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CHARLES CHRISTOPHER M '= GEHEE l 6 [. J one/.J SiJz.ee.J.. 5 avannah., (jeo1tg--i-a The Hono1ta6le 2-van Ali.en, /Y/G.ffolt (i..t!f Hall AJ.l..ani. a, (;eo1tg--i-a D ealt !J-van: The /U...OU in /luan;ta ±iu.A week welte one oi ±he mo./.J;t uni oJt±una±e developmenu i_n ±he hA_/.)1..0lt!f oi oUJt na1..i_ve c.i..:l'J, 6u± !). wanJ. ;lo comp.Li.men± y ou on !fOUlt ./.Jplendid handli..ng oi ;tiu.A diii,iculi. ./.JUua;li_on. !}oUJt j udgmen± and coUJtag-e welte ad.rruAa6le and when !) ./.Jpeah oi coUJtag e .9- am no.i ./.Jpeahing oi ;the i act ±ha± y ou meAelff wen± .i...n1..o x he middle oi ;the mob , bu± !). am ./.Jpeahing- p altii_culalti'J oi y out1. coUJta.g.e in ;taking ;th.e po4ui_on ;tha;t 'JOU ;look dUJt.i...ng x h.e /U...ox M well M in !fOUlt handling oi ;t/2e 4Uua1..i_on la±elt. !). 6eli_eve_ ;th_a;t !fOUlt acii_oM will have a .iA.emendoU--d ini luence i o1t g ood wdh xh.e ci_vi_c and 41..a±e au±holtdi_UJ ±houg/2.ou± ;t/2e n a1..i_on. Ali ;t/2.i...nking men who aJte no;t 40 ;te.1uu-ii_ed oi a 61ock vo;le
tha;t ;th w
6ack6one di4 appealt4 , know ;th a;t eveA.ff1-h.i...ng ;tha;t we
cheJtA_/.)h. in xiu.A coun±Jt'J A_/.) dependen± upon law and 01tde1t. !}.;t
4eem4 ;t/2.a;t 4 ome oi oUJt n0Jt1..h.e1tn ci..1..i.UJ ./.Jh.ould be in ;the "6anana
Aepubli_C4 11, and!). am p aJtti_culaJtl!f g,Aa±J_ti_ed X.O 4 ee ;th_a;t IJOUlt
iiJtm hand h M been 4.1:Aongly app1toved 6y .the nolt1..h.e1tn p1tUJ4 M
well M x h e (ong,Ae/.J4, !}.;t_ A_,/.J af.4o g,Aa±i_tymg ;lo ./.Jee ;th_a;t 40
man'J oi ;the /U...g/2± .th..i...nkinfl- n eroe/.J, paJtUculaJtl!f in At.l.an;ta,
have ;th.oug/2± .th.a± !f OU handled ±he 4Uualion well.
!). .th.ink ;tha;t !f-OUlt Allan;ta (ong,AUJAman made a VeA.lj- good
41..a±emen± when he ./.J aid ;tha;t n o mailelt how we F6G1e abou± ;the
meaning oi 116lack poweA 11, i..t inevda6ly lead1 1..o vi_olence. Jo1t1..una±el!f, Velt!f iew oi euh.elt Jtace 6eli_eve i..n 116lack powelt ,
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whde powv:r. '(, 01t an!f oxhe1t kind oi poweJt .tha;t conno;te4 vi_olence.
�!). A.emem6eA J:..hax 1:..wo weekA ag-o when we weAe Ai.:lt.i..ng on
y.owz_ poA.c/2 ax Toxa.wOlf y.ou, l.augh.i..ngl.y., J:.. ol.d how a man .i..n
pu6l..i..c 1..i..i e ffA.a6A i:..he newApapeA ea/1...ly. .i..n J:..h e moA.n.i..ng 1:.. o Aee
whax J:.. hey. a.A.e A ~ng a6ou.J:.. /2.i..m, Ao !). know y.ou a.A.e happy. a6ou.J:..
whax y.ou have A.ead. And lei:.. me add, J:.. hax when .th..i..A happened
SJ. wa/.J .i..n Jl.oA..i..da and J:..he pA.eAA J:..heAe wa/.J unan.i..moUA .i..n !fOWl
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