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Violence talk fades as Brooke urges peaceful Poor People march
Senate's only Negro member urged colleagues to downplay violence fears surrounding the Poor People's Campaign in Washington. Senator Edward Brooke said the march should be treated as a peaceful nonviolent demonstration, while Senator McClellan cited unnamed radical leaders planning disruption.
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