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Stanley Levison — Part 12
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victory in Charleston, South Carolina,
HOSEA WILLIAMS took exception to the proposals
wade and advocated the use of pressure and the bringing of
up to 3,000 pecple to Washington, D. C. He argied for an
aggressive approach claiming that Negroes were ready to go to
jail by the hundreds of thousands,
The other participants opposed WILLIAMS’ position.
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to Washington, D. C.
YOUNG and WILLIAMS agreed to discuss the matter
further.
This information was furnished to the Bureau and
interested offices by airtel and LHM dated 6/6/69, captioned
“Cominfil SCLC; rset",
6/20/69
On 6/20/69, CORETTA KING, widow of MARTIN LUTHER
KING, Jr. told LEVISON that she had been contacted by ETHEL
KENNEDY who said she was sorry about what had been in the
wmper (referring to an article concerning the authorization
from ROBERT F, KENNEDY, when Attorney General, to tap the telephones
of MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr.). CORETTA said that ETHEL KENNEDY
implied that she hoped this would not interfere with their
friendship. CORETTA said she replied that she understood how
the press could be devisive at times, but that this does not
color her attitude in any way toward the (KENNEDY) fently.
LEVISON commented that he felt that CORETTA'S answer
was correct because there is no point in attempting to assess
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