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1506 P Stree t , N. w. Washi ngton, Do Co Se pt ember 16, 1966 Mr o Ivan Allen , May or % City Hall At lanta, Georgia Dea r Sir: State f or me just one thi ng tha t St okely Carmichael did wr ong o i t is hard to find someone he re who can . Mr. Allen, you have to l erated the leaders of the Klan , a nd you ha ve to l erated t he Na ziso But you use the f i r s t sligh t opportuni ty y ou ha ve to try to de stroy Mr . Carmicha el who s i mply ha s gut s enough to s pea k h is opinion . St okely got unde r your skin ; he hit you where y ou really hurt--by telling the truth. I pause here to tell you I am not a racisto I am not a member of the organization you seek to hurt. But I am a Negro and my home is the South. When offic i als in towns like yours try to tell the nation that those towns are perfect, I can disa gree because, Brother Allen, I have lived some of that Hadeso I give Stokely Carmichael credit for being a mano The opponents of civil rights cry for responsible Negro leadership . Stokely is a good l eader. When it comes to leadership, he could tell the very livndon B. Johnson a thing or two. Stokely is not a dumb man. You cannot step on his toes and expect him to keep quiet. Many people admire him for his courage; his name registers well in the hearts of multitudes. But the majority could still ask "Who is Ivan Allen?" Brother Allen, Stokely Carmichael made you jealous--jealous that he is an individual who draws more publicity than you. When you speak of dissension between him and some of the other civ i l rights leaders, you know full well that they too are cognizant of �