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King Plans Militant Camp In to Pressure Congress
Washington AP report on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr moving a summer protest: a large scale camp-in to force a response from Congress and the Johnson administration. leaders warn Congress mood is unreceptive despite growing local support. King aims for a nationwide effort with sit-ins, volunteers, and broad social reform demands.
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Austin Scott
Associated Press
Washington
Our People’s
Martin Luther King Jr
Johnson
Nonyio
SCLC
King
Congress
Atlanta
Henry
Bayard Rustin
Aland
Esti
Commission On Civil Disorders
Detroit
John Conyers
Conyers
Anthony Henry
Chicago
Worskke Ilu
LY Wahington
American Federation of Teachers
Medical Committee For Human Rights
National Association of Social Workers
J.T. Johnson
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNC