Thuredy ex- chants) will be removed from ilodcd In rioting when young'lthe ghetto." iters attracted toy the march "I fon't see any reason why went on a widowtaeaking-(leading ^oft drink firm) jehouid steep eesy when 1.300 Meanwhtie. city olficlals|men are going hungry/' tald confirmed that the some the Rev. Mr. Jafkson. has been making over- tor several weeks to City mlrtlstsf said of Menmiila haspLtal employes. •5 for the American! nm^a and Knovrllle are being of State, County added to boycott dtle* of and Municipal Employes scLC'a Operation Ern.naJtnik*t (AFLCIO) have been lecruit. hj "redislriTiute the pain" of kng kitchen, la%ndry and Memoes TO merchants. employey s andli &w Wimpy, owner of City censed ptactkcal nurses, a hos- Wide TV Service at 2451 Park, '. source sud. and J. M- HutchSsofl. Meonphls Leader Sewing *nd is yesterday f^l^lance Co., ttll Madison, on tQ stop mass hat might en- i>eroiethe( 4ivu or property and tey to tirge tfiat the city urged member firma to spur the union A dues cheok- and training of the of [ and a signed caniradj. hani^ce unemployed, "But iE we g]ve in OP (fail A joint resolution u4iere a« you going to draw feet VBS Issued by the Mem- the line?" asked Councilman phis Area Chamber of Com- Wyeth Chandler. merce, Future MtmphLs Int. "Mr, Chandler." said Mr. and the " "we have just of Memphis. about reached the line as far as the small businessman Is Police Chief J. C. •aid yesterday wai the concerned — we are not big like Mr, at day for police since ^jchairman Downing) Piyor or liotlng. Fire De-i Mr. (COuncifroaQ Robert) records showed James. I had salesmen who here were three fkreaMonday had to go home tion efforts lo sctlle the The. only disenting vote, camn from Council oiflnj^O.Patter- sond vrYo Eald the council and not mediators should take ac- tion to atttle (he strike. Officials of Dr. King's South- ern Christian Leadership inference announced that their leader's return to the city had been delayed untlL loda The Hev, Jesse Jackio SCLC staff memtBr, said . April 7, 1969 : ' "' '
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On Thunday, the day the High Court wai Uormcd, several marchers Attempted to ciipa Indcpendenoc Avenue at First Street. S,E., during the rush hour. As puttee (riedto^GrujT. tb™1 h&%*1&ti£•wtii several of Ihe protestors begin swinging freely HI the men in uniform. Aa protestors were hauled, wty for disorderly conduce Abernathy heatedly called it "tht most flagrant abuse of pohoe autbority 1
On Friday the Washinglon Daily ftews repoiled this vignette: "A [U.S.] Park policeman slid be beard "ft* rapid report*1 like Bhoti from an.iiUfiniatWJP [he vicinity of Resurrection eariy today, bui BD m- vcfligaiion of the area luJioundipg the cunp^iic turned up nothing, Park police slid they did not take their investigation inside Reairrecticn City brauK Southern Christian Le&dennlp marshals will not al- low them inside/'
While the Poor People wen making it un- comfortable for much of WisNi^ion, the tarn- piign wti BUD umeddng leu than • tacam. So far, Congm has not cited into Afctmnll.j 's demands and the Poor Peov^ fenJers. themsri¥CB wttt encountering tome ftktlon from d»clli-m •nd would-tv dwell era of Retunwthin
_who a still, awaiting trial in con- an vmed mid on a county courthouse in New Mexico, protested hut wed; that "poor — white* were being pushed down, pushed out and discriminated •gainst and humiliated" and thai his Land claims were being subord- . to SCLC strategy. Hardy had AbemaUty begun to patch up the dispute *iiJi Tijcnn*h when 20 blacW miiiiants itMined Lhe Pitts Motor H«eU where Abemathy normally livei, to demand that the "Poor People's leader" live in the mud at Resurrection City with his fot lowerl AbcniiilJiy wasn't there at the- time, but the Rev. Andrcw_Ypuiig, executive vice president of SCLt"eBplutSJ ^ith a straight face thai "lor some reason, they resent the fact that we have our b«d- quarttri here in the motel, '£. ~ "
At week's end, things were Looking even bleaker for the marchers. Dr. Munay Giant, tbe District He*lth Officer, daimed Ihere wu "almost a total Lack" of ftanilvy facililiei al the site. A voluntary doctor warned that lhe danger of in epidemic of such diseases aa typhoid or dysentery was now run- ning^veryhigh." * But the mott important doctor. Dr. Abemathv, said the foul weaiher WouM not drive the poor away "We are prepared to Hay here in the run and mud." he daimed-ind Later left (or the Pitt* Hotel. December 3, 1969 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE 813471 and lO plan to atop nllo* thaE lor r ruibj gcnwvtJuna man Kh. In tbE Hurt yuan r.lntE tli^t rr.rrL1. JnetnlJI hiU oUit:?Uical«l DLKII ^E to n^erythliig el** la lbs fact mat ill-. i-II- -c-;i oil Lbc CVilciifin-brvneil project mnku everyuM frtl bUU Virtually called Opera':™ Prc*dfc»flk«t tmrt made Ibnl (•.riinrjc who niu]*i fclBOSlngfETlBbflt W and pilot pngrun IHt nw#t UnpmolYe deaaon- Lua a Miter aci»LiM A.LH tha[ MI.'•Jin.;: U JESSE JAETKEON A LEADER flEiaQuQ of tlftffc tcononUt and. political ilirtj-. It caussa bad breath, •[ PUW» ym» OESTlfJCU FOR GREATNESS p^iii Ib the llnlri-d Siaier. flrrudbiiikel"* cluthen to tlinh, and la often oHeu'lvr U OTY.inlxHbtlH'niLl. mcth^d^ air now being np- IWlUimukcra. °bc irpiritol trm majority of Mt McGOVEfttJ. Mrr president, po p)lMl »nd.HT Jnn>J|iri"' p-Sdjun Cm? nJull population I:'. luir! hi UUlJec- min t hiivc nut ID recent ycuts haa im- rnnpiiiE ii^m LOB An^tlep In .-• IIJJII ivh? anybody keeps onamoaJim pressed me more wLUi his cupacity for Till' prujec'/n ptljii.ijj SDILIJI alp Uh Cfpate VI.LI dun'i ha?e w E>B old ami aray to f» inquired it'sdecsnifj man me Reverend Jub^ I'jr blnclc'L anJ ti: ciifDii^rtRr Ukim Io utffcted Etfeiy athLBtle cmcn fcnoia thai Jesse JdCkiiiiii of Chicago He hes bten ul^ji mtd npernlD bh.il::e"M. BuycoHliiE, GI amoaln* tula pny^cm tfOclEHer unJ atantl un. d*w:rlbpd of the heir apparent !o Martin Uuttre&toTIt IB QnadCasUffa most paleiK- An lral*ri»l[np itLid; In a Pittsburgh btgU Luther Kin.' He combines Epirltual In- wi-ipon, TTip ctfTPCtlv^nesv iji I^LB lec>i(HqiLe *cncol taowe-J ttwt ren^iur clpuetle- slfht, polltJcuL shreWflDKBj and prac- n-u m^[ evident Jn n brcaKIbroujrn. victory bid H?-/ti fired* ave-raecs lowur IQ.'a. n fJCaJ Ootlmlsrii lit artniotremBrliLHblPwflF D«V tUfi liugt AJJtbtle, hi"i P.icLtli.- Tin D0(U- alwcutn l£mJ and i blglLer niimbar ot CpUnifei 10 tlcrea In to "rii -.! liH-.\ii I. rooar-E tDAD Recrnllp. he paftlclpaled In a- |inp and Bltbrr •tiidenl-i nmoBe.d becttUPe Hmy Tver* i tnierview -Kith the eriltors of > b'flCLjIl ITOLLld. fjlli- cniLSC<3j th£ A ft P mupin. or they bwpme aiupld hp»u^ tQep iiijiie. I Ast luiaiiiinaiJi eon- nlgned. a par! gLiiicnibleulnR loUa JOT Ulnc^B ecriotBd. You fan bave. II cither vty. sent that the Interview, published In the E-ud Ihe Q lain but Ion or DlacK proflinilH on Wa air d1 LEG Lining a habit th.il Lfi lvlhal issue at Plu^boy, bt A A P ohelVi".. Ai Builner.* Wnk lEpurlnl ami altkealug. Inteili'geu *11h iKorli ana pl&r. 111 a HtQJ"s abdiil Oprnilion Brendbaiil. i ^. "Na- rr.li.. •. phifllcH] BlllSii. UlttBKJ a fWlBOn ft*] y. Ihr ArgnnCiaitlnn'O EDciTtH ^rtve rii- nn objection, " Com jm» and MO.OW.ooo sa DM1. HHl I*nO8 Eo **i F.af[af!j afiVnislw. It'i to bp printed In the a mt n,ird MJ U Rdera'jKid wliy u»^t hubn l* Eo Wfifrow But IM ClUtago aElll OroiJiUJ A i Pf jeprenmU Bcead^ [?IL:KI'IJB moct tlta.lB.tiMS rtelorji. lor It U To flODbt(kgri B iKiiotance ain-f be a tic lit L Hoat opopLc b [it?*1 Uinl iULCUnfi IH iu 111 !• .u -; DID Conviaui HIOH W"HT ms m-. 31: .. the Jjl^gtol jetlleuiL'rll w.'.h a •"• IL.J; I:L p but rel*ti™ijf (ow realize bov dead]? and JlrrAni^iT •p: l{-inii ILTIIQ KJSJC nlu^lr ell-j. and. «»L a pccecddnl ri r trtpLjlliifi nljr- hubLt H. P«cELiL|n you did DDV In A? IS niottEna rim t tne mutd^r of limdrhpiln ncgirtl riCbons atrriiEs IbC cou knoi? aou?E of Lbc "iiitgn fuu loaa-ned haia; M.irtLa Lirlbrc Ring, only aOa UIDII bu TW A t p p»ct w»j etpoclailp IteJ c&rtulbiy air mrt KHo-ra by the- gnllflrtti M s iifcoiy unr tn ih» bccA«FC—In aaaiElon Eo a ffuaranlee of o^c: puLHle ODE of your cbBllrim« ii ID lot? ihm ent poHIlon In IDS civil TDD JOUE 'dr blnO'B Dm! marketing ante blurU lUonnnElon buck homo. mn"^irht JPMHI Itmlj JUckrHiD. thr 27-frtI- prudut l&—Ihe enmpari? al^^ Stopping umoaJng lani arvaya eaeT. ai- oia «t|ng th^ f*tnl fllOl was flu-dl a.n(l ft ore- dcalgtiKl •-• aamre EJIPI Tlieir iie only *fl ntlHicn Am«il- Ilie fl^iibfi aiui In niB «THB. TTIB vary dfcj. U A Cl»lett|io City Council Ibd mmpany IB Hut thlrkl ng. (hi LELfl pCTBOIHl nifE-na AH laiEl. neUnltlvltj Aeml^nkn &W*Dllei] t>/ & 4 P , tfirce Jia?* Miy^T Rlrhnm IJ.i'.--, iaui a. DlllO^f tifcE la Tcrj wicfuirapaa H la ateo e-iet-LLtkca ammpt to awakon encouraplag Uml even ID* youngHlvra an nmnt m U»a pi'Jk fiH (o the tilirtrnra n^n OftteEn tot ^tlkltg Um mej^ Thr lalCM flguwra •UHDIIB h Dc King AGOCKI" To* Pevnend Joca- flmllnr nRreemtQla h&*L' bEcn nignndl wL!b Mojjaprra uia 'JiJl fr»rr Q[ them lire Hiul Hon.-n Ln from Mcinpnlfl iitJlOUL mnre tans Hill of all the m^jnr rood BU- inp I^lnp Iiiim * low ytom ino. 4 E Uio :a nEEend the wranany. h^ Hood up In tl-lbUtlOtt ln Uie ghfJo. IJniu "muni: Ifl -pi^tr-Jlil tost. 37 [H-JCIII ure •wltn Dr EtlnK» blood itna Tns HeTfijuud. Ja^kAMi crc^Kd an tven (inulsre; nun cup; 13-jiar-uia fcUOe.9 3 (WcevuE more, f[lE^JefwhlriB pTner.im tMl Bpllng. Ira BHIUKHHS. TirnSa flmirpj un lOacr tfnia . "Hie 1*1L»1 [R on UQ handi he luiti.itrd thfl IlLlnola •Jiue Q[ k tc ynam apn. We've H^t H JOQB ni (mi ^Hw r/uiild noE dE-re v^lnan^d. aim JlOllCivlnp ibaE hunger la the OIL? ]mia "•J to p>, 6i»I we c^» uinnnfl &e«rim*r. I JITO ycflUnHiT.' I»UH UELIU U^fl bluck md •rtijl. pHK:r •tellov* tfiftl Mucatlonal pmrnuna nob H Tfl»I ipalurc iemonomifKl boUi Tbo mlil- BOI! led a •• i-Lr .' H> nil H Ibt ppVerEy Bit LH UISL nsf tie WntLonat PTA Q&VHI i lot IO da and U« Onunnllc flili umt of Illm.hi*. Rrieunc »iEb demoru.triLloha ui 4Jui1ama1U (EfLe I7n Haw L^O StlLfD (*pllol In SflrlnKlltfil The p;c- YOTl TUnct h» wrltbsi titab he JKO1UUU a B-nrc thla *iurWd co tlie ElUtuiH leprJotii™ »,IBM arent tdat u planned mE •! *J^fifllD- ? liut ytru. iDlch nhinu«| pmt la little IJkt KW lDrl« ItCTrtnn fcl u-Jn LUUIEC ELlift iiaa fh llEllfl Ule II BPflll Panther.- It WO la nnir^Tfl f undn 4'iu itsurHl m •» -Lm« Hi»t "nlirii«t r^t/jonE WELO ban wro Stw Yori ai^d CnlLfoxtttiL urn. mnUrK '' eilbi LU Uiclr Wflfnre paTOWDEB AC ani t«ly » Hi In tipornlLnn •fi.iiD-'ifrp'lg*'! thnt 1 m™t ptr?"»«Jvp bliicfc !mpai.L«[i'-' T " L tyj JnrtYJwii- flODi !bS A Icjiltr un ULK njllonsl HMnft" ulrin H'E ihe cupitoL ftyiLoio«r Inspired * bill J.'. k. i^n'fl parrOUUHli Ii llOUHibt? OVtt) UlUlfl lO prov|d» a^l»™>l UtneT) M Tit alL Of Ihn needy IE mHLfl an) dITr«rtdCH:? In diiiHTrn In tfn Bt»l* JiLH*j->a ulao r±^acled ilEuJa a L'IU 1 of HID ducUid baic 111 Wbc MLlh Uie pCUWrtl bla^K HVJrHl EJ -HI Dr KLriK'j wna. IMVJLITW. im Hl'-Tiiud Lr^tn* H piOJELliO Jtnfn thr 9laW lepKlUMbrP Vh pra- and Lung curai amonn Tall OH WailLLlipUui foe apClol juirjilii'-[L-T.1 Dan dwrcuMHi. An",(,o? Hi* mala population f-nhr.liMl out Ln HiTp«r*. "Dr KLUB; wsa niJil- •ir-cliL-o AtLnj.'^ but Jrur JZKBBUU WU l>.r.L EillOIiiLCLLla for tbE piKU. Thr- Illinois B^ncOT K wUdlu. tto»e^r, amoMmt la mil Cmri]:rirpn vmn ciincH^ed by Jvlgon aa lilt [lift, ajid ttoetr oT Eh* FuijB t. ailll Jn povfrly In Orcuvl I |c. South Jnffcson rails IHm-flir » "countrr nt^n'lnn nr iho I^KT FcnplM' Camp-nlj-n Uui He COIUCIDIB bla dorm-[LOIILC aprtc wltn beg"^ liy Hf. Hlrifi. nnfl more aro plan-, for WJnn to lie a DlUCnllC [O Mlii* BiTuinr efforts la otbt; ^Uln Deit fern- Yet D^ ilennltlon Lt ISQ'E H^nrup Irblihllcrt Hr Hl-tEililPd thfl UuLiEraLlf or llllnolii l*r one y«u- but dropped mLt ta Ko ni*litr nbM rtlb oElier ouuiuii LiitEnn e dOMJll IHMk nciybi^i; many niH7 H^r JaekBiift BLW^yB ai,L«ii(Li Uie ialnr- p]i- CUI fl LOf. 1 Cr j 1B6D Eo itl^ncl lie Afirlciiiiurnl and Teen- nlo.1 Oilligr i>f North Carolina In GiU'Qi- claT-rDDfDlBf XJlCifiLltLg: Of ^i ni'jn HjEid- COS ol th^ n-. pfoplfl bnn kn-t. TILC lr>: ILHI'II II IS bnn chiLtiKivi tltrtt la brcuiisc ol ttd"-Jl«lnFf Ui 1QQ4 Ibo Vt- brirn. B/IITI" If.e HT7.t bliwh: pdl-ln hod [nRfn ynvir. He vna an tionor 'Ji;Ltfl lllln JSJE. (HL-.LUhD Iba innKTH'E'iL^ai T*i;«i Indii3i7y ?p»nt 1390 million im n'i- lLITII; rhuCgruvr. Jta prcmirfi.. unit Hioml- U. TblCfl mtB liT ; U;. \- MK! |(pp«|] Ite fooimil t prtn'i] tl ,• re Idi^i Ln n fifM"|-wii-CBlOlL e ^iur Ir> B3I3 itilUEon it 7*1 pon*nl In- BUrL Ur^Hn^^l dill n|lhQi dcstLttUilru'l T mi ChIr.ifio'i ipjiith bhin: The Jobhy In tKr» jcnia Tun v>*>toxa ltiduatr? Allrr pldufiHou. JMIBUII lernl North tnrfltoi u HiiffL wiEn CRdlea displaying ily rtrillOiHt?eit*il mhat muuf j ruhl mfTCJiiintlBO. Mid Ebfl Bj'ja lEOrluin It- llf enn Ho H|tb a "nol&tag' ].rrHiLnn. ho ae^orM moalof Iba /*xren Jrcltulm n-IC la liiLtm wltti nleiia UiAt e*bort tlegu'Ji- i" 1-- 1.-^.1 civil rlgTita WOrfc. BUT. p Jrni'r t have to be (Jitrra In. We em Wng Eo bur t>l.u.lL pnMiLtrt and Or ft r fl^nt 1I«T ic nfuT U -nt amn It w Dc KIHK niDlBelf »hO j.rrvle?' Tin flj'l hjur of rJic tniv uan aic-p. W* fun C* Rtown up V/e cop vjted i" Gif.|«l ULUjfc by the IE. " . If nrrtBBajy w mn bt UK tnu a nurin civil rSghte drive In Cblngu In Pl rautiesEra unfl ccinrr Wi van b#i |o wli 30 BJlrT the lUfflAK Of 1966 and! npj*Jln«>l him bi tlie t)WFlnts« Fur trie wf^k—tJth« boy- wklft I*flH li^Ud HI or SHTIIC^ Ctoliomlc jnU]«E" In the caEM or S15472 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 3, 1963
L Arthur IL- lilm. lljUif ID IflJl U itr »B« arrlOU£r Olid DOT iLmpi' IU Up [Kill re NOOYlOlMHO Hi bsr vyBa widDDHl. b» hudi beB»u To ms* nHth auilng ilia thai wltb Ttf*B\ ana bcr ]•« droppad opan. rlQolly. »bfl =ald, !• UiD moflt *0DBJblB WBJ to prvj™* •H* OUt 'WouM ymi JBOliyT Would you fllT cOannt COmUF" WDIH rnx-Lityl ailllUrj DppTrtBHH EW W*Tr • tiMl CU Hull "I.'-FD fl« If you ng.. TIL obarja tuy in«uU idcOHlDn at oE block*. by do* «o4 mium *LK Die dDDT A btU n d.,|'iLr Iu BAB ^u BJlU B PT*TBOT. DO JOU fhlnk while Miuxlcs l« ID « tpiM TClUA, «JWi dgU«i ta Wuca your JJUJMUJ IDAUO at Uia wBBlna u-iLi oil blork Arnarlca? EI TBB. itn a war. sometlmee IU j, a" brirQj d^crlbH-l Vbe numlua- HUl >nd Lfeeb tt su, uuBbloe ** 1 Uon WP h&J «in«*d dmlng ui lnWrrie* tUm. AotuB"F. on tboaa rare owmtom * wJii« "mj In TiDLc her ™ * alcp. 1° which tbe vlolanca. talea tn iil^l bar qpor H Iha future 'They can rtiiD—*od baiviKE tty M* nunn MJiei foimB To me. ilolBMfl u atoning a »4JV n BU' aha, onld. 'Dui ni die hfnr* t hr-, child or main talking • mother on coma back wllo tfcoli dirnn bnu md thali damn questions.' Wltil that, aba aTowly rolled blcL i.nri. "• i-Ji law remge La ft runJ BJM HBtlLJlR D7Q 7BHIS' RCrth it nil. MIL.L tor flat In tin &infll.-pot«M- n»Jut# ud the pibaie tbe -coiLnfr piMtfiai" vaurn« U>«i- •.•Lii.«-r.™ la flOMa,!!^ bunrcy in tin ™..-L •udlcnce fla.»s n« Hnt mf*t asm IJIUH.UO OTB- plore at iMietU tUfl mUltojil na>M numU n[ [tie •bundubt nttlion OEL Btltil. WbltC AmerU* QOH I've o?ar beard. »nd hip ora tola la It -;•-.• 1 muK undanHand that men •ctii Btoal QeTore "Thru Jacheoa w« Idiudimd and dealn hM annuid for mm; to BIB- tbry Blai™, Ui»t U theia la * C!KI« of a. pvltid bj ten mlautte
TWO years ago ihi* weekh on the and by outrage a! continued coming radicalized. Though slill a mi' I bleak balcony of the Lorraine Motel while racism, rhe movements leaders minify, mose -v ho lean toward the Pan' in Memphis, black America lost us great- are pursuing prqgrcs1. on many highly thcr concept of waging a class struggle, est modern-day leader. In the death of .ipccialiECd fr^nl1, \lnrt lhan in The sometimes in alliance with while rev- Martin Luiber King Ir.h the entire na- p-mt, rhe d'.sault on inequalily, Ihe use olutionaries, lo ovetihrow the present tion also lost a pan of its conscience of brack pride and power, is (uklng capitalistic system arc gaining attention —a very human scale by which to weigh place OJI the local community level. —much of it repressive. The probable re- its commitment, to racial justice. Be- The lack of national voices makes [he hull of '-hi-- thtec-way ^plit, cunTcndi wiLdeced whites dedicated to nonviolence decibel level of black protest seem low- Hamilton, li that the civil n^hi-, action woetdeced lo whom they could now re- er Acrually, Ibe many local voices have will continue lo "center in Ihe local com- late when (hey thought—as they did per- been speaking loudly, but white Amer- munities and noE at the nalional level haps all loo rarely—about blflct*. For ica has no! always been listening. in ihe neii few yean.1* a [irfLL\ bracks reacted with inevitable rage as well a$ sorrow, and agoniKd For black leaders, all three courses over ihck lack of leadership. pose list?, A relura lo purely passive, This new localism diawg much nf its conventional protest would denroy the Today most blacks and thoughtful strength from thr :nti-nsc feeliaga and morale and Ihnjsl of the black move- whim have accepted the fad that lead- aroused energy of an increasingly J^:- ment Black nationalism, if canicd|o«L- ership on the magnitude of a Martin Lu- livlst and impatienl generation of black tremes, could lead lo separatist schemes iher King is uncommon in any race or youth iitt EDUCATION). It also co- and policies which are unrealistic for an 11% minority that must live with lime, ih;-, realization has contributed incides wrlti a philosopbicaL and prag- H ro a new mood among the blacks who matic fragmentation of ihe entice black whites. As far 'revnluuon," il is clearly now farm rhe vanguard of the mess movement. As analyzed by Cttaiies V impossible, and ([responsible talk about dnvc for lacial progress. They are an' Hamilton, professor of political science &, however justified ihe anger that grier than everh more impatient with •..> at Columbia Universiry, there is shaip prompts il, can be dangerous because it cialh economic and political servitude, disagieemenE amon| the traditional ip- may mislead blacks about ihe extent of and even more determined, to revolu- [cg[alionislsh besC v.mbolirtd by King their power and may serve to confirm tionize race relations and acluevE full and the N.A.A.C.P.'s Roy Wilfcuu; ihe whites in fear andrepression. Th e most equality in Amencan society. Although black nationalists* ol whom COPE'S Roy hopeful siiategy thus seem* to be the de- blacks were never in full agreement Inna and US~s Aon ^arenga. are lead- termined use of political organization with all of King's tactics, they now ing spokesmen; and the Marxist-orient- and economic pressure lhat have been look less longingly for any single- man ed revolutionaries, represenfed by the used countless times before within Ihe lo provide a sense ol unify that, how- Black Panlnersr In Hamilton's view, the US. system. This strategy can make ever uplifting, must necessarily be an if- lntegradonisig have ducovered inac Htcic fuEl use of black nationalism to build lusion when ippked io a people who classic lechitiquea of progress through pride and spirit. arc J' diverse as any other in their rel- the courts, the Congress and the Fed- ents, interests, intellect and philosophies. eral Government are no longer as ef- The current impact of the black ea- fective as previously. The nationalists, [reini.it groups is mi*ed. Severely crip- who appeal to black pride and push pled by most of (heir leaders' having The black movement today is frac- for black studiesh local control of their lionafized. Many blacks would argue comrnunilies and black political and eco- been, killed. JBiL'd ur propelled into «t- •hat il always has been, hut thai (he .on- nomic power, are gaining: strength. At fle. the Black Panthers face mounting dilion is now more readily recognized •he same lime more blacks are be- financial and organizational problems. by all blacks 9s a positive asset- Strong- h Yel their very difficulties with the taw ly linked by a fierce pride in :hcir very have drawn sympathy from many fei-
TIME, APmL 6, 1970 jeaae Louis JACKSON, alias, Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, a Hegro male, born October fl, Ijlil, In Greenville, Fouth Carolina. He le 6' I*1 and weighs 220 pound?, tears a lustachp and often wears African style clothes, Reverend Jaokson resides at 57li8 South Klrabflrk Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. He is carried to Jacqueline Jackson, nee Davie. Kie/ have Ojlfl daughter, SantJta, ege 8, artf one eon, Jease II, age 5, and Jonathan Luther, age U. He ia the National Director of Operation Bread Basket, Southern Christian Leadership Conference [SCLZ) whic^i ia the econojnlc branch of SCLC, organi7fld for the purpoae of flxposin^, and correcting economic abuaea Buffered by Negroes and ghetto residents includ Ing alleged cliscrimiiratoi-y hiring practices toward
has been arrested leading nrarches and demonstrations. He vas arrested! in tb« Tall of 1P69 ^ifti they took over a construction site A the Chicago branch of the Unl 'ersity o? Illinois, He hup notT hovsver, been iJivTlved in any carrfpua disturbances as such. Jackson was an all around athlete In high school (all black) in Greenville, South Carolina, airf won an athletic scholarship from tho University of Illinois. He quit at Illjrjni* aft^r JUa freshmn year and secured a scholarship to "Jorth fti;ricultural and Techi,i.cii $tat€ Universlt/ (all black), in Greanat-gro, North ^
Later accQ(-it^-J J fo ndfltinn ftnf-nced scholiirsnip to blw-coDar g gather Hrary mek to check 4 Rev. Jesse Jackson Is Still violations of WHta HMIM con- trols on prkcea and wa£». And a group ot Sihtents rep- Preaching A Gospel Of Hope resenlbig 36 Chicago-area hlgi schools Is weridng to loosen the CHICAGO (AP| - PHM.QML Among those for PVSH that, be ssysh "tom* strangifllHti on Arcet gaoga on Jesse Louis Jackson Is still wre~~bemomtle presidential « on flie great issues of one the bladt community. pleaching a gospe! of tope, as hopefuls &a. facree HcCoverp day be did with evangelistic fervor \ of South Dakota and former "We deal In the political Jackson's master plan tor when he headed PUSH includes tbfl HeUing up of Sen, Eugene J. McCarthy ol economy, and we believe we've economic action task "He Plaited cut ol Breadbas- la well a got to go the political route. in New Yorit, Wa«i- We've got to engage In the poli- ket la December in d feud w^h the top bkdt politl:el leadnra 1 Ington And tbe West CoaA. He the Rev, Ralph D^ld Aftaraa- of the nation. tics of confronts ton/ 9ay^ the regiimal ceatera will ihi "Wtr&D'r"^ Ri'-v "GIFlIn While most of Jacsjon^s Satlier iDformatlon for PUSH^E LuUTar King Jr, a bead, of tfie "Tney aay I'm cnariBniaflc." •and 1 time—ajxi the time of his hevefforts to r^iirm prisons, d^vel Southern Christian Lesdenhip op alternatives lo wetfare, meet don't reject thai But to staff members—is spent In Conference^ that J m charismatic the neiaii of retorning war vet' Jackson loot: most of the that I am £omewtierE bpyand Washington or ttew Yort eon- erans and revive the orianized BreadbadHl Aatf with iiim ud everyone els* and assieses that .fronting the jntqultles of we!-JaCflr movement, created PUSH-PfOflte 1'm'eri the people who fallow tbls cltar- ' fare. Uw public school aystem "At some level tha probltma isrni an nli^ous and mystical and white politics, tha down' tn Sara Humanity. hP we're confronting are racial," and aren't taking home jpsdewcrt is being done Jackson says, "hut It's al» the started by King, and PUSH a™ He Abo attracted K lop blacfc by the little people. problem of exploitation In gen- aimed at practical gains lor potlllral wiuca-jonal and entw- A group of Uack houaewtvES eraU blaciffi. taJnment (l^Jrt* to PUSH'S within PL'SH is organizing a "It's not tha distance we Jacfcsm says PUSH ftrtsta boird of directors, u^Lch boycott of slum stores that the have to travel to «nd this ei- "because it serves and because tana as a Bounding board tor housewives say Hll b9d meat plojiation. It's the de^tuialidn. It deal* with peopled needs." hi* proposals. and vegetables or charge Inflat- Tths where we're going and tor But Jackson admits PUSH Ja?ka«i drew ap a platform ed prices. what" doesn't have Ehe money for all Another group—mostly the food, housing and jobs nmted: by blacks Tt» needs nt sayi PUSH serv« ar« ta touch spiritual as tangible "A movement can only give people two ftlaga—hope and ffliriUment;1 Jackson j-aya. "Of- ten you may never fulfill people's needs, but you keep Uwm hoping so they won't give up. "TTiete hope grows out of the that 11 happened to else and ran bappm to them ' i, iriu aweepi his fol- td their f«et with a of Uflck; pow*r and Bap- Sit thBologf. said the same about BreaiJbiiflfcet m the be dirixind i is
won by or- imalJ—H ff* niofe ]"f*l far tlscts In irtijia-cpwrced busl- iifflsei iod a temporary psit- ponement of itnta wsHare cols. emphisineil tton u ti Ul could Hr, Richard fl. •Jnief of Campus Police University of Mississippi University, Mississippi 33677 Dear Chief;
1 Pursuant to request, made by Mr. Pulton ftitort I Rn providing herewith a resume on J.-jraa ftJrcund Groppi and Cenae Louis Jackson*
I would like to sugESBt that you pick up an April 6f 1970, Issue ft Tim*? Magsalne which la B special iasife and it carries a lengthy article entitled "BlacK America, 1970." This gives a complete atory on I'ease Jackson *3 "all as numerous other Negro Pleane do not hesitate to call upon us «t any tima we can be of assistance to you and your staff. Sincerely,
•A. l^ebb Burke Director S progremi thi ^o Rally
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rVtand*r, 7. NATIONAL An Emerging Bfacfc f,eader Jesse Jackson Laces Economics With the Language of Religion
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23 - 2$, 1910 Fulton Tutor, Investigator Monday - March 23: Staricville - The Negroes are boycotting a few of the stores in Starkville. Saturday they had gone picketing in front of about four stores. Chief Josey does not believe the boycott will amount to much. There have not bean any other incidents. The sheriff's office nor the police department believe the Negroes can get much going. The older Negroes will not have anything to do with the picketing, etc.
They are in the process of forming a private school. According to the chief, they have enough signatures to start. Houston - Chief Davis reports no activity in Houston and does not anticipate any. Tuesday - March 2lu Ripley - The sheriff's department reports no activity in Ripley or Tippah County, Tippah County has had complete integration the Full school year and has not had any serious trouble. New Albany - Sheriff Gaines reports everything quiet in Union County, I talked with Chief Inspector Stringer at the Highway Patrol Station and received a report of every- thing quiet in the district. tafednesday - March ?5: Oxford - Talked with Deputy Sheriff Phillips who reported the sheriff in the hospital and because of this they had put the trial of John C. BrittaiHj Jr* (legal aid attorney) off. Brittain is charged with practicing law in the State of Mississippi without a license. Phillips reports there have not been any serious incidents in any of the schools, Si- closed is some correspondence between Chief Burrow and the Illinois Crirne Commission. Thought yon might want to get this subject's name on file. Chief FoperniJc asked the writer to get all information possible on Father Groppi and Jesse Jackson. This was referred to Director Burke by telephone. Popernik gave the writer information on a neeting held in Jackson but the writer learned that Director Burke was the source of the information to the University! therefor*, will not go into detail on meeting. Chief Popernik was well pleased with the report Director Burke gave hi™ on Fannie Lou Hamer. He expressed appreciation for the Sovereignty Commission. He states the Commission is the only organisation that keeps a file on the militant groups in Mississippi. Thursday, March 26i Holly Springs - the sheriff's department and the police department report everything very quiet in Holly Springs and Marshall County. The Superintendent, of Education reports aa aerioua incidents in the schools lately. New Albany - Talked with Inspector Waycaster and Investigator Dan Davis at Highway Patrol Station and received a report of everything quiet in the district. Friday, March 37: Grenada - The sheriff's office and the police department report things are quiet in Grenada and Grenada County, They are using some of the churches as private schools and also have reopened Gore Springs old school building as a private school. Gore Springs school has been closed for awhile. Pittaboro - Sheriff Ellard does not anticipate any trouble in Cslhoun County.
Fulton Tutor, Investigator Jackson, Mfissippi March 27, 1970
This report contains information gathered on a trip made by several Civil Rights workers from Mississippi, when they went to Washington, D, C- to attend the funeral of Ralph E. Featherstone. Featherstqne died with another man March 9, 1970, when a bomb ex- ploded in their car in Bell-Air, Maryland, Featherstone was a close associate of H. Rap Brown,
Among those from Mississippi vho made the trip were James Mays, R. L. Bolden, Jesse Harris and McArthur Gotten. Several days were spent in both Washington and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Almost all of the people at the various meetings were associated with SNCC* With one exception, all of the people met or contacted were negro. No white people were involved in any of the meetings or conversations except one.
It was learned that there is one prime source of monetary financing which supports SNCC> JFhis is a white female from Chicago named Lucy Mont gome ry^she is reputedly a millionaire and was Teferred to as a revolutionist, Her husband is said to be a lawyer for criminals and Vbcketeers, in the Chicago, Illinois areas. She was present at the funeral and at the subsequent meetings She appeared to be between 45 and 50 years of age, and was attired in a very expensive looking mink coat. She gave the appearance of wealth. She was identified as the person who paid all of the ex- penses for the people to travel4around the country to attend the funeral- People were present from Pennsylvania, Detroit, Michigan, Chicago, Mississippi, and several other areas.
Several lengthy discussions were held where plans for the next several months, concerning SNCC, were discussed. Cleve Sellers., executive secretary for SNCC, was the apparent leader to whom everyone looked, H. Rap Brown was no-where to be seen and was said to be "keeping cool11.
Cleve Sellers commented that their organization was going to center their activities in the northern cities. As this time they have written off the south insofar as they have been unable to get enough public support in that area. They feel that they can do more good in the northern cities.
One activity they discussed involved Chicago, Sellers plans to meet with Jesse Jacksop^of SCLC, in Chicago, within the near future. Sftdt recognizes Jesse Jacltson'1 s following and leadership ability. They want to work out a plan with Jackson to make de- mands on the Chicago City Council on the them* Of supplying food for the hungry. They want to prove to the city that hunger exists in Chicago- They expect to demand that money be given their organization in order to buy and distribute food products to the alleged hungry citizens, including other minority races. If their demands are not met, they will as they put it, take the food.
Sellers wants to work out a plan with Jesse Jackson to divide the various areas of Chicago in which they will work. The feeling appears to be that major demonstrations and turmoil could be the result this comming stinimer, and that the excuse for those activities will be justified by the failure of the city administration to meet the demands soon to be made. Chicago and Washington, D. C, were the main areas mentioned for SNCC activities. Comments were specifically made naming Washington, D. C, as a target for burning. BillWhiteman, SNCC leader from Detroit, urged the SNCC members to "cool it tor now11 and give the F.B.I, every opportunity to apprehend those responsible for killing Featherstone, He said th#f they would take care of the responsible persons in their own way. Concerning the bombing where Featherstone was killed, nothing was heard from anyone to indicate that they believed Featherstone and his companion were transporting the bomb them- selves. They believe it was deliberately planted to kill H. Rap Brown who was knoWto use that particular car, There is an organization in Chicago called the United Black _F_ront who operate like the Mafia. They sell "protection- to black businesses in Chicago. They have been exposed by ft negro radio executive or announcer who refused to In summary it does not appear that SNCC will be very active in Mississippi for the next several months. Ralph Fwthgrstone and William Payne were killed by a bo#b placed in the cat- they were driving. These murders tooK place on a highway leading out of Bel-Air, Maryland, We understand the reason for Ralph and William being in Bel-Air tfS(i- speciflcally co arrange for the entry of H» Rap Brown into that city* Rap was duo to stand trial In Bel-Air for alleged charges of arson and inciting to riot and we know from past experience the danger of .sssassi- nation of Black leadership Is ever present- Ralph and William were very concerned and took upon themselves the heavy responsibility for arrang- ing a safe entry into the city of Bel-Air, Maryland for Rap- Borrowing a car on the evening of March 9th, Ralph and William drove to Bel-Air to survey the situation. At 11:50 p»m- that evening, wh£le on the highway leaving Bel-Air, tha car exploded, shredding It int{> a thousand pieces killing Ralph and William instantly. William was
torn beyond recognition- -•f .,? We believe that the bomb was intended for H* Rap Brown, r ha •i : . - - i1 It Is significant to note that the car that was driven and destroy- ed had been used, over the past five years, throughout the Black belt of th£ South. The car was well known to State and Federal authorles. Ralph and William's presence in Bel-Air was almost certainly known* A bomb i?) planted at some point during the night under the right front seat of car- ?t* Ralph Featherstone, rrsnager of the Drum & Spear Bookstore, before corriing to Washington, D,C» had worked in some of the most dangerous areas i intfrs South: NeshOba County in Mississippi where the three murders took place in 1964^ Lowndes and Wilcox counties in Alabama, and the city of -2-
in south west Mississippi- During this period of work a lasting friendship developed between him and H» Rap Brcwn. In his work In the South Ralph has seen many Black people killed, a number of those killed were brothers and sisters who were known personally by
i him. II, Pride Orientation Bulletin - No. I
BOMB SLAYING OF BROTHER RALPH FEATHERSTONE, CLOSE FRIEND OF H. RAP BROWN
At py 45 p.m., Monday night, a bomb exploded in a car ca rry ing RaIph Feat her sto ne, age 30, a close friend of H, Rap Brown, and an un- identified companion. Both men kl I led : The Investigation had barely started before the police announced that the explosive 'evice was carried on the floor of the car, implying that this was with the full knowledge of the occupants. However.,_ tne state poI ice havg been un- able to give us....:acts...that, support their charges. xhe -jjto was headed south on U.S. Route I, awnv from the Bei-Air area and toward Wast-Hgton, D.C We l3il*ve the truth of this tragic Incident has been purposefulIv withheld. Many of us here at PrTde knew Brother Feathers tone and *e do not be that he» nor the brother wlthj him was carrying an expfosive device. 3ecaus> of contradictory statements fn the press and contradictory apTnlons of state and city offIcials who ore not trained In fnvestigating ex- plosTves, we take the position that thts Is just another example of black oeople beTng murdered and the truth being of ro concern to those whose Job ft Ts to un- cover the truth. Wa ar^ actively attempting to get more information! and wMI present other bulletins Involving the case. We are also trying to get In touch with Brother H, Rat, Rroun, who has not been seen by Ms lawyer or fami ty since Monday evening.
Featherstetie: Dedicated to Mack people'
Ki'nh Er Fenihpriiape, W, 6JB A-«( if, wilh hirn when lie *ent W Bel Air- ont of rhe two men hilled in a bias! ihat Miss Johnwn said Mr, Fealheirtone. a Tfppf ii their car W bJi$ near the Btl Air. D.C. native, was an out^taniifnE baskei- Md , courthouse where H. Rap Brown is ball pfayer i&r both. Roosevelt High and on O.dl, was described today as bein^ •. C. Teachers Co]leger "wially iedkflWd in trie b\nc\ peopJe." tie walked In Alabama, Georgia and Mr FpaihersTom- was graduated irom Mississippi going door to door, trying to rl c. i •zchtt't College witfi a B.S. degrep register Negroes ai lo^al polls. Miss •:, June. 1963 and was a ypeMi correc- JOhnSOn Edid. !ionl';r m iht Disliici school system f'oin "He ^as lolally cormsiitted to h?s peo- January io June, 19&1. when he •"ert ple.," Mii^ Johnson Said "He gave Dp =Quih as a SNCC progfjin direcnjr- hl^ luCralLvC |Qb as a iF^cher For aubsi*- H:^ farlicr, Jaoie? Ftifliersione, d iBnce Day Oo-tf South." T51> iftrS-^r nw, said loday ti? had noi Sh? -iaid Mr. Ff a [Tier^lOnf, whirre been in^imed or all derails surrounding hrnthpr. Jamfi. |i deputy direclnr of |hp hi* vm'% dfflfh. "1 went lo Bel Air This Mayor'^ Vnulh ProfiramR, Unil, v.a% morning and ihe liody had ⅇi laken l^ "dedicated to M^KI'1? acrion." She said BFimnfue. 1 u'enc lo Baltimore and raw III? medical examiner and idtfnniied ihP rhe Drum and Siw^if Bonlc SHire. ivhich. body." Mr FfialhFrifunE ^aid. He Sdid Mr. f-ca rhe [stone had managed since hii. qon had been engaged m civil fithts IdSf summei. *JS "arjother posili^c ilep work fcr tome lime. in ihe eduf alion ot black people Co which he was dedicated." Karen Johnson, of Prfa>, T»n:ri i foi- "I don't believe he had explosives, whh mer'choofmale oT Mr Fealheistone's at him," she said. "He wasn't like thai. Ronipuplt HiRh, ImUy said ihe "can'I Thai woJld have been Mupid, jnd Palph heJie^e" her Friend had (aken explosives PRIDE ORIEN «TON DEPT. RALPH FEATHERSTONE ONE MORE MARTYR Blast Victim Regarded as Top Rights Organizer
Htlptd to Register Secntary in the Dftp Sooth hrS.N,C.C.ia'60'i
1 fly CHARLAYNE HUNTER •o terrlrocy In Amorica. Ralph E- Fealhers|i>ne. £ 31- TJtB former official dtihe-' Jewish made in -A SNCC ng Committee who vtas thai jttdckrd! ZiuniSm and ac n a djmaincEe JiJast Monday Jews of corarnLttinl at- nij-ht, wes regarded! as ons of agafnsl Arab^. Mr. he best arpjinizeni in [lie CI"JI Rights m&vCiuFnt during the denied (hat Ihr Derip South voter was an; campaign;; Of the pjrly hut ^poke for the tl in defending the As a field secreta n/ for ihe when ic came under fnjinizatjOn uud^r Jolin t^ewlS by Jewish and civlE rierrts [s [Irst rUafrnjati, Mr. Feather- toop was active m civil nj»ftts Mast of the Jew- campaLgrlS ihrOUgrfnut tfw SupprrrleES of SNCC With- South Bui the linancijl and H»Oral i hirm ihp most the limp. inn within Ihe mavem Oxford. Ohio, whert_a victim of (he lalal 1 in West Poinlb Miss, •oalltion of ccvil rlclit then, he had warded as preparing jtucfrn the lii.iitajrer ot the Drum and from all OvCr the rftc for ?he MasifiSiippt Summer IT, a hookatorc in PfOjCtt. thar J= awned by n funner tiv4hfight5 wurkers. , conrrftQarins Ui in .and. setlirfS *ip H.L|JUi-..'L. in. Mr. T-VJCherSlunp, a by (he Council «f 1 dark-ikmned niia oJ ial. 'li'uriiL 41 rid Hcighi and IjuiJd, was by fri*nds Jnd asso ar the AivaiiLcment ^ Co I-1 He remami-.L in (he a.s - "si^l-Rpokcn man People. Efie se.uthein|irin>ijgh. JJiree ant but one who wa.5 andiyiicai ant Confer- thnnfih the «roup dimio- f
Mr. fho with Jt. SNCC Mrs. Lillie JOREis, a 71-year- mg ComraiCtec. The prnjtrj w^' Old riildenl a( NcshoQa Cnun' to be the most ]iia^-;|je vultr - FeatTjerstonp'd more con- l>, Mississippi, &jid Ih^t. I'-'htn- lilies with ihe $v*r Mr. Fenthcrstoiie camF> hi laken m the Jfwp SOLEIK. Mtshoba (Jaunty, "he made Mr. Keathtrs[ trio to an ' cultural home my hau.ie," she PhiladeJphi3r MI»s.P in tune. - y-.|trday that hJarh pp 9fi4r dunni; ihr wetk ihaMn ll from NEW YORK TIMES 3/fl/7O DO TOU THINK "THE HAN" IS GIVING UP HIS IW&Vt IS TEE ONE WITH A STOCKFILB AND
HE IS GETTING MORE f? THEM FOR HIS FAKILY AND HIS COMMUNITY- HE AND HIS F&IENT6 ARE LONG-STANDING MHK^EHS r? GUN CEU3S AMD OON I/TOTXES.
WAKE UP, I1 ST^F FIGflTING, HOIKING ATD KLUJHG BUCK PEOPLE. D* HOT TELL ANYONE WHEOU1-K WHITE CK r^IACK IF YOU OR ANY ^VIHER TlLACK PSBON •WNS A GUM OR NOT. OUR {""MMUNITIES, HOMES AND L"*VED ONES SHOULD BE FR^i ABYOHE WHO WOULB THREATEN TO TAKE OUR LIVES *R PRGPERTT, r« HTP CALi 737-A_^C TO ^ PtW COMPLAINT. -fflE KING JAHES(THE J MNT^EESICN CF ^E 3I BROTESB""^GATNBT" BR'VrHER AND FATHER AGAINST SPN- Dfl inT LOVE EHEMTf AS YOUWgjLD
"OPEHATIC*N DISARM THE CRIM1SIAL" IS A FftRCE AMD IS MEANT TO RENDZS W^ CF ?AC1ST KiLlGE APD WHITE Jackson, Miss. June 11> 1970
On May 21, 1970, a meeting was held in Chicago, Illinois, attended-by members of SCLC and the group called Operation Bread- basket.'r Amone those present were:
Jesse Jackson, Chicago, SCLC Leader Rev. James Wallace Dorothy Cotton, SCLC Secretary from Atlanta James Mays, Jackson, Mississippi R. D. Cottonreader, SCLC, now in Starkville Ma Houston, colored female minister in Chicago with SCLC Andrew Young of the Urban League and Reverend Abernathy of SCLC had been scheduled to appear but did not show up*
There was a discussion as to the possibility of a permanent economic boycott to be conducted in Mississippi against all white merchants. Jesse Jackson stated that if they engaged in such a movement, they could not refer to it as a boycott. He suggested the name "Black Business Expansion," and suggested that they use phrases as "Select Buying'/ and "Buy BlacJc,"
During the discussion it was brought out that such a permanent economic boycott could not be made effective in Mississippi due to the lack Of Negro owned businesses where Negroes could trade.
After much discussion, it was decided not to enter into this program since it had a great chance of failure.
Instead of Instituting the permanent boycott, it was decided that SCLC would engage in attempting to have white merchants located in or near predominately Negro areas to hire Negroes and place them In better than menial jobs.
Operation Breadbasket is formed foT the purpose of obtaining Federal funds to finance Negro owned businesses. It is said in Chicago that Jess_e_ Jackson owns a $90,000.00 house in an area called "Pill Hill." It is said to be furnished with several thousand dollars worth of furniture. However, he stays somewhere on 69th Street in Chicago, to maintain the appearance of living in the ghetto areas.
Jackson is reportedly growing wealthy because of the money he obtains through his operation, He and his group obtain large sums from businesses which want their products placed in particular stores. He will go to a black owned manufacturer and obtain monthly sums of money in exchange for using pressure to have their merchandise put in chain store operation and others. He also receives fees fot Obtaining jobs for Negroes in positions where they would not normally be able to get jobs. He uses other methods of raising money, such as putting on: merchandise shows aimed at the Negro population, and charging large ' sums of money for the rental of merchandise display areas at these trade shows,
IHl JH'DUULf IOH CO-TAJMID HIU|H 4 CQHFIMHTIftL AND «• THI iff « THt CLItNT OHLT.
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Jackson, Mississippi June 11, 1970
The main SCLC representiyes. in Mississippi are R. p. Cotton- re_ader^and R_ev» AUan JohnsonT^The name HcBride was mentioned as ^ne~oT their" main"people, but it is not known who ho is or Where he is located. He is said to be setting up an office in Jackson, Mississippi, but it is not known to this writer.
In Jackson, Mississippi, there have been many complaints by Negroes over the increase in prices at certain Negro-owned stores during the recent fourteen day boycott. The Smiths Supermarkets on Valley Street, and Jones Street, and Hayes Grocery on Utah Street reportedly raised their prices two or three cents per item and more in certain cases.
Percy Chapman and Nolan Tate of the NAACP are complaining about some of the youngsters printing literature and attempting to keep the fourteen day boycott going at the present time. The NAACP has received complaints from the New Deal Supermarket on Monument Street about this. Percy Chapman states that the NAACP is not backing any continuous boycott,
A survey was made at Jackson State College. Summer School is on now and it is said that the main trouble makerst whose names are not known,are V£S at Summer School. These leaders are called "Black Advocates. 'vyThey are the ones who will step in wherever they think they can cause trouble when an incident occurs. It is the feeling that due to the large number of adults who are attend- ing Summer Schoolt there will not be any trouble during the summer. It is believed they will attempt to stop any possible trouble- There is a lot of rumbling among the younger studentst who are very dissatisfied with the college. Some of them have commented they believe the college should be destroyed.
A survey was made of the various Civil Rights organisations and no programs Or demonstrations are under discussion at tbe present time.
mi rtfOUUTWH COHTAMU HWHI** H COWlDDfTUIL AriB mi THII UUl W THI CUIHT OMIT. U.
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.ev I "Since the Time hus ly apjjroval rA tta.' Jjtfson broite ttuE-flbai I eznniA any Ungtr SOLC board to operala |' SouUiera Christian L-^-c..,,.P , to Be at black ,' Saturday and re-l^ii It Is nol myi as national dirrxior c to -.land in fee- w,iy i>ri end I tonsHter GO days' uoiinc arm of lha avil rLghis"^ fl eco- or ga niiatioo. I b« ral by 'ray lfi*w DI nomic g the bljcfc com-1 "My arfion b a complete and| ict hereby ii?nink my' , Elacl Exrrn In l*H duTliulE iireafc ^tLh the KGLC"'re fcii* liri Htrnd of tiip . mure ihjn »W.(pOfl Jor EQIIL iackscidj wbo has ben ^ t^pcttv-a Dec, 17." SCLC. l^ait year [he embroiled in a dispute ^'irfi (he QIEO toH • rally lie la $11.™*, WOE vo^i'fd. This yp^r'i lo- He -ilw repiflTod ti-n-.i tiir j.n- ft to defeat1 lias not been laiiuiaiPd. are board ef thp SOJC-S C6I- Operation Rreadbfiili"! was in li>Gfi '^Ji^i iba Fate King Jr brought Lhe SCLC t« dltago- Jackson n W35 its firit h pLani lor die irmmenl O lomi i .'- n~ ,.,.'i, *,,.,' , _h_ < his a&nn apart- in tutiidi me Bladk «pre slain, from civil ri^httt n Dre a Tnr bO daya »i'b p; in cn:i4ii!cU n lo continue SC1.C oflsials h^d sccuied bim ' •> i nf "Veneald vHflatiojis ai or-j led La&t June, the Lr-S *ji«dpl(iie ac an .Conn ruled titdL the or "be "ere [ormed atL*d pfuptrly in fl In 4iini}U[K]tii! his 3 place rai lhe. Ln fl Idrfir^in to Dr an ]ndcp«nieiil r 5CLC p April 157] CJU
