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Stanley Levison — Part 10
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Levison comnented that he has been working on a
meeting to be held at Randall's Island Stadium, New “York
City. He explained that one of the major record companies
for rock and roll is going to cooperate with the Black Dise
Jockeys Association in putting on a big affair at Randali's
Island for ahout 25,000 people. He said it is hoped to
raise between one hundred and one hundred fifty thousand
dollars which "we" (the SCLC) have agreed to divide with the
Black Dise Jockeys Association, one third - two thirds.
Levison referred to a form letter he had received
from Atlanta from one J. Oscar HcCloud (ph) in which KeCloud
is promoting a memoria] portrait of Martin Luther King to ‘
be gold for. one dollar. Levison said that he believes this
portrait could be used as a membership card by the SCLC and that
they should not, therefore, be selling it because they would
be competing with themselves. Levison said he did not believe
the SCLC had endorsed uny such pictures and inquired @s to
McCloud's identity.
Cerillo stated that McCloud is a new fellow he had
just read about and whom the SCLC had in a fund-raising
situation. Cerillo said he understood that Levison had a
meeting in Atlanta at which it was agreed that anything such
as sales, requiring an endorsement of the SCLC, must be
approved by a committee of which Levison is a member.
Levison stated that this was true and agreed with
Cerillo that McCloud has no authority to confirm or deny any
photograph. Levison added that he was also upset because
MeCloud, on the form letter, described himse)f as the
National Director of the Fund Raising Campaign. Levison told
Cerillo that this could not be true "if you are the Treasurer
and don't know about it." Levison added that he has been
involved in national fund raising all these years and that he kn
nothing about what McCloud is doing. He said McCloud has taken |
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