Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-13
INTERPRETIVE REPORT ..
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at least six weeks or longer. |
Mr.. Meredith received scat
tered applause when he said:
II am firmly convinced that
our youths of today are fully
capable of plotting their own
destinies and I intend to do
my best to see that their I'M
whiting adult progress blockers
are pushed aside so that they
can move forward.
Tongue Lashing
But, this rapport with his
audience failed to counterfeit
Mr.. Meredith's opposition to
the proposed August % march
in Washington, his criticism of
young Negro leaders and his
appeal for the youngsters to
only believe all things
are possible"
Immediately after the speech,
Mr.. Meredith received q tongue
lashing from James Davis, a.
year-old Rutgers University
student for his criticism of the
level of leadership among
young Negroes and the child
ish" nature of their activities.
1T grieves me to hear that
type of talk from someone like
Mr.. Meredith" said Mr.. Davis,
q youth member of the NAACP
board Of directors. He concluded
his reprimand: I'VE are CRATE
full for Mr.. Meredith's remarks.
They are a healthy thing"
Mr.. Davis, along with press
representatives and some del
egates. had received advance
copies of Mr.. Meredith's adj
dress several hours before his |
convention appearance.
There were some efforts to
organize a protest demonstra-
ton against Mr.. Meredith. One
idea was to hear him out and
refuse to applaud when he
finished speaking. There was
another suggestion to walk out |
in protest over his speech. Some |
youth leaders, however, refused
to go along with any attempt
to embarrass Mr.. Meredith. 1t
apparently was this faction |
which initiated the applause at
several points in his speech.
Others Rebuffed
James Meredith was not the
only speaker who found the
convention delegates and guests
to be In an angry mood dur
ing the week-long Chicago
meeting.
Secretary Of Labor Writ,
Chicago Mayor Richard j.
Daley, the Rev. Joseph A. Jack
son, president Of the 5 million |
member Negro National Baptist
Convention, and James Del Rio,
a retired Negro real estate
broker, experienced their dis
pleasure.
Mayor Daley was publicly /
chastised by the Illinois
NAACP State Conference presi-
dent on the first night of the
convention because he said
Chicago was a city without
ghettos. On July 4, a small |
group Of whites and Negroes
spanked a demonstration which
drove Mayor Daley from the
speakers platform at a huge
outdoor rally attended by an
estimated $4,000 persons. |
Minutes after Mayor Daley
left the park, boos and general
disorder prevented Mr.. Jackson
from even leaving his seat to
address the crowd. Eventually,
Mr.. jackson left the stage and
then the park. under police es-
cort. after some demonstration
leaders cried. xiii him get
him ont Of here" j
Mr.. Writ was booed by the
delegates when he said that the
Government and the labor
were sincere In their
efforts to eliminate racial big
otry as conditions Of employ
ment.
WalkOut on Del Rio
Mr.. Del Rios remarks at a
meeting on housing discrimina-
ton were interrupted when a
Detroit delegation led a walk
out because he had been crit
ical OF that city's NAACP ac-
tivities.
NAACP Officials refused to
apologize TO Mayor Daley or
Mr.. jackson. Apologies we're not
justified, they said, because the
demonstrations we're not staged
by the organization. The
NAACP chief executive and
board chairman, however. sent
kilograms TO Mayor Daley and !