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en © oO CONFIDENTIAL — RE: BLACK PANTHER PARTY (BPP) . y~ CE T-1 advised on that LARRY WE Cy ‘f LITTLE, head of the Winsto: of the Blac. —_—_— Panther Party was attempting to m: WADDELL's death an issue in the Blac community, This source reported BPP members claim UADDELL was in excellent health and that _the prison's claim that WADDELL died of a heart attack very questionable. LARRY LITTLE co ted American Se Liberties Union_atto GER of Fayetteville, North Carolina, rham, North Carolina, to inquire into this incident with prison avthorities. Both TIEGER and PUL have represented BPP members in the past. CE T-1 reported that LITTLE talked about heading a delegation of BPP members and proceeding to 2 leigh, Worth Carolina to demend oa hearing with the werden of Central Prison regarding the circumstances of ‘iADDELL's death, This source reported LITTLE had not finalized any plans in this regard as of that date. cn a, CE T-1 advised that LITTLE was ottempting to arrange a protest demonstration at North Ceroline Central Prison to protest the death of ‘IADDELL. This source veported the North Carolina Chepter of the BPP held funeral services for ‘7.DDELL in ‘inston-Saleu, North Carolina, on June 21, 1972, LARRY LITTLE was in charge of funeral services md ataped eulogy for WADDELL was delivered by BOBBY SEALE, Chairman of the BPP. Following the funeral LARRY LITTLE announced that the BPP was sponsoring a demonstration ai Central Prison on Sunday, June 25, 1972, to focus attention on the death of WADDELL end conditions in the North Carolina prison. LITTLE stated the demonstration would be peaceful. LITTLE also stated GOLDEW FRINNS, Field Secretary of the Southern Chrisiian Leadership Conference and BENJAUIN CHAVIS, Assistant Director of the Noth Carolina - Virginia Committee for Racial Justice would participate in the demonstration. according to CE T-1, however, both declined LITTLE's invitation. This source stated LITTLU hed apparently abandoned his previous plans to sponsor a protest demonstration at North Carolina Central Prison, SRE ane cggeeminteal or pai geX Soe reer