Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-11-28
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Kennedy very much and his place
will be hard to fill"
Henry Thomas, 300 Aldrich Av.
NJ, head resident Phyllis Wheatley
House: In my 55 years I have
felt only four times that was
truly American. I felt that way on
ID" Day and on the day Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt died. I felt
proud to be an American when the
was us. Supreme court in a 1854
decision rejected the shame of
school segregation. I felt most like
an American when the assassin's
hand struck down President John
F. Kennedy in terms of my deep
feeling and concern for the destiny
and leadership for this country"
Herbert Howell, 1136 Aldricb
Av. NJ, distributor: President John
Kennedy was a very human being,
serving humanity with all his
heart and being"
AShby U. Gaslxins, 400 Third
Av. s., Minneapolis Urban League
vocational services director: THE
world has lost a great man who
contributed so much to the cause
of human rights for all mankind,
everywhere. This bestial act is not
the shame of Dallas, it is the shame
Of America"
Norman Davis, 1908 Fifth Av.
s., us. Postoffice employe: ITO
me this is one of the greatest
tragedies our country has suffered.
AS history is made we viii find
President Kennedy was one Of the
greatest presidents of all time. He
always met the problems facing
our nation head-on with great
courage and patriotism"
Rev. j. L. Holloway, pastor Zion
Baptist church: Most certainly
the country has lost a great leader.
The minority groups, particularly
the Negro have lost a great friend,
for he was a man who believed in
justice for all people and spent his
life for this cause"
Earl Smalls, 18 West Lake St.,
business man: "The country has
suffered a great loss. The Amer
lean Negro people have lost a
friend"
Edward L. Boyd, 1888 Fourth
Av. s., retired: President Ken
nedy was remindful or President
Abraham Lincoln in his devotion
to the best interests of the COM
mon people. He met a similar fate
under similar circumstances. May
God rest his soul"
Rev. Stanley r. King, 3840 Park
Av., pastor Sabathani Baptist
church: THE world lost one of its
greatest statesmen. America lost
its greatest leader and the Negro
lost one of his best friends.
His family's assets have been
estimated at 400 million dollars,
yet he choose to number himself
with the oppressed. He ruled over
100 million people, and yet little
people like me would feel as close
to him as I would my nearest of
kim"
Thomas johnson, 3744 Fourth
Av. S., real estate man: II deeply
regret as most people here and
abroad the untimely death Of our
President. He was a man who will
be greatly missed by the people of
our country and the world"
A. B. Cassius, 1925 Clinton Av.
S., restaurant and bar owner and
civic leader: "The untimely loss of
President John Fitzgerald Ken
nedy leaves an untitled gap in the
fight for human dignity and the
rights of all Americans and the
peoples of the world. All Amer
leans must bear this shame"
Matthew Little, 3448 Third Av.
S., us. Postoffice worker and
civic leader: Shocking is the only
word that can be used to convey
what the realization Of the Presi-
dents assassination finally regis
tered. The very least that Congress
can do now is Immediately pass
the late Presidents progressive
Legislative program as a memento
to his memory"
Rev. Lowell johnson, ST., 1856
Fifth Av. S., pastor Of st. Peters
AME church: THE Presidents
death has revealed several things
to the world. Included is the i'm
portance with which his leadership
was viewed by the various world
governments; the degree Of moral
sickness which Is resident In
America and throughout the world.
to some extent all Of us must
share the blame and guilt of this
tragic experience"
Miss L. o. Smith, Plymouth