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March on Washington Newsletter #2 ----- MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM 170 West 130 Street New York 27, New York FIlmore 8·1900 (1) Founding Chairmen Mathew Ahmann Eugene Carson Blake James Farmer Martin Luther King John Lewis NE'lJ'SLETTER #2 loachin Prinz A. Philip Randolph Walter Reu ther To Leaders of all Participating Groups: Roy Wilkins Whitney Young Administrative Committee Cleveland Robinson (1) This edition of the Newsletter contains information Chairman about participating organizations, the progress of the Courtland Cox March, key people in many areas of the Country , health in­ Ann Arnold Hedgeman Rev. Thomas Kilgore, Jr. structions. Rev. George Lawrence James McCain (2) In a felf days time you Hill receive from us organ- Gloster Current ~z~ng mamlal #2. This I-Jill contain detailed instructions Guichard Parris Erwin Suall for August 28 -- timetable, c onduct of gr oups, program, Director method of assembly and disper sal, etc. Read this carefully A. Philip Randolph and be sure that c opies get into the hands of all March Deputy Director leaders and bus captains in your area. It is the final in­ Bayard Rustin struction manual that you will receive. Cuordinators Norman Hill (3) Keep your local press and publicity media posted L. Joseph Overton on your activities. Send them names of participating Southern Administrators groups, names and addresses of committee officers, nelfS Dr. Aaron Henry Worth Long about rallies and fund raising events. Let the press knOl-J Att. Floyd McKissick ,lhere peonle t-lho l-rant to go to Washington from your area Rev. Wyatt Walker can get information about travel. Send carbon cop ies of all releases to us so that Ife may have a picture of >lhat is gOing on in your area. (See attached rremo .) (4) Enclosed 1fith this letter is a Bus Captain form. All groups chartering buses should select their captains, fill out this form, and rekrn to us not later than August 19. (5) Unemployed people are anxious to come to Washington from both Northern and Southern communities. They cannot do so in any numbers unless this is made financially possible by other communities. Please send us any funds that you have raised for this purpose -- payable to Ht,iWH ON HASH I NGTON and marked lunemployed I -- ~. (2 ) WHY "WE Ml\RCH The historic March called for August 28 of this year raises demands for speedy action on two fronts, civil rights and jobs. It insj ~ts that only national action through the Federal Govern­ ment, OBn achieve full and soeedy integration of public facilities and scnools, the end of police brutality, and full equality before the law. It underlines the gravity of the economic crisis, with at least five million people out of work; and insists that only swift Federal action through a massive public works program, can eliminate this threat to national security. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom that will be held on August 28th .~ill mark a new stage in the struggle against the brother evils of American society: racial discrimination and e·c­ onomic deprivation. Never before have such numbers of citizens, of all races and for a wide range of nurposes, united in direct action at the seat of the Federal Government to protest their enemies and to inspire their friends. Time is heavy with proofs that there is no substitute for the personal involvement of people who are outraged or oppressed by social wrongs; and the solutions to the great ~1I'ongs that affect us all are in a large measure in the hands of the Federal Gover­ mente Thus we call on all Americans to join us in Washington: to demand the passage of effective civil rights legislation which will guarantee to all ••• decent housing ••• access to all public accommodations ••• adequate and integrated education ••• the right to vote to prevent compromise or filibuster against such legislation to demand a federal massive ..orks and training program that puts all unemployed workers, black and white, back to work to demand an FEP Act Hhich b aI'S discrimination by federal, state and municipal g overnments, by employers, by contractors, employment agencies and trade unions to demand a national minimum wage, which irx:ludes all workers, of not less than $2.00 an hour. (3) ORGANIZATIONS SPONSORING THE M.!j.RCH AND PARTICIPATING IN IT I SPONSORING ORGA.'IIZATIONS American J elush Congress Congress of Racial Equality Industrial Union Depar~ent AFL-CIO National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Conference of Catholics for Interracial Justice l'Iati onal Council of Churches of Christ in America Southern Christian Leadership Conference Student non-Violant Coordinating Ccrnmi ttee National Urban League Negr o American Labor Council II PARTICIPATING GROUPS (Partial list) Churches Hundreds of churches of every denomination are s ending buses to Washington and joining the March . Those that have reported to the office their participation include Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Episcopalian, and Lutheran denominations. Community Organizat ions al'.d Instituti~ Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Alumni Association of Catholic University American Civil Liberties Union Americans for Democ r atic Action American Friends Service Committee American Jevlish Committee Association of Catholic Trade Unionists Chicago Commission on Human Relations Committee on Religion and Race Committee of Conscience Council of Community Cnurches Delta Sigma Theta Center of Human Relations Japanese Ame r i can Citizens League Jewish Labor Commi ttee J ewi. sh I·Jar Veterans Mobilization for Youth National Council of Je,rish Women National COll."lcil of Negro 1.,romen [~ew York City Commission on Human Rights New York City Mission Society (4 ) National l'edor ation of Settleme n ts - l1e i ~ hb orhood Centers NEllI York State Association of gIles Pan .~ri can Stursnt Orga' ization Presbyterian Interracj al Council Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the }lasons of ti1e St.ate of H. Y. Prince Hall Orr'or of tho Eastern Stars Princeton Human Rights Group Queens' s CoD.ece Stuclent Assoda ti. on Rutgers Univers:i.ty Lab or Institute Union of American l-lebretr Congregatiom Uni ted Conference of College Teacher s Untted Hebrew Traces HorkJr.en ' s Circle Horkers ' Defense League Young Cbti sti an Worker Young Israel (Pelham Park;I'lY and \-Jest Side) Young r-:e n ' s <hrj stian Association ( Nat ional Board) Young Women ' s Christian Association (Pittsbur gh ) Zeta Nu Omega LABOR State Federation of Labor- Congr ess of Jnc1uctrial Organiza tions Ne~r York 01 tor Cent ral Labor Council Long I s l am Fec.eration of Labor Amal~amated Clothing T)orke2' s of ,\r<1erica Al'L-GIO Amalgarra ted Launch" Horkers Amalgamated !leat Cutter s and Butchers T'lorkmen and Fur t:iorkers Division American Federation of Teachers A}'L-CfO Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Building Service Employees Cle aners wc1 D;y-ers Joint Boerd International Uni6n of Elect rical ~ ' Ior k" rs (District 3314 ) Retail T:lhole sale Departrrent St ore c'/orker s Hotel '1nd Rest aurant T:JorkersJoint Board International As s ociation of Eetail Clerks Inter national Je~lelry Ho rkers Internationa l Ladies Garrr.ent lIor ke r s Union International Association of llachinists (District Council 15) International Eari time Union Oil Chemical and Atomic T~orkers Painters District Council f.!9 (5 ) Seafares ' Inter nat i onal Union United St"elvYorkers of America United F\U'niture ';lorkers Uni.ted Transport '.iorkers United Automobile '.forners The liat-ional Q:l uncil of Chtu'ches of Qlrist in Arnrica has announced that AuFt;st 28, the d.<q of the lkrch, ,rill be a Church Assembl y i n c·!ashing'ton. A s)Xl cial printed folder has been di stributed to thousands of churcho s tlu'on:;:lOut the Q:luntry explaining the Christian pm'Doses of the l!arch end t he reasons for church involvel1l3nt in it. ' ~ le need, " says the !'ation21 Council , " thousands of O1ristians, uhi te and Negro -Ln' ;csirtn:rt,on on August 28. Put everythjng else 'iside and SOJ!E: . " A sirn:i l ar posit i on has been talmn by the CatholL c Church . A pastoral l etter read in Catholic churches August 11 from Cardinal Spellman urges ' a similar i nvolvement in the l-larch upon Amori can Catholics . Je,rs as ,rell as aIM stians of all c1enominat.ions have res­ !"londed to the call t o come to './ashington . The organization of lfe t hodi st and Luther an MarcIle s to facilitate i nvol veme nt may be mentioned; and in marw areas the churches and synagogues have set up t heir Ol,m coorclnators t o facilitate involveroant of their congrer.ations . Doctbrs, dentists, nUrsos and health ,Yorkers are participating as.:IllrE' of a lnedi cal group. This lrill maJ:e clear to the nat ion that heal th Horker s stand solidly ,nth cler gy, labor, and the unemployed in the effort to ~ect:re freedom 2m' jobs for all. The n:ediciil "'ro\lps 1~11 e~,ch march under their Otffl bann:1rs ( caducoi) . further i nforrration may 1)8 obtained f r om lieclical Corn­ mittoe for Civil Rights , P. O. Box 1;99, }1adison Square Stat:Lon, Ne,Y York 10, N.Y. or [I 5~{;() . (6) NE);;S OF THE MARCH N""s is pouring in to us of March preparations being made around the country. Conmi t tees to publicize the ~arch and arrange transportation and r ecruitme.nt have sprung up liter all y in hundreds of communi t i es. City and country- t,icle commi ttees are coordi not:i:hg those a ctiviti es .
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