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Chie STATES GOVERMENT: cro. ooco300
Memorandum
sto (257034235 ba 10/9/88
88 WALLIAN H, GAWPANCR, Fouatt)(7}- (0)
ACK INIEEG FRONT CHTIED, 2
Oa 9/11/68 WE 338-R(Ghetto) orally advased
82 WILLGAN FH, LAVEUCE chat at fhe Black United Front (BUF)
neohiig bela'st Clayzorr Teaple, 280 Hernando, on the night
of 9/16/63, spent 2c lo 350 persons were predent, The nesting
domumtes ty Blick Usganiaing Project (BOP) and its cell,
Bie Tivazeva, ‘Key Invasnen shere yere as follows:
1 = 157-2429 (HIF /
{2 17027G Sab Owe BSn-1Ccaetts)
1 2 is71607 (oP) 7
1 7 151-550 (Posuizio Atisd Violence, Mejor Urbiit Areas)
1 2 152.4312. UBisek kraghts)
1 I iee-2Rv ChEGes, Teeleoszens Interested in Raval Rights)
12 ip7-168 fcc: 4)
7 2 1s7257 Cate, sum 100-4579 (CALVIN L.. "TAYLOR)
i= tet.asze (oatents 1, chesagE)
= 167-2205 (Black Panther Party)
Lsgel2ba (LANCE WATSON, aka.) 1 —157- (ELVIN suttay
U¢-1019 (GSELES WARRINGTON) 1 157- (JOHN GARY WILL Aus)
Weredie 1l4s7- (omy #, wai)
LBTLL73 2 = 197-2372 (JEWEL DAVIS)
47> 4 2157-1365 (IDs BALLARD)
157-1277 (HYWEDT YOUR) 1 = 157-2153 (CEDRTC wooRm
Ab7-_<RND TACE, son of RLLIS TATE)
157-2225 (GORY NENEY FERGUSON) 1 =157-1275 (ERIC OLMAK)
WARGUSOR) 1 - 157-1062 (LARRY LARUE DAVIS}
wna”
OOP" HORNS) 2 ~ 1a7-1467 (JUANITATRNSLEYD
{iuuis B, PIUELIPS) 1 = 187-1468 CUED" TNSLEY)
CISSEG BAYES?
2HERREW TERS) Vit :emh LE ¢97P oP
fueron betas, a SEs
ete.K BRUNET) oe ve. Pa
5701388 {CHRIS A, "TORMER) | 0eT 7 apg
3820459 (ROBEY BOCTOB) rm
{eammeres Counet1 on fumam Betatioagy —"
, CABEAGE
LBS eALARD
LAUCS VALSCH, aha "Sxcos WALlie Wine”
CHARLES wisn iveTON
WARELLG secs, OuoH
GPRS TAME (ho evae wt the Torrateo tote1)
VELL1e "SCOOP" ROGERS
UME BONES
Agao presi aere & fot of the Invaders girls,
Rerexal plesk
AES vere presont, including the
Eoiuewings
HEARD IATRS
WAMAE or WINSTON BEWNET?, the Black Rnights treasurer
WAR2EN LENTS, Black Kp tghts Chaivaan
TE OLS
RIS &, TOMER
cH
BONEY NOCI of the G, S, Civil Rights Commission
Oltica wzc thore, FLAKE LAMONIRE, ‘naic Negro, Depaty U, 8.
JOraIA., seer, Rad the Iegade=s “hooted” hin and be left,
Te acted gii1y aed tried to tell thom he was with the Afro-
Aucisicea Police O¢ticers Asasctation,
Ore oF two Negre school principals were there,
lacludicg GHORGZ OOx of Walker School; Negro Attorney
SRCRGE BKOMI, sosociete of Akturnsy H, A, LATTING wae there,
Sons of tue ‘oun Turk® SCLC people weré there, One FNC
SOMO of the SCLC vio is gail! an pulld,-erives 2 black
Ccevrcses Camtrg, ard who wert to Memphis State University
(WSN) For exe yeire, cltined to have kuowledse of the
Yep York teackers sivike, Yeople vere there fron,
NOKEY, Unity Leseve, ind coe wonae claiming to be fron
thn WAACP, "WOMEN people included yirs, RONALD CATRON and
269 woROA ‘ghose me i#69 name wits HUBBARD,
Be
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ee Fine? eqeukes ume Lat
Wiss 4 who gguby of “ko yeed for BUS and giid the United
Stoies iz spending Wituteng ia Vaetaam and none for the poor
Plocks iy the Tninad Stuteo, He stad money spent on
fapt.e should be spist ter the poor biseke in the United
Stites, Ue teagyed the diquer store at Trigg and Florida
40a 40> close ta 4 ctaran and She invedera put it out of
bnovcees,
GB VATSON ("weet wix1ie
RR, HARES
sas mutromedy acl ts
che lack Knights spoke, He
eh, gartad 2:1 present not to take
rates, at allowed © téhsn, Te exxsed the bite
power 'structoxs ol | ateping blacks in slavery,
Ee misiches tho hice onc, Sinta Claus, and Targan as
SyRrols of bn suieE fe cxid the vaites did nothing
fom bisoks wta! 4 picks eeoq Molotov cocktails
ang hroka Be Sid this is the only way to
Light "iaiay we pave to hurt, WHITEY whore it
hae geursthoc: . Kiwe to got contrel of the dollar,"
seduced Black Cnigees keaceuror WINSTON or WAYNE
tavax fe gut tho Biooh Evaghte had boon visiting
bisck chureker, sexkire gaps het too mony. ministors
ang dcacona veiw efeaio cf toon, BENNETT said the Negroes
Berkicg at Thowecor fuel tney ive being discriminated againat
aed asry of then are Funok Rojeiie, They plan a big boyeott
of Firestone retat. race, Ee roid Firestone hes no black
guards wi the vase, wo Uagroee iv the personae? olf lee, 20
Rroes ie ekisdez joke 3nd sieo ae claimed blacks are keet
fu eoniad juha, fiyk projudiesd ele supervisors, and
Sepesaated rest voows ang eafoioriae, He eaid a Fedaral
ean frag Binziaphse icoke< iste the complaints and said it
would tke 16 iG 1A woaths to eonwot Ht, He sRid thore was
fo aluernasivs so & hoyeett of Firestone stores and stores
selilog Pimctous proulets,
(rua; sural, chaining to ba 9 representative of SCLC,
toud she audashee “ak 48 anwy Keadquarters, of BCLC would
ans its “Operation gveadcasket” progzam to help the boycott,
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JOH B. SWITH spoke, and evrted atl Invaders wore
voady to go to jail, if ascessary, aa navy times as newossary,
provided they cau g¢ bouded, He Claimed the Nemphis Pobtee
Departneut iilegajly raided bis cparzaeat on 3/2/68 and
said if the puns nad been found coe Polise Depactneet would
have kitted Lhe Invaders, He skid the vecomt arrests of JOHV
FERGUSON, OMEE AC KESZIS, JOUN B, SUTIN wore intimidation,
He said it is up te otter black grecgs to support thea, | SMITE
added, "AJ1 mast realize there's » yieleat revolutzon in this
county, black versus white.
‘The guards would aot ast sr ic we nAKTON sacar,
Beocutive Sversiery ch th Venesee oamech of wma Beas lone,
into the meeting; tn taet, they yat aud at some Mack glean
Sho put the Lr ares Around’ BRYAN
No ef fie: aeve there from COUR
or NAACP,
represent?
WIE of BALLARD cle ined pinck history ia not bedeg
taught in public schools, aggucialiy ravolutionary kastors.
CABBAGE and BALLARD did nor talk,
No moderates talked,
GEORGE 2, HUNT, Carver gander High avt toacher,
and Carver desistant poskotball cach (FM) BYRR, gure chore,
AS WAS one FMI JOHNGON, Princip?) of Luster Rlemtatary School ,
SUTTON of SCLC nominated JON B. SMPHE as temporary
Chadrnan out it ¥93 vabled,
CALVIN TAYLOR, “Comneresa? Appeal” xoporter and
Invaders sympathizer, way there,
CABBAGE said EDWINA HARRELL is quiet and subdued since
her two vecent arrests and as buck Living with hor parents,
Indurmant furnashed literature distributed ot the
neeting entitled "Black Tinted front. Where We Go From Here,”
and ‘Statewent of Purpose for the Biack Organizing Project's
Request of Currionlom Changes," Xorax copies of tals 3
being attached to copues nf instant maorandua Lor 167-1423 (DUP),
157-1067 (UOP), 157-1205 (#leek Vapchers), 157-1254 (LANCE
WATSON), 157-957 (JOHN B, BEDE),
157-1413 (Black Knights), 157-166 (SCLC), and 100-4528
(CHARLES CABBAGE),
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on 9/11/68 inves In soetdt aL
of the above infcrm@tion aha sis0 lurniahed copies of
the ahove-deseribed docunents, , ve added the Tallaying
additional infornation:
He said BUF 1s conandtng an Afro-American Tes oners
Uoion, Ue recalled that WILLIE WINE c9iZ =f al] black qroupe
would” back the Invaders, the Invaters would eae nave to shoot
and burn as they have héen doing, tio said ISAAC HAYES
said "BUR" would "run Memphis'and they wills vot Tet suy
black ministers cons in and take over as they hed donc in
cows,
aades Eykt CORES A, TURRRE, mai Houro,
Ancauncer for WDIA-And rfoznkly & Black Kaignt, spoke,
He suid he represented 4 acs group calloa TIGR, which ho
Said 46 a violent grovp, ¥o Said the police [Rye threatened
him tut this did mov uote tin, He said the polies tock Lin
"young Anerica Speaks" psoyraa’ from pia, with the cooparation
of WTA stanager BURY FERGUSON ene paid FERCUSON nol ped after
he bd tho Tooadors on i prograa, We seid,
Tet ERE FINGUSON fool you; shee US 29 probably & GEORGE
WALLACE supporter, TURNER cls ined FERCUSOW clained TURNER‘s
Lie fad been threatened and this wee why his program wan be ine
takon off, TURNER said ke was going to becone more milicent,
One woman’ in the audience said blacks ckoald boycort WLR,
One youen frou KOURN said gene school vhiren in
marks, Wispissippr, had bean Aryected, She wanted £iuencial dous-
tions tor then, ‘The Invaders s2id thay cecded money (weaning
the Invaders) ;"ehe said SCLC would nelp tau,
CABBAGE 2180 spoke, explaining AUF vould unite
the entire black comunity, “He wanted to act up otficers,
They badly neod a necting piace and want to gees permanent
building, CABBAGH and JOUN B, SHIT urged 21} to co to
Carver High ‘School at 2:30 p.m, 9/12/68, to pull 211
black students out of cohol ip’ dev ianes’of Priaeipel H. 3,
THOMPSON, ‘They s118 THOMPSON is vot only ece ot i4ult és
sone of the teachors aro tho ora who twie the Kida othe
offico, SMITH Said if Carver Parcs HUF or BOD or the Invaders
will bo blamed,
added that Invadere passed out appliceticn
blanks af The ABcting,
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ME 187.1493
In addition to tose qwesees, iseet{iids by
WR G38 set out above, added the'roliowing were there:
‘YVERNELL BROOKS
CHARLES HARE GFGTOR
MELYIN: SHITE
RICKARD CABEAGE
JOHN GARY WILL-TANS
JEWELS. NAVTS.
TDA BALLARD
Algo presest ere the win [5.16 gary oid gizls
whe Live on Texas Btrees
After the omet ing WA SALLAPh left with GBoRcz R,
JUIN W, WISE, the Arkuneas teachor and close fricrd
bi CABBAGE, was there, ‘He care lete any NAS a mustache and
gorise, is’s fect 9 inches tet, vedgre 165-170 pounds, ard
has « Light complexion,
GEORGE or BISHOP THOTTKS of SCLC was the:
WINE's girl friend, name not know, took. robes. HUT
algo took notes, aa
Another SCLC person called Msrothen CEORIC MOORE
there, He 18 darkucomplexsored, waite dark glagaan, is 5 Lost
8 inches taj1, weighs 136-40 pounds, i 2425 years, and hag
promised help’ from SCLC ia Atiaata,
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sides i Mediay aigth, Soyremer 9,
loss, a swaLler BUF mecting was teld 22 Clayborn, They
ealjéd for an Afro-tmerteze Tezengza Uaion and saked that
all students acd teachers join eu?
JAMES B, PHILLIPS, AKCR WATSON, and JOHN B, SEITH
@id wost of the talking, Véey #11 calked along the thene
that the BUF and Invades heve “io! gos police and block "uncle
Tons" and need to get xa of the vusdosn bwildiags by som ine
Af necessary.
Auong thoes present were the foliawiag:
JOHN B. SKTZH
LANCE WATSON, 249 "WuLnie Wine”
SMBS B, PRUs |
Gags uc naz ik FORT
VHRDELL 720055
Ric FOLAA® ane
CHARLES FAMRINGDDT
CHARLES RACLASD
BELVO SOUTH
“JOHN FENRY FRRGUSCN
BBGWALD FERGUSON
MAVARLY. NC COLLOUGE
LARRY LARUE DAVIE
SEWELL DAVIS “
RED TEVSLRY Ana sistez, JUANTTA °WSNKIEY TENSLEY
Also present were teal teanie 2
age, with nazarei ne
18 years ot
cerver temcher GEORGE 2, WY nad THOMAS VANN acd
a teacher aired MALONE were ranye.
I2ter on 4/12/63 ‘J said teat eo one showed
up aE Cazver High a 8/12/68,
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FROM
seme:
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
sac (157-1888) pare a/zr80
SA WILLIAN IL, LAWRENCE
E
on the Late afternoati of 3/26/69 NE 338-R
advised: that a planning meeting relative to the proposed
comnenoration of the agvassination of Dr. WARTIN LUTSTER
MING, JR,, Wenphia, Tean., 4/4/69, scheduled mess march,
was hcld at the Lorraine Hote! and Notel, 406 Wutverry,
Menphia, on the wight of 3/25/89, attended by various
SCLC leaders, including the SCLC President RALPH DAVID
ABERNATHY; 0, ¥, PICKETT and JESSE EPPS, along with
sone of the locai representatives of Community on the
Wove for Equality (COME). 2 group of Negra ministers
headvd by Rev, JAMES YORRIS LANSON, JR., Rev, EZEKIEL BELL,
and H, RALPH JACKSON, Director of Minimaw Salary Division.
= 157-1898
2170270 Sub GE 338-2)
1 157-886 (Possible Racial Violence, Wajor Urban Arcas)
= 187-1067 invaders)
2 s7-1423 (BUF)
2 187-1308 (comm
= 157-1816 (ANNs, ‘Local 1733)
= 157-1312 Gilack Knights)
T—TS7-TS51_(NAUPIOE LEWISy
Br IMT pavern Piero,
7 100-4828 (CHARLES 1, CaRBAGE)
Y — 287-1553 (Roy LEE TURKS)
1 = 187-1626 (JOR CHARLES SHITL) 52.
11 197-1745 (CARTS, ARNSTRONG)
1 = 187-1778 (cuatis “pavis)
2 157 1564 (LOUIS wRICHY
1 ¥87-943 (ouey nocTOR?
15 187-268 ¢scic)
12 157-1857 GKARK SIccERS)
1 > 68-1887 Sub A {Disaeninaton)
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CUANIAS COBOLGH amlarrwrted the weoting by saying
that ike Jevedert aad Oh oF thed members wh had been
Jailed in xeceat monrky earzytog oub the work Jor the
Bisex power people ud Last they Fad been intimidated
to Keow and by the anphls Pole Tapsrimeni. yer
tho bluck leaders repraranaed by those present tadey
had dane notiiag For "as" (tae Invaders)
Informant pointed oul thet ualortimately anne
leaders present, Aacliéiag JACKSON, WOO
4 to soatront the Tavaders by’ painting
tha arrests of tkedr members had cil been
Cacragts o” various eavioue crimiacl charges,
stated thak ne, da fact, told Rov, LAWSON viet it
Appeared tagy ware too Reaiemt vith fie Invedars and
the iafarmant toele that these aaecalied Hegre leaders
Tapvenentiny GOME avd the Unaun aad SCLC are aetcsliy
physically Bteaid Of one OF The Tavadens
He #tated thet PIOFORD, MACRICE LEIS and
ONARLES CABEAGE opmnly tnvestened a beeach of veace on
4/4/69, indicating that if tre SCLC dld act see Tit to
t with them and yet their sendads zt they would
fo Jrtaat Nomphlo fed s goad viot eo /4rad, informat
she knows many ef the lavaders personally stated Unat in
nis aniaion they wore neroly bluffing and mouthing off
TMacugh be felt that people suck a Judge HOOKS should
nave eolind the levadecs to tawk az tat podnt.
yao Black nlgtts apperoatly eure origanalty
indecided uu to whet to do but are Rew in tho “widdie™
iin What they dere exeleden from tho maoting una informint
fecin that sone of ihe Black Keights, not all ef them,
TV form a coalition ¥ith the Epveders ju un offort to
Bring eresaune to bear cn CGUE. SCLE and Local i736, AFRCHR.
Teternans poinced out that JESSE EPPS at ono joins told
CADBAGH, PIGFORD and NAURICE LIWI8 taat after ALL they
Showig aot napact foo mish an the form cf meney from the
march leaders, gectuge Love 1734 aed COMB very currently
paying chelz cent Aad wtilitiey ond Phono Bill for
Tavsdev@ ay their beadsuartses 9¢ 271 Vance avenue,
