Wilkins says back of segregation is broken
Roy Wilkins, head of the NAACP, asserts civil rights progress has turned a corner while acknowledging ongoing work. He notes a new moral climate, business and church influence, and continued gains in desegregation and voting rights amid persistent housing and employment discrimination.
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New York
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Wilkins
NAACP
Associated Press
South
George Wallace
Alabama
Selma
Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Industrial boycott mounts against Alabama
Telegrams went to 84 firms, mostly outside Alabama, urging suspension of expansions until voting rights demands are met. SCLC led by Martin Luther King Jr declared a three stage plan including halting investments and a consumer boycott, but support appeared limited and key unions and civil rights groups were cautious or silent.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Randolph T. Blackwell
Blackwell
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Madej
Birmingham
Simon and Mogilner
Anniston
New York
W. Todd
Todd
John Ward
Montgomery
Alabama Chamber of Commerce
Julian T. McGowin
Landrum-Griffin
George Meany
Afl-Cio
James Hoffa
Teamsters
Hoffa
Johnson
John T. Connor
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Bridges
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Roy Wilkins
NAACP
Whitney Young
Urban League
Republic Steel
George C. Wallace
White Youths Clash With Rights Workers in Jonesboro
A brief gunfight erupted when a carload of civil rights volunteers from the University of Kansas met white youths in Jonesboro Louisiana. A shotgun blast hit the drivers door. Elmo Jacobs fired back. No arrests reported as state FBI helped. Kansas students, aiding church rebuilds, left town after delays.
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Jonesboro
University of Kansas
Adrian Peevy
Elmo Jacobs
Eevy
William H. Baker
Jacobs
Kansas
Peevy
Chittenden
Topeka
Kanidie Scott
David Leonard
Janice Salisbury
Loretta Estelle
Lawrence
Kan
Leonard
Bogalusa
Newlyweds Head For Assignment In Visalia California
Larry Jones and Elena Schmidt, volunteers in Service to America, married after six weeks of VISTA training at Camp New Hope near Chapel Hill. They depart for Visalia California to work with migrant laborers as part of Johnson anti poverty efforts. Their six week training included a joint field assignment in Charlotte.
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America
Peace Corps
California
Larry Jones
Elena Schmidt
VISTA
Camp New Hope
Chapel Hill
Visalia
Calif
Johnson
Charlotte
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Andrew J. Young
U.S. Steel
Young
Cleveland
Ohio
Republic
Gadsden
Ala
Moen
Archdale, N. C
Bill Aldridge
Bill Austin
Aluminum
Capitol
Kearns
S. Main St
SEARS
N. Main St
W. Green ST
Buses Creek, N.C
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