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FORM 32-0- 101
Press Conference 9-7-67
OFFENSE SERIAL NO.
SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE .
REPORT COMPLAINANT Ebeneza Baptist Churec
ATLANTA POLICE DEPARTMENT j
175 DECATUR ST., S. E. Auburn Avenue at Jackson Street
ATLANTA, GA. ADDRESS
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF OFFENSE, PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATION, ETC.
1, br, Albert Davis - President Local Chapter NAACP.
2. Mr. Jessie Hill - Coordinator Atlanta Summit Council.
3. Rev. J. D. Ward - Spokesman Operation Bread Basket,
4, Rev. Clyde Williams - Metropolitan Grass Root's Council.
Or. Davis opened the news conference at 2:35 P.M. with a stacement, "We the
various organization leaders since the Labor Day weekend have been in close
conference among ourselves and with Dr. Martin Luther King, concerning the problems
in Atlanta, We have urged Dr. King in view of these problems to come to Atlanta
and assist us in non-violent actions to alleviate them." Dr. Davis cited in
series the problems that he felt was facina.negro communities:
J. He stated that the Atlanta Board of Education is now holding double sessions
in five negro schools and none in waite schools. Further tiaat office enploy-
ment in the central office for negros in supervisory positions lagged.
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2. Unemployment: Negros still remain in the larger percentile among the unen-
Ployed. According to Dr. Davis of the ten percent unemoloyed in a given
group only two percent were white.
3. jilousing: The Atlanta Housing Authorities are still practicing segreaation
and also maintaining separate office operation according to Dr. Davis.
4, Justice and the Police: Or. Davis stated he feels sure that there was evidence
____ °* police brutality in the Dixie Hills area and a laxity of city officials in
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PROGRESS AFTER THREE AND SEVEN DAYS AND WEEKLY THERE-
AFTER ALSO TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS.
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OFFENSE Press Conference SERIAL NO, 67
SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE :
REPORT COMPLAINANT __Ebeneza Baptist Church
ATLANTA POLICE DEPARTMENT
175 DECATUR ST., S. E. Z 1
ACLONT bos ADDRESS Auburn Avenue at Jackson Street,
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF OFFENSE, PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATION, ETC.
giving service to that community. Two recent decisions rendered by the
Aldermanic police committee has shown that the committee was not represented. He
-further charged tiat the altercation hetween Officer Marshall and Mr, Hosea
Williams added to the attention that Atlanta will get, but it is not a ovrime
factor in their grevance against tne police department. Oftentines Dr. Davis
would elude questions propounded by revorters concerning the Williams case He
did however relate that Williams had conferred with Dr. King and was still
conferring with him about the matter,
Rev. Clyde Williams stated that a mass meeting would be slated at the West+
Hunter Baptist Church at the corner of Chestnut and Hunter Streets tonicht,
September 7, 1957, and the problems of inadequate bousing, nolice injustice and
.other subjects would be discussed,
Mr. Jessie Hill wnen ask by reporters about the Marshall and Williams
altercation stated that he had had a conference with Dr, Kina Sentember 7, 1067,
and he ask Dr. King to consider Atlanta the target for SCLA(Southern Christian
Leadership Conference) action. Further taat Dr. King revealed that he tad been
under pressure by several members of this congregation to come to Atlanta, "I
do not feel that the Marshall incident hurt Atlanta as far as pressure is concerned
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THIS FORM IS USED BY OFFICER ASSIGNED TO A CASE TO REPORT
PROGRESS AFTER THREE AND SEVEN DAYS AND WEEKLY THERE-
AFTER ALSO TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS.
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|. + FORM 32-D-101
SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE
REPORT COMPLAINANT -
ATLANTA POLICE DEPARTMENT
175 DECATUR ST., S. E.
ATLANTA, GA. ADDRESS
Ebeneza Baptist Church
Auburn Avenue at Jackson Street.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF OFFENSE, PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATION, ETc.
As far as what course would be taken by Dr King it would be his own décision
according to Dr. Davis. Dr. Davis further stated that Atlanta is a city that will
listen but fail to act. " We have detected an end to progressive action." Dr,
Davis stated that if it was necessary to move the head of the Board of Education,
Chief of Police or any other office it must be donw so that progressive action
might exist.
I talked with Dr. Davis after the conference and he stated that he expected
some word from Dr. King within a few hours. Further that Dr. King could be
reached in Cleveland, Ohio, at 851-4300, that he felt sure that some action would
be taken by Dr. King determined from their conversation, No reason was qiven as to
why Mr, Hosea Williams failed to attend the conference,
The conference ended at 3:05 PM,
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PROGRESS AFTER THREE AND SEVEN DAYS AND WEEKLY THERE-
AFTER ALSO TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS.
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