TELEPOUCH:SUMMARY OF CUBAN MEDIA TREATMENT OF DEATH OF MARTIN LUTHER KING,JR.
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Document date: 4/11/68
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TELEPOUCH: SUMMARY OF CUBAN MEDIA TREATMENT OF DEATH OF MARTIN LUTHER

KING, JR.

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O SUMMARY OF CUBAN MEDIA TREATMENT OF DEATH OF MARIIN

LUTHER KING, JR., IÃO APRIL 1968

EFERENCE

- IN ADDITION. TO THE SUMMARY. OF -CUBAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE

ARTIN LUTKER KING ASSASSINATION TRANSMITTED IN REFERENCE, THE

OLLOWING SUMMARY FOR 8-9 APRIL HAS BEEN FURNISHED BY THE

GRANVA, O APRIL, PAGE ONE - JUMOBILIZATION OF 55, DEB

HOOPS TO REPRESS THE NEGROES"! A THE ARTICLE REPORTED ALL THE

ISTURBANCES WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN THE U,S. AS. A. RESULI OF IHE

EATH OF MARTIN LUIKER KING.

WA GRANHA, O APRIL, PAGE 3 A JUWITH INE ASSASSINATION OF

ARIIN LUTHER KING THE IDEOLOGY OF NON-VIOLENCE HAS DIED'• A AN

NERVIEW WITH FLOYD MCKISSICK, NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE

ONGRESS DE RACIAL EGUALITY ACORE/. JUTHIS SIMPLY MEANS' THAT

ION-VIOLENCE HAS CEASED

AS A MEANS OF FIGHIING.

THE PEOPLE

ANNOT BE TAUGHI TO BE NON-VIOLENT WHILE WE ARE INVOLVED IN

VIOLENI WAR IN VIEINAM, NON-VIOLENCE CANNOT BE PREACHED TO

ME BLACK PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO FACE VIOLENCE EVERY DAY ON THE

STREETS OF THIS COUNIRY.'" THIS WAS SAID IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSA-

ION BETWEEN RADIO HABANA AND FLOYD MCKISSICK, WHEN ASKED ABOUT INE

BOSSISLE CONSEQUENCES OF INE ASSASSINATION OF KING, MOHISSICK RE-

LIED - QUI REPEAT. THAT WE ARE MAKING NO PREDICTIONS, BUT INE

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TERICAN NEGRO IS NOT WILLING IO CONTEMPLATE IMPASSIBLY IHE ASSASSI-

ATION OF OUR LEADERS, OUR HEROES, AND OUP PEOPLE."

GRAIMA, O APRIL, FAGE 3 A ARTICLE BY JUAN MARRERO ENII-

_ED, ¿JIHE AMERICAN NEGROES ARE WRITING THEIR FINESI PAGE OF

EROISM."'. JUAGAINST ALL THAI AND MUCH MORE, THE NEGROES ROSE UP

ODAY IN MORE THAN SIXTY CITIES. _ AND IT IS LOGICAL TO EXPECT NEW

AGES OF HEROISM. STOKELY CARMICHAEL, THE NEGRO LEADER, GAVE THIS

ARNING ONE DAY AFIER THE DEAIN OF MARIIN LUTHER KING: - JWHAI

APPENED ON THE NIGHI WE LEARNED OF INE ASSASSINATION OF DR. KING

5 NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. ' JJ

RM

•GRANMA, O APRIL, PAGE 3À JUTHE WIDOW OF LUTHER KING HEADS

HE MARCH IN MEMPHIS.""

THE ARTICLE TELLS ABOUT THE MARCH AND

HOWS PHOTOGRAPHS OF IT.

IM RADIO REBELDE NEWSCASI, I APRIL 1755 AOMOl A JUA TENSE

ALM REIGNS IN INE U.S. BUI IT IS A PRELUDE TO SERIOUS EVENTS.

ATIONAL MOURNING DECREED BY LYNDON JOHNSON FOR YESTERDAY, U APRIL,

ARXS A LESSENING OF DEMONSTRATIONS WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO START UF

GAIN AT ANY MOMENT.'"

RADIO REBELDE NEWSCASI, 1 APRIL 1955 A.MOI A JU UFORWARD

ITH BLACK POWER UNTIL CAPITALISI MISERY, THE FUNDAMENIAL CAUSE OF

UMAN INJUSTICE, IS OVERTHROWN SAID THE SOCIALISI PARTY OF CHILE

N A CABLEGRAM SENI TO INE AMERICAN NEGRO LEADER, STOKELY CARMICHAEL,

IN THE OCCASION OF THE

ASSASSIMATION OF MARIIN LUTHER KING.''

RADIO LIBERACION; I APRIL / 1230 P.M./ A THIS NEWSCASI.

EFERS IO A DEMONSTRATION IN WHICH Z00 LATIN AMERICAN, ASIAN, AND

FRICAN STUDENTS WERE SAID TO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN FRONT OF INE

IS. EMBASSY IN WARSAW, POLAND, AS A PROTESI OVER INE DEATH OF

MARTIN LUTHER

KING.

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