Oregon Advance Times_1968-07-25

July25, 1968 The Oregon .Advance/TIMES Page 5 Report From NAACP Annual Convention The trouble with good ad– vice is that it usually inter– feres with our plans. Tom Vickers, president of the local NAACP Branch, re– turned from the NAACP 59th Annual Convention in Atlantic City. He reported of a slowly changing but important shift toward a more militant at– titude. Chester Lewis, leader of the "Young Turks" - the National Committee to Revit– alize the NAACP - and pres– ident of the Wichita, Kansas Branch, said NAACP leader– ship is "just an appendage of the white power structure and cannot free black people in America." The claim was followed by a walk-out from the convention by an allied group: 100 youth delegates, who declared the NAACP is too moderate. When the meeting resumed, convention delegates moved to adopt Black Power concepts and defined Black Power as "Control of educational in– stitutions within the black community; building and use of economic power: creations and control of political blocks; - and the right of self defense - a means "to liberate the black people of the large ghetto areas" of America. Julian Bond, Negro member Dale Jensen of the Georgia Legislature, terms. Three relief centers System Hurts Negro Child," drew a road map toward equal- have been opened to serve "NAACP Director Claims ity byuseofblackpowermeth- residents offourteencounties. Negroes from North, South ods. In a speech reflecting the Share Similar Needs, Prob- new black militancy, toJd del- Conventions Resolutions lems," and "NAACP Chief egates that white men should The following resolutions Reaffirms C:all to Non-Vio- not be eliminated from the were adopted by the delegates lence." civil rights movement, but to the national conventipn. Strawberry picking near Sa- only through an organized 1. Condemn Governor Dan Killed In Accident lem at Pacific Farms recently black race can "the American · Evens of Washington for his were Michael Forbes, Eliza dream" be achieved. refusal to have Dick Gregory Marzetta Renett Culp, the and Earnest Watkins from Dr. Kenneth Clark, Harlem released fromThurstonCoun- daughter of Mr, and Mrs. N. Portland. Picking's fun psychologist, urged the ty Jail in Olympia. Morris Culp, was killed in and there's money to be made NAACP to join with other 2. Ask for an acceleration an auto accidetit in Mt. In berries and beans. Call black groups to organize a of peace negotiations in Paris Shasta, California. Little your North Portland Office massive group of ghetto par- and that both the U.S. and Marzetta was ten years old. of the Department of Em- ents to give Negroes a more North Vietnam declare a H bod · · v • ployment, 3620 N. 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