Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-09-05

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Washington! Shingles
by injected says
grounded us and we couldn't take the plane as scheduled with the Min
Rnscng years reminded that the record
shows Washington pngrmages
worker and unofficial cheer leader but have always been left behind
at
prior voluntarily stepped to allow others
to make the trip but in the
mained home here nvolunarly
having A. Phillip Randolph ask in
to call meeting Of Twin City leaders in
mun foster fair employment practices
level 1t during FDRs fourth called meeting
committee was formed that kept together until state law
acted in 1856.
Schwartz attorney Peavey (Eizabeth)
Efeffelnger and the writer went office to office to raise
delegation Washington 945
gronal delegation With
raised enough to send delegation Of % Washington
Committee expected
capable delegation amazed that refused
capital public
spending many away
from the desk helping raise funds the
paid plus feeling that
presence Washing
ton delegation would add nothing
The delegation saw all the important figures in Washington who
proposing opposing attempted esa-
ton
isspp racist was not in but members of his staff talked 10 members
delegation a
his broad South Carolina accent interviewed I5aden could tn his
southern accent off like
on THAT Geneeve) Steel
a great fol rights
Later the capitol
then VcePresident whose
the MnnesOans
FEPC
Congress 70 passed an FEPc
does not deract from the the delegation
played indicating 1s strong grass
roots support for the measure in this
The original committee spearheaded
ment in the which passage city
as and the enactment of state FEPc
the most FEPCed the
Our second tndown of trip to Washington was on the dega
ton which went to DC to protest the segregation of
Army beginning Although Pre-
dent Truman had ordered te dsegregahon of the Army
nothing couldn't
despite example Force General Dwight
Eisenhower The delegation headed by Charles NNed Spring
apoHs reator through Humphrey Dept
chief Anna Rosenbg Secretary of the
of Staff and others
From that week things began happen Armys
pleted neglected dsegregaon program
neso contingent made hit with the NAACP national
for felt meddng
the NAAcP that delegation
Gopher state determined it Joined meetings
things began happen Army.
Although helped raise funds for this effort
trip was some
delegation (B Cratic
Sidney eascoast
general charges they made to the secre
They spent time in Chicago getting support
were ten days getting back home.
This time good number of years later we were happy to see the
enthusiasm with which the Washington
there division opinion safety
march possible violence, ETC., good
The movement got off slow
for the apathy which THE sowns seemed to indicate
obstacle that method US
used to convince American citizens that the march would result
blood Of thousands running in the streets Washington
Senators
against the Kennedy civil rights package
Of 100000 citizens Washington
posed legislation. Their pathetic
President Kennedys backing
twining the appeal
Locally impressive state capitol on
August IT, interest in the Washington
There III applications
plane others continued to pour
Although had visited Washington past
months all hepped last
ington freedom jobs!
What happens? We become ILL possibly because
too much civil rights marching talking arguing
Washington
and do marching
walked, but along plat
form speakers, wilkins Walter Rerther Whitney Young
appauded with rapy
Randolph and his aides the beautifully
and believe not the speakers their caught
the running
total result all of
Others elsewhere last celebrating
in the not too
mo PARKING PRoBLEM-SAVE ON
CASH CARRY"