Reds Nominate Negro Woman for President
The Communist Party of America nominated Charlene Mitchell, a Harlem resident and longtime party member, as its first presidential candidate since 1940. Gus Hall announced the ticket with Michael Zagarell as vice president. Mitchell, 38, seeks black liberation as the central issue and says the nomination aims for meaningful change after a 28 year gap.
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New York
Communist Party of America
Harlem
White House
Charlene Mitchell
Gus Hall
Pony
Hrener
Mitchell
Hall
United States
Mide Lawn
Michael Zagarell
Zagarell
Brooklyn
Hail
Haarfem
Los Angeles
Commission On Black Liberation
Communists
Copen- Tien
Negro writer Baldwin says churches betrayed by racism
Uppsala Sweden James Baldwin told a World Council of Churches assembly that Christian churches have betrayed black people by siding with racist structures. He warned that if blacks are born under oppressive conditions, the destruction of churches may be necessary. He defended civil rights leader Stokely Carmichael and contrasted him with racist rulers.
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Uppsala
Sweden
James Baldwin
Assembly
World Council of Churches
Baldwin
World Council
Stokely Carmichael
South Africa
Alabama
Heroine Cat Aids Motherless Pups In Salt Lake City
Miss Kitty Cat, famed heroine of our tale, comes to the rescue after the Richard E. Carson family dog is killed leaving four two day old puppies. Despite having four nursing kittens, she finds room for the pups.
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Salt Lake City
Miss Kitty Cat
Richard E. Carson
Miss Kitty
Nonviolent Plea From Evers Aimed at Integration
Charles Evers, new NAACP Mississippi field director, called for nonviolent reform to achieve full racial integration. He urged unity, said violence fails, and defended his stance against being labeled moderate. He declined endorsing a candidate until conventions and resigned from Mississippi's Democratic delegation.
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Charles Evers
Mississippi
America
Evers
Medgar
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Robert F. Kennedy
CBS
Uncle Tom
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