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es ae The New York edition of the "Courter" of 10-20-56
= on page 4, carried a column entitled "Desegregation, ” which
4 contained various news items. Under an item captioned,
= "Virginia Will Destroy Its Public Schools - NAACP," datelined
: Petereburg, Va., Roy Wilkina, Executive Secretary of the
NAACP was quoted as predicting that Virginia's public school
syaten would be destroyed by ita own State Legislature.
62-10¥087-4 "NY Courter,”
10-26-56 :
(9)
The "Daily Worker" on’ 10-29-56 page 7, carried an
article entitled, "NAACP Challenges Eastland on Elections."
fhe article stated that Roy Wilkins, NAACP Erecutive Secretary,
had challenged Senator Janes 0. Eastland on his expressed
desire for free elections in Poland by pointing out the need
for free elections in Mississippt. According to Wilkins a
"half-million potential Negro voters" were defranchised tn
Mississippi and the need for action in Mississippi was nore
urgent than in Poland.
61- sfre-n "DW" 10-29-56
(6)
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