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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 16
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The "Birmingham News" for April 15, 1 carried
two stories mentioning Police Commissioner EYGENE OR of
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Eo ST LESS ACL bos AAO a OP ee ee
the above-mentioned articles by HARRISON &? SBURY "a
cheap attempt to smear our city and state", The other
article reported on a speech Commissioner CONNOR made at
Selma, Alabama, on the night of April 14, 1960, In this
speech, according to the “Birmingham News", Mr. CONNOR said
that the Negro is seeking “black supremacy” rather than racial
equality. This article further quoted Mr. CONNOR as saying,
"T'11 tell you right now, unless the South makes up its mind
to stand up and fight this plague--and it is a plague--we are
going to find Negroes who can't read and write again enforcing
our laws. You may as well face it now--this is the way it will
he tf if 48 Jeft up to Russia and those so-called Northem
sobcte ough nc! FTRANAR RANSEVET™. Negro Congressman ADAi
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CLAYTON NLL ew York Senators JACOBNJAVITS and KENNETH
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MEATING, LTER\ REUTHER, and others".
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