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r - . - . 4 i AT 100-5643 AT ATLANTA, GEORGIA A news article in the Atlanta Inquirer, a Negro weekly newspaper, Atlanta, Georgia, dated dune 1, 190603, entitled "Spelman Professor Dismissed" sets forth that Spelman College President ALBERT E, MANLEY had arbitrarily relieved Dr. HOWARD ZINN, a professor of History of all his duties effective June 30, 1963. The article reported that ZINN had been active in trying to lessen the alleged tyrannical atmosphere and increase the academic freedom of students at Spelman College. Article said that ZINN had reportedly long been in disfavor with President MANLEY and that ZINN had been given no reason for the termination-oef the contract. A year's salary was offered to him although no duties are to be performed. She subject, according to the article, had recently been elected to'the Executive Board of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCG) and this organization had protested the professor's dismissal. Atlanta B-1 stated on July 5, 1963, that HOWARD ZINN, former Head of the History Department at Spelman College, was one of two adults recently selected to serve on the Executive Committee of the SNCC, . On June 11, 1963, WILLIAM M. NIX, Director of Personnel Office, Morehouse College, advised that he heard that ZINN received his release from Spelman College on the last day of school for the 62-63 school year, NIX thought the reason for ZINN's release was because he had too much influence over the student body leaders and at the same time had been opposing the Spelman College Administration too vigorously on many different issues. On July JOHNSON LEE, Dean at Spelman 6 College, advised SA that ZINN was teaching at Upsula joc College at East Orange, New Jersey during this summer, She stated that ZINN was relieved of his duties because Spelman "could not operate with two Presidents,” On July 22, 1963, Miss GLARESSA HIGHTOWER,. Secretary to the President, Spelman College; advised that she believes ZINN is teaching summer school at Columbia University as a History Professor, She stated that ZINN's forwarding address was "care of Me@uire, 600 W. 115th Street, New York 25, New York." | Be