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Ch L57-6171 On February 22, 1969, WME aavises that on February 21, . 1969, memorial ceremonies for MALCOLM X were held at the Windsor + Community Center, Greensboro, North Carolina, attended by students ; of A and T State University, University of North Carolina at 7 Greensboro, and Bennett College, plus some high school students. CFCIL ROUSON, a former body gvard of MALCOLM X, gave a speech stating the reason MALCOLM X was assassinated was because he was making too much progress in getting the black men together. HAROLD AVANT also gpoke and said that the police officers observing the ceremony were a bunch of pigs. AVANT urged all Negroes to & get a "piece", meaning a gun, and to use it when necessary. sStimated there were 300 to 400 Negroes present, and BPP members included ERIC BROWN, HAROLD AVANT, ROBERT HEARNES, CECIL ROUSON, MICHAEL AIKENS, and NELSON JOHNSON. On February 22, 1969, QB curnisnea the same information as! however, advised that also present was BPP member WALTE EB, 4 on reported that HAROLD AVANT had returned to New York an o return to Greensboro at a Inter date. According to AVANT did not return to ureensboro until and during this period, no actual wcetings were held? on MSD 1969, RB ccporteda that wALTER BRAME hud stated BPP members are to urge the Greensboro Redevelopment Commission to be present at a meeting at Hayes Taylor YMCA, 2 Greensboro, (7 ¥ On March 26, 1969, [| reported that the meeting was held at Hayes Taylor YMCA sponsored by the members of the BPP, with WALTER BRAME and NELSON JOHNSON, who are leaders in the BPP, running the meeting. None of the white members of the Redevelopment Commission showed up and one Negro member was in attendance for a short time. According to BRAME is pushing for action concerning housing problems by the Redevelopment Commission to show that he is taking some activity on the part of the Negroes in Greensboro, ¢7 Nevth Carolina, Police Department, advised that in con Tr with a strike by dining hall employees at A and T University which started March 12, 1969, racial violence erupted which included sniping at police officers. Included in this violence on March 13, 1969, was the looting of Sid' ast Market Street, Greensboro, Nort that date furnished him with the following ds upon dbe administration of A and T _ 28