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at oS Bere acm, RE: APPEARANCE OF MALCCLM XWITH LOUIS LOMAX AT A CORE SPONSORED MEETING ON APRIL 3, 196k, AT CLEVELAND not say the Negroes should go out hunting white people to shoot,’ although they would be within their rights, but it would be unlawful." quoted MALCOM Xas stating "Some people say I am.an I am not anti -anything but anti-oppression. The Government ” cannot or will not protect the Negroes and there property, so the Negroes mist protect themselves a thi investing in a rifle or a shotgun." MALCCLM Xspoke of the number of Negroes every war that America has been in and quoted OMALCOLM.X as stating “They have fought and died against great odds, so why not die if need be fighting for your own rights ..... only in this case let the dying be reciprocal. Whén the American so-called Negroes have gone to fight in foreign countries, the ones he is fighting ask him what he is ,r ehting for and the Negro should hang his - head in shame." estimated an attendance of approxima stated that there were quite a few white people in attendance and the audience greatly applauded most of what was said by the two speakers. "The Cleveland Plain Dealer", a local daily news- paper, carried an article on page 20 of the April 4, 1964, issue under the caption "It's Ballotsor Bullets Answers MALCOIM.X." This article stated approximately 2,000 attended this symposium and reported that MALCOLM Xhad stated the Negro could find little help from the Government in getting his civil rights. He mst look to himself and develop his own community to where he will not need the white man. The Negro mist defend himself in areas where the Government has proved unable and unwilling to do so and this might mean investing in a rifle or a shotgun. "The Cleveland F Press", a local daily newspaper, carried an article on 98 oh. concerning the proposed Pa meting in Cleveland on April The latter part of this . article stated that in a debate between MALCGMX and LOUIS” LOMAX, MALCOLMX warned that this year threatened to be the most explosive in American history becmse “The next step in