CORE leaders urge nonviolent action to push civil rights
Sharon Zukin reports CORE official Normal Hill stating violence is unlikely from Negroes and urging continued nonviolent tactics like pickets sit-ins and boycotts to pressure government employers for fair wages. He links housing and education fights to broader desegregation, notes white allies' potential rise, and criticizes federal judges seen as obstructing civil rights progress.
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Black Muslims Seek Separate Heaven From U S White Hell
Gloria Leitner reports that Chicago based Black Muslim leader John Ali advocates independence for Black people to achieve freedom, rejecting integration as deception. He cites Elijah Muhammad and Master W Fard Muhammad, claims Black Muslims predate whites by thousands of years, and describes aims to build self-reliant education and communities while separating from white society.
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SNCC in New York Mobilizes Support for Southern Workers
Janet Roach reports SNCC's New York office led by staffer Jim Monsonis outlines a nonaction, support-centered role aiding Southern action groups. The program includes Friends of SNCC, voter registration drives in Mississippi districts, mock elections, and benefit events at Carnegie Hall to fund integration efforts.
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Africans View U S Rights Struggle With Mixed Feelings
Juanita Clarke reports that Ivory Coast and Ghana students question non violence but recognize its practicality. Africans follow U S civil rights with curiosity and fear of insult, while newspaper coverage in Ivory Coast often highlights violent incidents.
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