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  • of such a proposed boycott. I A boycott of a specific product with well documented instances of discrimination presents a different 1I After the memorandum to the Wall Street Underwriters, Abraham Bea:rn.e, the Comptroller of New York City, indicated that the City
  • assassination -- to reassure a nervous world that "the gove nment in Washington lives", and to acquaint millions abroad with the new leader of America and the free world. Minutes after the bullets struck John Kennedy, USIA threw all its resources into this task
  • , The ~farch 13, 1964, edition of "The ?!ew York Times", a daily newsp2per published in New York, New York, that contained an article on page 20 which indicated MALCOLM X (LITTLE), forL~r national official of the Nation of Is lam OrDI) , who broke with the rm
  • LABOR-NEGRO CONFEENCE(LNVC)and is the name the organization is now known by and under which name all leaflets are issued. The May 2, 196S, issue ot the "Newark Evening News", a daily Newark, New Jersey, nswspaper, contained an article that the Labor
  • no information as to the existence of a. Black Liberation Front organ­ ization in the New York area.. New York confidential sources advised in February, 1966,. that they could furnish no information reflecting the existence of an organization known as the Black
  • to juvenile authorities. -e9HFID6HTI -2- flh- -88KFIDEN 1DU. SELECTED RACIALDEVELOPMENTS ANDDISTURBANCES The ''Milwaukee Journal," a daily newspaper in Milwaukee, carried a news item yesterday which set forth information that two 13-year-old Wells
  • Attached are editorials on a recently published SNCC News­ letter which urged that President Johnson be spit upon. Oneedition is from the New York Times; the other is from the Washington Post. ~ We will ~7 Hanoi show that this year. The Atlanta
  • A Dedicated Communist One of the individuals, for example, who have greatly :facilitated King's rise to prominence in rec.ent years is Stanl.ey David Levison. Ostensibly only a New York City attorney and successful businessman who has been helping King, he
  • the document. (Cl Closed In accordance with ntstrtctiona contained in the donor'• dead of gift. 11/1/2007 --UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In &ply, PleaaeReferSO FU.No. Newark, New Jersey August 31, 1967 NATIOrTAL
  • . "Gainesville Sun", Gainesville, Fla., daily newspaper, on 12/12/67, stated Alachua County Grand Jury will -convene 12/18/67, to investigate charges of criminal activity in Gainesville, Fla., made by, Negro male, IRVIN LEE DAWKINS. DAWKINS accused police
  • of American cities -~ Bakersfield, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Lansing, New York, Oakland, 01naha, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Washington, D. C., and far too many moreo Against this background of riots and disorders which fill the headlines almost daily
  • File unit description: The events and aftermath of the riot in Watts, Los Angeles, August 11?15, 1965; calling up of federal troops; decision whether or not to declare Watts a disaster area; situation reports on daily events; programs to improve
  • playgrounds for our children and grandchildren. .. We are still losing thousands of acres daily to new suburbs and industries -- and once never r~claimed~ tl~ey are lost, they are almost In the next few years, we should double the size
  • (EXCEPTEXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS)IN WHICHEXTREMISTSARE ACTIVE The "News and Observer", a daily Raleigh, North Carolina, newspaper in its issue of September 29, 1966, published an article under the caption, "Eure Tells Dr. King to Get NC Certificate", which contained
  • to be desegregated with all deliberate speed. On December 1, 1955, a Negro seamstress named Rosa Parks was arrested when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a M~ntgomery, Alabama, bus. When the news spread through the community, a young Negro minister
  • 4, 1963, is:=;w3 of "The Richmonrl. News Leader", a Richmond, Virginia> daily newspaper, repor·:;ec1 that G~orge Lincoln Ro~k~·rell h.:id, on the previous day, again .. applied for the American Nazi ?arty to be charte:-ed in the State of Virginia
  • is that it is 6n its way to becoming [9 of 26] ­ - 6 - a paper of major national influence. Certainly, its new crew, headed by the young Chandler, is genuinely con­ cerned about exercising ' leadership to straighten out the sorry state of affairs politically
  • File unit description: The events and aftermath of the riot in Watts, Los Angeles, August 11?15, 1965; calling up of federal troops; decision whether or not to declare Watts a disaster area; situation reports on daily events; programs to improve
  • " indicated him to be a Negro, a new element of ·tension was injected into relations between the races. In December, 1966, a jazz musician named Posteal Laskey was arrested and charged with one of the murders. 1967 he was convicted and sentenced to death
  • . The "Alabama Journal," a daily newspaper in Montgomery, carried a news item on November· 29, 1967, indicating that the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery will observe its ninetieth anniversary on December 10, 1967, the same day·the Klan march
  • ) Oklahoaa (RM) 1- NISO, New Orleans, Louisiana (RM) GERALDLEWISGEARY OfflCII: Dallas, Texas 1/31/68 FlelclOffice FIieNo., 100-11486 Titles BLACKNATIONALISTIIOVEIIENT DALLASDIVISIOH Chaiacten INTERN.AL SECURITY- BLACKN.ATIONALIS~ 2- Copyto, 2- Repo
  • Refer to OF JUSTICE OF INVESTIGATION n.c. 20535 File No. January 24, 1968 SELECTEDRACIAL DEVELOPMENTS ANDDISTURBANCES SAUL DAVID ALINSKYTO SPEARHEAD PROTESTAGAINSTMAYOR, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS The "Chicago Daily News," a daily newspaper in Chicago
  • will do so. .... S.., U.S. Sllfli•t,s BtmJs R11,tJMly tm tb, Pdpoll SMmt,s Pl1111 I 75 NEW BRUNSWICK All during the weekend that violence sputtered, · flared, subsided, then flared again in Plainfield, in New Brunswick, less than 10 miles away
  • ] ­ news re ease ~ 10 FROM THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE PUBLICITY DIVISION 1730 K STREET, N. w. FOR I MMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 31, 1965 WASHINGTON 6, D.C. FEDERAL 3-8750 B - 4003 President Johnson Warns Cabinet, Agency Heads of Their Civil
  • fields, and at the subprofes­ sional level in mental hospitals, schools, child care aides, recreation, social work, and probation. 5. The funds would come in part from existing Federal programs like OEO but substantial new funds would be needed. Note
  • File unit description: The events and aftermath of the riot in Watts, Los Angeles, August 11?15, 1965; calling up of federal troops; decision whether or not to declare Watts a disaster area; situation reports on daily events; programs to improve
  • . As to Tweed and Segal, they have worked extremely hard without compensation to make this Committee successful. This letter would constitute the only recognition of their efforts. The letter to Seymour and Marshall is important as it might give a new direction
  • FOR A MASS CI VIL RI GHTS DEMONSTRAT I ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON I N LAFAYETTE SQUARE JUST ACROSS PENNSYLVANI A VE. FROM THE WHI TE HOUSE . WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY REEDY HELD UP HI S USUAL MI DDAY NEWS BR I EF I NG UNTIL THE CI VIL RI GHTS CO NFERENCES WERE
  • President's Daily Diary
  • on Human Relations. He is among the handful in this country who have earned professional stature in inter-group relations. Ben Holman -- Director of Media Relations (GS-17). Holman is a former reporter for the Chicago Daily News and a former editor
  • File unit description: The events and aftermath of the riot in Watts, Los Angeles, August 11?15, 1965; calling up of federal troops; decision whether or not to declare Watts a disaster area; situation reports on daily events; programs to improve
  • ) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. (C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION GSA FORM 7122 (7·721 Re-Pr int From Da y tona Beach News Journal 4
  • . To New Grace Hosp._ Shot in front of 19218 Livernois. JOHNSONis a private guard. 1:26 AM 7/25 (Prsnr) ??/N. Shot r,un pellets upper portion of RONALDPOWh""LL, To DGF (CB). Refused to halt body & face, also rt hip. at Lycaste .& Goethe on orders
  • ; approximately twenty-five white persons were present during this meeting. Howard Spencer, Leader of the Political Action Committee at Tougaloo introduced the principal speaker, one Paul Boutelle from Harlem, New York, who is seeking the office of Vice President
  • , THROUGH AUGUST31, 1964, AND YOUTHDISTURBANCES SEPTEMBER 4, 1964 1 THROUGH SEPTEUBER7, 1964 STA'£E OF NEW YORK New York City July 17 2 1964, through July 31, 1964 • Following the shooting of fifteen-year-old James :>owell, a Negro, in New York City
  • - l August 5, 1967 NOTES OF MEETING OF PRESIDENT WITH MEL ELFIN, NEWSWEEK: JOHN STEELE OF TIME: JACK SUTHERLAND OF U.S. NEWS, JULY 28, 1967 The President had a general discussion with these three magazine writers on the Detroit riot and civil
  • · the court order d banning the new Selma march Y ca11e on yesterday issued by Federal nbly to pass District Judge Frank l\I. John· lcmnlng the son, who has consistently up· Solm11. held desegrei::ilion Jaws. ·y, president Desplte the colIDt ordc1•, Union 0
  • ca lled in to Agent Helges e n . . He l gesen said he could do noth i ng unt i l called by the New Orleans FBI of f i ce. i 9 : 00 AM: Robe r t Weil i n J a c kson cal l e d t he Highway Pat rol . Though they ha d been ca lled a t l ea st r'onr
  • map across the room. Curvin 10 & 11 p. 40 - Last paragraph. The carloads of police officers were not reinforcements; they were officers reporting in for a new shift. Melchior 8 p. 41 - First full paragraph. The molotov cocktails were thrown just
  • ) Hungate (Missouri) Thompson (New Jersey) Delaney (New York) Edmondson (Oklahoma) Duncan (Oregon) - next week St Germain (Rhode Is land) Hicks (Washington) Young (Texas} Thomas (Texas) Roncalio (Wyoming) - next week De La Garza (Texas) Purcell (Texas
  • MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON January 20, 1966 TO: Mr. Lee C. White FROM: Clifford L. Alexanderj Jr. ~ The attached appeared in today 1 s New York Times. It is certain to stimulate a good deal of reaction. I think it would be useful
  • with m.atiagement and other assistance aimed at giving the beneficiary a fair cha.nee to compete. There is no precedent in existing law for non-interest bearing working capital loans to domestic, private businesses. They have not been provided in New York, where
  • Carolina, the boy from New York. Our folks came from different parts of the world; we are different ages; we are all equal particularly when we sit around the breakfast table on an aircraft carrier. The good Lord doesn't recognize whether you are Scotch