Democratic Extremism Plank Targets Ku Klux Klan John Birch
Democratic platform drafters in Atlantic City shaped an anti extremism plank naming the Communist party the Ku Klux Klan and the John Birch Society. The move followed President Johnson's wish for a compromise rights plank appealing to Northern and Southern delegates.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
Communist Party
Ku Klux Klan
John Birch Society
Johnson
Plank
Barry M. Goldwater
Convention In Atlantic City Signals VP Nominee Drama
Atlantic City hosts delegates for the 1964 Democratic Convention while Washington handles the vice presidential pick in a closed session. Lyndon Johnson is the presumed presidential choice. Humphrey and McCarthy attend as committee members awaiting the vice presidential decision and platform items, including civil rights enforcement and nuclear policy.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Washington
Atlantic
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Goldwater
NATO
Riots erupt in Blacksburg South Carolina and arson in Tupelo
A three hour clash between about 180 Negroes and whites in Blacksburg South Carolina left streets littered with rocks and missiles. Shots fired, no injuries or arrests reported. Civil rights leaders say an arson hit COFO offices in Tupelo Mississippi linked to the Freedom Democratic Party efforts.
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UPI
Blacksburg
S. C
Tupelo
Miss
Piedmont
Cherokee County
FBI
Mississippi
Council of Federated Organizations
COFO
Freedom Democratic Party
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