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i RE: BLACK PANTHER PARTY (BPP) 3. Mrs. LEE FAYE MACK, a member of the North Carolina Chapter of the Black Panther Party. Mrs. MACK informed the assembled group that the BPP was no longer a militant group and had great plans to increase their political activity, including BPP members running for various political offices. 4. Mrs. RHUDINE COVINGTON, President of the Welfare Rights Organization in Winston-Salem, North . Carolina. Mrs. COVINGTON talked about the welfare problems of poor blacks and the inequities in the welfare system. Mrs. COVINGTON praised the BPP for their efforts to help poor black people. , 5. CHARLES’ZOLLICOFFER who identified himself as a student at Winston-Salem State University, which is a predominantly black university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ZOLLICOFFER talked about the BPP and the need for better education which would help the BPP in solving problems facing black people. CE T-1l stated that none of the above speakers made any comments regarding confrontations with the police and followed the opening line of LARRY LITTLE about working within the political system. There were no weapons in evidence among the BPP members present and the gathering was very peaceful. The crowd dispersed at approximately 8 PM after the supply of free food had been exhausted. On July 31, 1972, CE T-2 advised that he had attended the BPP rally on Sunday, July 30, 1972, at the Kimberly Housing Project. This source stated the people in attendance appeared to be principally interested in the free food being given away and he heard no one voicing any special approval of the BPP or its objectives. CE T-2 stated that the rally had almost been canceled several days earlier due to lack of support and failure of the BPP to obtain any free food to be given away. Several small businesses made donations, however, which enabled the BPP to assemble approximately 1,000 bags of groceries to be given away. CASE gat Pee rapt . . “ °. . ~ a * ee Dead ‘ a4. ” ee ea Ln ead », Mae FN oe Oe ew ee can ee eg 2 TRE Pe a gs OT, ‘ gg ba te tae aes OSte, one age tig A Na ade ty ON ag ee : : Mie Mee Nan 4 a™ : Lewy ye ey, ad une = ba 3 tet Seal woe PE a at OP - ee ee Rar OS Mee ee re a en nt . Fg PN a ee ines caer’