Negroes and Klans Rally Peacefully in Louisiana
In Baton Rouge on Sunday about 2 000 National Guardsmen and state police kept order as about 500 Black Power supporters spoke at the capitol steps and a smaller Klans rally followed. Lincoln Lynch urged revolution while A Z Young warned whites to concede no opportunities. The governor praised lawmen and noted the Bogalusa to Baton Rouge march achieved little. Two Negroes and one white man were detained for threats.
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Romney Urges Negroes Support Law In Flint
Michigan Governor George V Romney left Mackinac Island to urge Flint Negroes to back law and order while backing their Negro mayor Floyd McCree. Romney visited McCree in a hospital where he had suffered an ulcer for about a week.
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Racial tensions flare at capital rally with religious pledge
A white nationalist speaker linked Negro marchers to communism and urged unity under Jesus Christ. The Capitol grounds held a tense rally as protesters dispersed after demands from Louis Gay and John Meker, with some speakers deeming the event too mild and calling for further action.
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Negroes Arm Yourselves Rap Brown Appeals From Jail
A. Rap Brown issued a jail cell appeal urging black Americans to arm themselves for freedom. Held on a gun possession charge with $25,000 bail, Brown’s message cited political imprisonment and linked his case to broader civil rights struggles.
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Rebel Shock Troops Created by Hypocrisy
Portland news reports Whitney M Young Jr of the National Urban League denouncing racism and urging a domestic Marshall Plan with top priority on youth programs. He warns hypocrisy undermines credibility and says young Black citizens are angry and losing faith in traditional rights methods.
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