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29 Dec 1970

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Baytown Sun

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Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1970

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3

Black Development Conference faces funding squeeze

The Black Economic Development Conference led by Rev Calvin B Marshall struggles as white church support dwindles. BEDC, born from James Forman's 1969 manifesto, has funded Detroit press ventures and education projects in cities like Philadelphia Cleveland Chicago and New York. Despite optimism, volunteers run the operation with a five person staff and modest pay while reserves allow targeted use. James Forman serves as national field director amid tighter capital and tentative projects.

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New York James Forman Calvin B. Marshall Black Economic Development Conference BEDC Episcopalians United Presbyterians Marshall Empire State Building Black Star Press Detroit Manifesto Press Philadelphia Cleveland Chicago
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BEDC Leaders Highlight 1969 Organizing Effort and Book

The Detroit based BEDC’s leadership details its mid 1969 formalization, quieted confrontations, and field organizing by Rev. Forman Spends. A book on James Forman’s Black Thought is nearing publication, with BEDC headquartered in Detroit and a 25 member steering group of clergy and experts guiding policy. Denver pharmacist Rank Wreath reports a decade of apothecary jar collecting for a future shop, including labels touting cures for indigestion and other ailments.

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BEDC Ever Forman Mr. Marshall Brookturing Varick Denver (Ap Rank Wreath Denver Druggist
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