Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-03-09


crcnce on Civil Rights Of which
, Roy wilkins. NAACP head, ID
chairman Arnold Aronson Of ths
National Community Relations
Advisory Council 10 secretary.
A highlght 81 the assembly
was q series Of rrst-hand. eye
witness reports from southern
victims OF civtl rights violations
including economic preasurcs and
other forms Of intimidation. A
mong those appearing wen Gus
Courts, president OF tho Belonxi.
Miss, NAACp branch VINO was
shot because he refused 10 remove
his name from the voting list: l.,
A. Blackman, president OF tho
NAAcP In kiiorec. n, C.. who has
defiod the Ku klux Khan which
sought To run him out Of town and
others.
The assembly delegates visited
their. own senators and represen-
tativea In Congress On Monday
and Tuesday 10 impress upon
these Legislators the necessity Of
reporting out 90 committce and
passing civil rights bills,
Tho assembly aeelts enactment
of AN eight-polnt legislative pro-
gram which includes AN effective
FEiC, withholding fcdaral funds
from any Institution which dsiies
the constitutional prohibition a.
gainst segregation In public faciii-
ties, making lyDching and other
race-insplred acts of violence q
federal offense. and abolition OF
the poll tax
Also, protection OF the right TO
vote. giving 10 the Justice De-
partment's civil rights division
the authority to protect civil
rights IN all sections Of the ma
ton. creation Of q permanent
Federal Commission on Civn
Rights, elimination OF remaining
aggregation In intsrstAis travel,
and provision for majority rule In
the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives
wilkins addressed tina opening
mass meeting OF tho conference at
the Metropolitan Baptist church.
i22b r. st., N. W. Sunday at 7:50
p, ~,
Tho southern victims OF eco
homie and other reprisals gave
their reports Sunday evening At
the interdepartmentai Auditor
ium,
A call issued for the civil rights
conference said that the "Consti-
tuition and Supreme Court are be.
Ing floutsd openly"
Citizens are being denied thsir
constitutional rights" II continu-
cd, and persecuted for demanding
them, To p.rmit these violations
10 continue In 10 sanction lawless-
ness and defiance of the Govern
men, Of the United States"
III 10 essential" the call de-
that Congress enact iegis-
lation In this session TO safeguard
the civil rights Of American ciu-
rens and the processes Of orderly
Participating Organizations
In addition 10 the NAACP. the
approximately 80 national orEani-
cations participating in the as
'embly include. the American CIV
! Liberties Union. American
Council on Human Rights. Amsri-
AN Federation Of Labor and Con-
sr.Aa of Industrial Organizations.
AMERICAN Jewish Committee.
american Jewish Congress.
Amsrican Veterans Committee,
/ americans for Democratic Action.
md Catholic fnterraciai Council
Also AhE Zion church. coiored
Methodist Episcopal Church. the
rlkH, Jewish Labor Committee.
Japanese American Citizens
,~aRus. National Association Of
,olored Women. National Baptist
Convention. USA.. National bar
association. National Catholic
on Race Relations. Ma
Ionai Community Relations Ad-
tsory Council. National Council
Z Negro Women, National coun-
II Of Jewish Women. and Nation
] Negro Business League
Also the National Newspaper
Association. National
.sliRion and Labor Foundation,
he MAsons, Unitarian Feiiowship
Or Social Justice and the Workers
'efsnae League.
Delegates from Minneapolis In
ludsd l.. Howard Bennett, pres-
snt Of the Minneapolis branch OF
he NAACP. and q. Clair Beeman
. the United Electrical Workers
10. General Mills Local iieo.
Both Bennett and Beeman were
uoted In news dispatched from
he conference on the Associated
'ress and y. p. wires.
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