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Riots Expose Stokely Carmichael
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The recent riots in Atlanta offer convincing evidence
that most, if not all, of the racial violence in our large
cities has been organized and led by a small minority
bent upon the destruction of our
society.
My authority for this state-
ment is Ralph McGill, publisher
of the Atlanta Constitution, and
long a moving and militant force
for equal treatment of the Negro
citizen as provided by law and
the Constitution of the United
States.
McGill places responsibility
for the Atlanta disturbance
squarely upon the Student Non-
Violent Coordinating Committee.
(SNICK) and its leader Stoke-
ly Carmichael. SNICK, according
to McGill has no more than 300
pie members. These have been the
JOHN S. KNIGHT agents of anarchy in Watts, New
York, Chicago, Cleveland and
other major cities.
SNICK’S beginnings were more auspicious. Its early
student leaders were motivated by high dedication to the
civil rights cause. Now the John Lewises and other re-
sponsibles are out. Control of SNICK is held by the ex-
treme radicals, of which Carmichael is the dominant
figure,
As McGill says, SNICK is no longer a civil rights
organization but an anarchistic group which is openly and
officially committed to the destruction of existing
institutions.
Though small in membership, SNICK appeals to all
haters of the white man, It’s: slogans of defiance
intrigue the very young as was shown in Atlanta where
the mob was largely composed of youngsters in the 12
to 18 age range.
There appears to be no question but that SNICK’s
funds are supplied from abroad. One of its lawyers is a
registered Castro agent. Its agitators shout Havana
slogans to the effect that we must live through violence.
“Black Power” is but the rallying cry.
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Mayor Of Courag
Fortunately for Atlanta, if has a mayor who
confronted the mob with rare courage. Though physically
manhandled and taunted with shouts of “white devil,”
Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., remained upon the scene until the
crowd had been dispersed.
Mayor Allen gave short shrift to charges of police
brutality, “I saw plenty of brutality,” he said, “but it
was all directed against police officers.” Aft his press
eonference, Mayor Allen stated that “If Stokely
Carmichael is looking for a battleground, he has
ereated one, and he will be met in whatever situation
he chooses,”
Atlanta’s Negro community leaders were quick to
decry the rioting and violence. The Atlanta Summit
Leadership Conference, a Negro organization, denounced
both SNICK and Carmichael, while calling for construc-
tive measures designed to alleviate problems which
directly concern the Negro.
Dr. Martin Luther King, executive director Roy Wil-
kins of the NAACP and Whitney Young who heads the
Urban League have all repudiated Stokely Carmichael
and his tactics.
Fortunately for Atlanta, it has a mayor who
confronted the mob with rare courage. Though physically |
manhandled and taunted with shouts of ‘white devil,”
Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., remained upon the scene until the
crowd had been dispersed. aay,
Mayor Allen gave short shrift to charges of police
brutality. “I saw plenty of brutality,” he said, “but it
was all directed against police officers.” At his press
conference, Mayor Allen stated that “If Stokely
Carmichael is looking for a battleground, he has
created one, and he will be met in whatever situation
he chooses.”
Atlanta’s Negro community leaders were quick to
decry the rioting and violence. The Atlanta Summit
Leadership Conference, a Negro organization, denounced
both SNICK and Carmichael, while calling for construc-
tive measures designed to alleviate problems which ~
directly concern the Negro.
Dr. Martin Luther King, executive director Roy Wil-
kins of the NAACP and Whitney Young who heads the
Urban League have all repudiated Stokely Carmichael
and his tactics.
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A Useful Service
The city of Atlanta has long enjoyed an enviable
reputation for racial amity. Ironically, it was Atlanta's
splendid image that the destroyers sought to tarnish.
And yet, unwittingly, Stokely ‘Carmichael and his
followers performed a useful service not only for Atlanta
but for the entire nation.
For here was stripped away the myth that Negroes
are always incited to riot over poor living conditions,
lack of employment and denial of eivil rights.
Mr. Carmichael has now revealed himself for what
he is — a scheming fomenter of disorder, a mad dog who
attacks all whites indiscriminately, a revolutionist who
seeks to burn and destroy, a terrorist who defies law and
spits upon our flag.