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Join Criticism
Of Carmichael
Ministers Make
House-to-House
Calls for Peace
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) —
egro ministers and civil
ghts leaders began a door-
-door appeal Wednesday
ight for calmness to Ne-
roes in the area of Tuesday
ight’s rioting which shat-
ared Atlanta’s image of ra-
ial harmony.
“We are asking all resi-
ents not to allow others to
se them as pawns,” said
tev. Samuel Williams, pres-
lent of the Atlanta chapter
f the National Association
or the Advancement of Col-
red People.
“Atlanta is not by far a
erfect city but it is too
reat to be destroyed by
imple-minded bigotry,’’ he
aid, in a summation state-
ent of a two-hour meeting
if civil rights leaders,
Area Tense
Several ministers then left
a go directly to visit homes
n the six-block area near
he new sports stadium in an
ffort to ease the tense situa-
ion,
Earlier in the meeting,
everal Negro leaders
harged Siokely Carmichael,
tational chairman of the stu-
ent nonviolent coordinating
ommittee, with responsibili-
y for the rioting.
“The first thing we've got
0 do is stop the insurree-
ion,” said Rev, William
3orders, a grey-haired, long-
ime civil rights leader.
‘One man is giving us hell.
e’ve got to stop him before
e stops us.”
Carmichael Replies
“Our main concern here is
stokely Carmichael, whether
wr not we have a riot is up to
im,”’ said Rev. Otis Smith,
ho suggested the group
ontact the SNCC leader.
“Stokely Carmichael is an
lbatross around our necks
nd a parasite to the com-
nunity, but he is meeting
ome of the needs of our
eople,’’ said Dr. O. W. Da-
is, a physician.
Carmichael told a Negro
adio station (WAOK)
ednesday night:
“It is clear to me that
CC did not and could not
tart a rebellion. This one
as started by an act, a
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Of Carmichael
Ministers Make
House-to-House
Calls for Peace
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) —
egro ministers and civil
ghts leaders began a door-
-door appeal Wednesday
ight for calmness to Ne-
roes in the area of Tuesday
ight’s rioting which shat-
ared Atlanta’s image of ra-
ial harmony.
“We are asking all resi-
ents not to allow others to
se them as pawns,” said
tev. Samuel Williams, pres-
lent of the Atlanta chapter
f the National Association
or the Advancement of Col-
red People.
“Atlanta is not by far a
erfect city but it is too
reat to be destroyed by
imple-minded bigotry,’’ he
aid, in a summation state-
ent of a two-hour meeting
if civil rights leaders,
Area Tense
Several ministers then left
a go directly to visit homes
n the six-block area near
he new sports stadium in an
ffort to ease the tense situa-
ion,
Earlier in the meeting,
everal Negro leaders
harged Siokely Carmichael,
tational chairman of the stu-
ent nonviolent coordinating
ommittee, with responsibili-
y for the rioting.
“The first thing we've got
0 do is stop the insurree-
ion,” said Rev, William
3orders, a grey-haired, long-
ime civil rights leader.
‘One man is giving us hell.
e’ve got to stop him before
e stops us.”
Carmichael Replies
“Our main concern here is
stokely Carmichael, whether
wr not we have a riot is up to
im,”’ said Rev. Otis Smith,
ho suggested the group
ontact the SNCC leader.
“Stokely Carmichael is an
lbatross around our necks
nd a parasite to the com-
nunity, but he is meeting
ome of the needs of our
eople,’’ said Dr. O. W. Da-
is, a physician.
Carmichael told a Negro
adio station (WAOK)
ednesday night:
“It is clear to me that
CC did not and could not
tart a rebellion. This one
as started by an act, a
New
FOR
army
tial Wi
Pyt. D
York
prison
dishone
er find
fusing
Viet Nz
The
given |
sentenc
hard la
tence }
vilian
Su
Bac
Autt
into
Oklahy
tempe
thunde
ised.
The
thunde
thite noliceman shootine
warme