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Black Coalition urges Cedar Rapids unity to defuse racial tensions
Cedar Rapids Black Coalition leaders urged black and white residents to join forces to cool rising racial tensions. At a Jane Boyd Community House forum attended by about 25, members discussed discrimination cases at Central Dispatch tavern and broader community strife, urging vigilance and legal action.
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Black Coalition
Cedar Rapids
Jane Boyd
14Th Avenue
10Th Street SE
Cedrick Doolin
Doolin
the Gazette
Virgil Gooding
Central ‘Dispatch
Fourth Ave. SE
James Reynolds
U.S
Northern District of
Iowa
FBI
Albert Thomas
Thomas
Gooding
Coe College
Harnishfeger Corp
Mary Robinson
Underwood Ave
Price Lab School
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Blackhawk
NAACP
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Coalition
Manhattan Pavilion
Ellis Park