WEBAN 3-17-68 VXC a ; N fo, 4 ' So. PRIORITY . . va. 2. TO: THE PRESIDENT Of a | | Te: THE VICE PRESIDENT, ATSC: MRS. ALICE FRINGER | TO | SECPETARY OF STATE g TO: DIRECTOR, CIA 81 . 0: DIRECTOR, DEFENSE INTELL IGE WOE AGENCY 1 rg: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY O1 oy | -CIAHAS NG OBJECTION TO TO: DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 81 Of: HEADQUARTERS, U.S. SECRET ‘SERVICE, ATTENT 10N ‘PID (TO: ATTORNEY, GENERAL BY MESSENGER) - FROM : DIRECTOR, FBI “CONFIDENTIAL. | ‘SELECTED RACIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND DISTURBANCES | a a - 7 miaia w15943 ON THE NIGHT OF MARCH FOURTEEN, NINETEEN SIXTY NINE “ABOUT SEVENTY FIVE NEGRO YOUTHS CREATED A DISTURBANCE IN ~ _ HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND, WHEN POLICE ATTEMPTED TO TRANSPORT & Due c& 7162 HW 50529 DoclId:32346928 Page 22 0 TEBE teen . '
wy | | a “CLASSIFIED MESSAGE. _ . SECRET | an OY, PAGE _ nena ea eetenen ee eeerterecsiytereasaeernt seen. MOPS eneepag tess “NEGRO YOUTH WHO HAD BEEN INJURED IN A FIGHT TO A HOSPITAL. THE DISTURBANCE DEVELOPED WHEN THE INJURED YOUTH BECAME END PAGE ONE ce nn ~ oe ae be eg eee PAGE Tyo CONFIDENTIAL PELLIGERENT AND ATTACKED THREE POLICE OFFICERS. THE, CROWD TREN BECAME UsRULY AND ONE OFFICER Was STRUCK BY A BRICK. . ADDITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE CALLED AND THE | GROUP WAS DISPERSED. NO ARRESTS WERE MADE; HOWEVER, A WARRANT WAS ISSUED FOR THE ARREST OF THE INJURED YOUTH. | A SOURCE OF THIS BUREAU WITH WHOM THERE HAS BEEN INSU FICIENT CONTACT TO ESTABLISH RELIABILITY ADVISED THAT A GROUP IN WASHINGTON, Ge Ceo, IS ATTEMPTING TO FORMULATE - PLANS FOR FOUR RALLIES ON APRIL FOUR, NINETEEN SIXTY NINE, Te MOURN THE DEATH OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PROCLAMATIONS ARE TO BE PRESENTED DECLARING THAT DAY A DAY OF MOURNING: IN WASHINGTON, D. Ce -STORES WILL BE ASKED TO REMAIN CLOSED AT LEAST PART OF THE DAY. THE SOURCE THOUGHT VIOLENCE couLD RESULT IF THESE PEQUESTS ARE REJECTED BUT KNEW OF NO THREATS (OR PLANS IN THIS REGARD. ANOTHER SOURCE OF THIS BUREAU WHO HAS FURNISHED RELIAPLE INFORMATION IN THE PAST ADVISED THAT /REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: “INTEND-TO MEET IN WASHINGTON, D. Ce, ON MARCH NINETEEN, NINETEEN SIXTY NINE, TO PLAN FOR COWMENORATION ACTIVITIES ON THE ' ANNIVERSARY OF THE ASSASSINATION OF KING. END PacE Two } 1 HW 50529 DBocld:323469276 Page 23
eo " . CLASSIFIED MESSAGE C . {SECRET 3 wl prge PAGE THREE «= CONFIDENTIAL "QM MACH FOURTEEN, wINETEEN SIXTY NINE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, SCHOOLS CONTINUED TQ BE THE SCENES OF DEMONSTRATIONS AND INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE. ON FRIDAY MORNING MEMBERS OF THE - “BLACK EXTREMIST GROUP KNOWN AS US WEPE REPORTED TO BE HARDING « OUT LEAFLETS IN THE VICINITY OF ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL URGING A STUDENT WALKBOUT. TwO HUNDRED MILITANTS PICKETED CARVER “JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. THE MILITANTS TOOK OVER THE SCHOOL FOR APPPOXIMATELY ONE HOUR AND PLACED THEIR OWN TEACHERS IN CLASS- - ROOMS. THE MILITANTS VACATED THE CLASSROOMS WHEN POLICE ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED. THE GROUP THEN MET IN A BAPTIST. CHURCH. LATER THAT MORNING A MEMBER OF THE EXTREMIST BLACK ~ PANTHER PARTY WAS SHOT IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE CHURCH. HE yaS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITIGN WITH TWO BULLET WOUNDS. THE POLICE HAVE TENTATIVELY IDENTIFIED HIS ASSATLANT AS A MEMBER OF US. | | | AT ABOUT TWO THIRTY AM, MARCH FIFTEEN, NINETEEN SIXTY NINE, TWO UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS FIRED NUMEROUS SHOTS INTO THE LOS ANGELES APARTMENT OF THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF US. NO “INJURIES RESULTED; HOWEVER, POLICE COMMENTED THE ACTION MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY BLACK PANTHER PARTY MEMBERS IN RETALIATION FOR THE ABOVE-MENTIONED SHOOTING. — a : END PAGE THREE — HW 50529 Docld: 323469276 Page 24
mn Tee eee at : platzalaabihinas Bybivagate + z 50529 DoclId: 323469298 Page 25 CL SECRET 3 in PYF pace ft Ce oo ASSIF IED MESSAGE “ee . PAGE FOUR CONFIDENTIAL POL ICE IN CLEVELAND, OHIO, ADVISED THAT BOTH NEGRO AND WHITE STUDEST EFOUPS CONT INUED TO DEMONSTRATE ON MARCH FOURTEEN, NINETEEN SIXTY NINE, AT COLL INWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. THE SITUATION was DESCRIBED AS TENSE BUT THERE WERE NO FURTHER INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE. . AT “AL VERNE HIGH SCHOOL » MALVERNE, NEW YORK, ABOUT Two HUNDRED NEGRO AND WHITE STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED IN THE SCHOOL - CORRIDORS ON MARCH FOURTEEN, NINETEEN SIXTY NINE. THE GROUP Was DISPERSED. NO. ARPESTS OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED. © IN CHICAGO, WLINOIS, POLICE REPORT THAT VANDALS CAUSED ss0UT FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE LOCK © ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL OFFICES WERE DAMAGED BY A FIRE. cet BY THE VANDALS. “WE ARE AGAINST BUSING” WAS WRITTEN ON THE WALLS OF THE SCHOOL. NEGRO CHILDREN ARE CURRENTLY BEING BUSED TO THE SCHOOL. | ON THE NIGHT OF MARCH THIRTEEN-FOURTEEN » NINETEEN SIXTY ~ NINE, A TOTAL OF SEVEN RIFLE SHOTS WERE FIRED INTO THE RECTORY OF ST. BENEDICT DE MOOR CHURCH AT. IND IANOLA,s MISSISSIPPI. END PAGE FOUR. > Vv ' SECRET | NY qv a
eon , “., CLASSIFIED MESSAGE: Cl, SECRET 3 wl $ pace ee | FIVE cONF IDENTIAL 1 - Pac THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CHURCH, ITS RECTORY, AND ITS RECREATION CENTER ARE LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE NEGRO COMMUNITY. ON THE EVENING OF MARCH THIRTEEN, NINETEEN SIXTY NINE, A MEETING OF THE LOCAL BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE was HELD IN THE RECREATION CENTER BUILDING. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE HAS FOR THE PAST YEAR LED A BOYCOTT AGAINST WHITE MERCHANTS IN INDIAWOLA. POLICE SELIEVE THAT ONLY NEGROES WERE INVOLVED IN THE ABOVE SHOOT ING AS NO WHITE. TRAFFIC PASSES THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE NIGHTT INE HOURS. Oe | NEGROES REPORTEDLY TOOK PART IN STUDENT AGITAT IONAL j , ACTIVITIES ON MARCH FOURTEEN, NINETEEN SIXTY NINE, AT : CHICAGO STATE COLLEGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY, GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA; DUKE UNIVERSITY, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA$ AND SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. ‘GP= 1. oo END R HW 50529 DBocld:323469275 Page 276 aermerese