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Stanley Levison — Part 23
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on September id, 1362, LEVISON had a discussion
with CLARENCE JONES, Executive Director of the Ghandi
Society for Human Righ ts. According to LEVISON, BARTIN
LUTHER KING should not be silent in regard to the church
burnings in the South. LEVISON stated that KING should
send a “hot wire" to the President along the lines that
the government cannot control a smail community. JONES
Stated he would relay LEVISON's opinion to KING by telephone
that evening.fy,
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On Oetoher ll, 1962, STANLEY LEVISON dictated =
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letter on that date to entertainer HARRY BELAFONTE on behalf
of MARTIN LUTHER KING In this regard BELAFONTE was
extended an invitation to appear with entertainer SAMMY DAVIS,
Jr, and PETER LAWFORD at the Westchester County Auditoriun,
White Plains, New York, on December ll, 1982
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On December 19, 1962, CLARENCE JONES, Executive |
Director of Ghandi Society for.Human Rights, and STANLEY
LEVISON held a discussion in New York City.
JONES mentioned that he recently had talked with
MARTIN LUTHER KING, According to JONES, KING had just
seen President JOH! F. KENNEDY the previous day and was mst
impressed with the President's knowledge of KING's writing
and with the President's awareness of events in the civil
rights field. It was obvious to KING, according to JONES,
that President KENNEDY was well briefed prior to the meeting,
but apparently had also done some reading along this line.
KING stated the President is so well informed that he cites
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"your own material to you".
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LEVISON asked what specific points the President
cited to KING. JONES replied that he did not know the
answer to this question because KING was on the run at the
time that JONES spoke to him and did not have time to go into
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