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Cops Evict Poor from Shanty City
police and spectators that out numbered them. The demonstrators chanted and sang Ain’t gonna let Nobody Turn U.S. Around. At the White House press secretary George Christian said Johnson did not override the action but was aware of it. Federal and metropolitan agencies coordinated the eviction with Justice and Interior involved. About 800 to 900 National Guardsmen were ordered to duty. City police warned campers to leave by 10:42 a.m. to avoid arrest. Abernathy led 200 campaigners, swelling to 300, as they moved to the Agriculture Department for a demonstration. The Poor People’s Campaign planned a Capitol Hill march. Hosea Williams warned of jail. Tear gas dispersed the Lincoln Memorial camp during dawn unrest.
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U.S
White House
George Christian
Johnson
Washington
Justice and Interior Departments
Christian
District of Columbia
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Agriculture Department
Abernathy
Department
Orville L. Freeman
Senate Agriculture Committee
Capitol Hill
Capitol
Hosea Williams
Resurrection City
Lincoln Memorial
Bonus Army