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+ Teter © eery a) an 4 arr ad ead 2 ot At a press conference her on 4/ 8/68, Roy ¥ Wilkins explained “that the NAACP was distributing antiviolence stickers across the _ country, one of which read "Hot Head, Hot Lead, Cold Dead." a "The New York Times" issue of 4/9/68 quoted Roy Wilkins as saying "millions of Negroes in this country" were opposed to violence and rejected what he said was the "shrill" contention of militants that they were taking over the Negro community. Wilkins stated that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., would be “outraged” by the disorders following his assassination. He acknowledged that New York's militant Negroes "have chosen to be good citizens" cooperating with Mayor John Lindsay in his efforts to keep NYC calm. 157-9342-42 p wee encl. C AfeaAalirn at_ , ee a Oma advised that on 4/22/68 the SCLC and ns (name nd given) on new careers for Negroes, headed by (phonetic), were co-sponsoring a conference in NYC, Several civil rights leaders were scheduled to attend including a representative of (Roy) Wilkins, The purpose of the meeting was to derive some legislative Jerateny- tA bie It was noted that Morris Saul (phonetic) would represent 109-106670-3402 enci.p.1 -18- sedben