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Jack Roosevelt Jackie Robinson — Part 04
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Jackie
Still Has
M.
Ta
Mr:
T
Tdle.
Doubts
"I always ' thought
f
JEdgar Hoover should be
Jackie Robinson
'doun on his hands and
knees blessing Martin
Press
Luther King. for if it had
not been for King, there
Detroit, Mich.
would have been bloody
0
race riots. King in a way
^
Jwas doing the FBI job."
This wa? the yiew Friday
of Baseball Hall of fame
:
great. Lckie Robinson. The
former Rrooklyn Dodger was
to have been in Detroit to ad.
dress the annual dinner meet-
1
ing of the United Church men
Of Detroit at Faith Lutheran
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED
Philip,' but was grounded in
New York
because of the
.J. Edgar Hoover
HEREIN IS UNCLASS!FIED
weather. He gave his remarks
in a phone interview. Metho.
RHOLLD HOOVER resign?
1
dist Bishop Dwight Loder wa.
DATe_3|i3]84 BY 8P8Brg|Cu
"I don't know." said Robin
the last minute substitute for
son.
"That has to be deter-
9hehC
Robinson.
mined by Hoover and Presl
:
Robinson. first Negro to play
dent Johnson."
in the major leagues, is presi-
"I don't think much nill
dent of the 10-million-member
happen. Things will Lny dor.
United Church Men, a wing of
.12/22/64
nant, and he wili go on being
Date:.
the National .Council
of
Mr. Hoover."
Churches.
Ed.ton:Metro Final
He said the Negro communi-
I He pictured Hoover as an
ty held no grudges against
'Au!hon
Old man out of step with the
Hoover and would forgive any
Ealtor: Loe
Hills
60 "because he says he is
basicaily a states righter.
conflict with King. However,
Robinson said. "he will need
Tile:
."This is a tragic mistake.
He's got to take a real look
to demonstrate vigorous ac-
et himself."
tion and get his people really
to go into court and say what
f Hoover was roundly critl-
cized recently for reportedly
they know."
Char
old man out of step with the
FORMERLY a vice pred-
or
calling
integrationist leader
Ciasslfscation:
.since, and the outcome was ohain, Robinson revealed that
Submiting Clhco:Detroit
"amicable," if not enthusias-
he has resigned and beginning
tic.
this week becomes chairmani
Be.ng investlgated
Of the board of the new. Free.
dom National Bank, on i25th
and Eighth Avenue in New
'York City.
428850-
He urged Detroit jaymen to
100
hack theIr pastors In cIvl
righis efforta slinhters can-
not do thelr jnh unless they
is, naf m
t9s. i
have the backing of the Inity.
'They must get off the side.
h1C
lines. Extending a. hand is of
6S JAN 4
no value unless they partici.
.pate....
U
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