Evening star., 1963-05-05
RACIAL
Priest, Adviser on Civil Rights,
I Urges King to End Demonstration
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from a police officer.
Your leaders have asked you
all to go home. Please do not
cause trouble" he said.
I'VE don't want a riot" said
the Rev. James Bevels. Lives
could be lost. 1 saw at least rs
Negro men with guns"
It was the third straight
day of a stepped-up campaign
against racial segregation in
this steel city, Alabama's larg-
est.
After police had broken up
the crowd with six or seven
police dogs, Mr.. Bevels called
to the crowd, Get back. We
don't want any trouble. The
only way you can help our
movement now is to get back"
Minister Fears Riots
something like this could
easily cause a riot" he said.
The demonstrators had
challenged the fire hoses and
dogs, but started to give ground
when firemen splashed them
with water from the high-ve-
locity nozzles.
At least two Negro women
we're knocked off their feet by
the water as firemen began
using high pressure hoses.
The water was used after
someone threw a pop bottle at
police. The bottle broke near
Police Commissioner Eugene
(BulD Connor and he ordered:
Give them the water"
Police held the dogs in readi-
ness.
Men Knocked Down
Several Negro men challenged
the water but were knocked
down.
A huge roar welled up from
the crowd as the dogs were
brought up. The Negroes did
not disperse Immediately as
they did yesterday.
Two Negroes with rocks at
tempted to climb on top of a
car but ran when a police dog
approached. ,
The Negroes started to give
ground gradually as firemen ,
played the hose into the crowd. :
White spectators cheered when ,
the water hose was brought in
to play. !
Another 1000 Negroes gath !
cred in the area and shouted
encouragement to the en-
battled demonstrators. Many !
were old Negro women. $
One Negro teen-ager ran
toward a group Of policemen I
and struck an officer in the
chest with a rock. The police {
man chased the youth down \
and whacked him across the
back with his billy club, then ]
let him go. 4
Water Stream Powerful
Two of the fire hoses were !.
equipped with monitor guns !
which take water simultane- !
ously from two hoses.
Water from these hoses hits !
with such force that it knocked
the bark from trees 100 feet ,
away.
White spectators numbering !
in the hundreds were ordered |
to move away from the area. I
They obeyed.
An employe Of the Alabama
Christian Movement for HUI
man Rights, Doris Guice, 30,
of Birmingham. was dragged
more than 20 feet by a deputy
and plainclothes detectives ,
through a gravel parking lot
after she refused to get eff a
sidewalk.
Rocks and bottles we're ,
thrown at police but there was
10 immediate report of injuries.
Several young Negroes were
placed into school bus. Sew
eral of them jumped out Of
the windows. but police quickly ;
rounded them up again.
Clothing Ripped Off
Two Negro girls ran around
the park clad only in slips
their outer clothing had been
ripped off by the water. Sew
eral Negro youths had their
shirts torn off.
Burke Marshall, head Of the
Justice epartmen Civil
Rights Division was sent here
from Washington TO discuss
the situation with city and in
tegration leaders. u
Twenty-Five Negroes were
arrested this morning in a
march on City Hall. Minutes
later two Negro women slipped
through police lines and knelt
on the steps Of City Hall. :
Police arrested them and one
girl wept as she was being led
to police headquarters. Later,
two other Negro women walked
up to the steps, knelt and
bowed their heads. They, too, |
we're arrested.
More than 1,400 persons
have been arrested since DR..