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Jersey City Riots Rub Debate Over Summit Moratorium
Three of six top Negro leaders say Jersey City riots were not a breach of the moratorium on civil rights demonstrations until after the election. Roy Wilkins of the NAACP calls the outbreak spontaneous. A Philip Randolph says it is the first major breach. James Farmer and John Lewis distance themselves from the moratorium while opposing violence.
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Jersey City
New York
N.J
Rochester
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
John Lewis
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Farmer
Lewis
Washington
Roy E. Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Wilkins
A. Philip Randolph
Afl-Cio
Negro American Labor Council
Gwersey City