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yoo const NTIAL ; The source recognized the following: RE: STOKELY CARMICHAEL Chest x Yagbinson, head of the West Side Organization, Chicags; be , Dich Gregory, entertainer; we Lawrencd/randry, national and Chicago chairman of the organization, ACT; Lou Hause , local radio announcer and disc jockey who acted as the master of ceremonies for the meeting : Also present were four members of the DDJ, two stood on the platform and two acted as floor guards. They were not identified by name. Carmichael, the main speaker, proclaimed his pride in being black, and: called for Chicago youths to end fighting among themselves. He praised 'Black Muslims" and stated SNCC and the Muslims should becone better acquainted. Concerning Elijah Muhammad, Carmichael lauded him as a leader of a black race of people, and his followers are true Muslims not 'Biack Muslims’ as labeled by the white man. He stressed that he and SNCC would become better acquainted with the Muslims. In summary, Carmichael's speech and other speeches centered around an explanation of the term "black power", and why Negroes needed black power. Carmichael pointed out the need for black power is generated by injustices and oppressions brought to bear on the black man by society. Lawrence Landry, another speaker, spoke briefly on the Negroes’ plight in Chicago. He expressed accord with .Stokely's ideaof the Negroes need for black power.