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American Friends Service Committee — Part 22
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RE: PEACE CARAVAN, 1969
a rn we eee yee ter tem ere 8
AMLNACAD PRIENGS SERVICE COMUITTSE
:
DRAFT RESISTANCE UNIO OF MEMPHIS (DRUM;
he woule consider to be authoritative and truthful, Taylor
repizec, "Sweet billie Fane’. /
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On August 27, 1962, a sixth source “advised that — !
Sseet Willie Fine as the nicknare of Lance Fatson, selfe- i
acrittec prime minister of the invaders: @ Memphis, Tennessee
black power group.
k& characterization of the Invaders is set out in
the Appencix Section of this communicetion.)
Taylor added that Watson usually knows what he is
teiking about. Teylor then siat-d thet he genera.ly lelleved
what the Communists said, adding. “I know suite a few Communists.
I have been in a couple of Communist countries. I bélieve them.
By inference, he thereafter indicated that he vas a follover of
Mao Tse Tung and Ho Chi Minh. Taylor stated in response to
another question,”No one wants violence, but more and more there
are fever alternetives.™ When asked if his people would
perpetrate a violent revolution, he elaborated that, “The ruling
class won't permit a peaceful revolution.” Tayior denied that
SDS had advocated killing people and said no SDS member had
killed anyone but added that SDS had advocated and some of its
members had destroyed property.
At approximately 1:15 p.m., Mrs. Thrasher introduced
Charles Wright, identifying him as 30 years of age, a junior at
MSU, and a self-admitted member of SDS. Wright then introduced
himself by saying, “IJ am an atheist; Taylor is an atheist."
When asked as to his authorities or sources, he added, “ZI respect
@s authoritative the word of my affiliates in SDS — they are
factual.“ He sea:d. “I am disappointed vith this country. I
don't hold a CPUSA Membership Card but am a Communist in my
thinking and philosophy.” He added that Communism is a natural
.-Aimpulse. Wright decried the MSU Administration, saying that
he and his associates cannot operate through the normal academic
<hannels as the MSU Administration stifles dissent.
: A caller asked Wright if one could be a member of SDS
and not at the same time be a Communist. Wright answered, “It's
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