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RICHMOND, VA.
A three-judge federal
panel reversed the convic
tions of the Wilmington
Ten here Thursday saying
that the nine black men
and one white woman
were denied a fair trial
when they were convicted
following racial distur
bances in Wilmington,
North Carolina in 1971.
What Rev. Benjamin
Chavis, leader of the Ten,
described last year as
"The Long Nightmare",
began when Chavis was
arrested with nine others
in March, 1972, on
charges of burning pro
perty and conspiracy to
assault emergency person
nel. The charges stemmed
from the burning of a
white-owned grocery, a
year earlier, in Wilm
ington. At that time, race
riots were erupting due to
discrimination against
black students at a newly
desegregated high school.
After their imprison
ment, nationwide support
for the Ten was pervasive.
Hundreds of thousands of
petitions, letters and
telegrams were sent to
Governor James Hunt and
President Jimmy Carter
urging them to take some
action on the case.'
Amnesty International, a
London based civil rights -organization,
declared the
Ten "prisoners of cons-
cience" in 1977.
In 1978, the U.S.
Department of Justice
found,, after a year long
investigation, that justice
had been denied the Ten.
They recommended the
group be retried and
Chavis be released im
mediately. Judge Franklin
T. Dupree, Jr., ruling on
the Ten's appeal, refused
to do either.
In August, a team of in
ternational jurists arrived
in the United States tp in
vestigate allegations made
in a December, 1978 peti
tion to the United Na
tions. The petition, protested
Ucro Denied
Fair Trial
Say biz
human rights violations in
the United States and cited
the Wilmington Ten case
as a major example. It was
submitted to the- U.N.
Commission on Human
Rights and Sub
Commission on Preven
tion of Discrimination and
Protection of Minorities.
Petitioners included the
National Conference of
Black Lawyers, the Na
tional Alliance Against
Racist and Political
Repression and the United
Church of Christ Com
mission for Racial Justice.
The eight international
lawyers and judges visited
twenty cities, including
Durham, between August
3 and 20. They interview
ed specific political
prisoners named in the
petition and several
representatives of a more
general class of prisoners
who are alleged victims of
racial and economic
discrimination in the U.S.
justice system.
The jurists published a
47-page report: on their
main witness, Allen Hall,
that should have been told
to the jury that heard the
Wilmington Ten case, but
was not. Testimony of
gifts of a mini bike, cash
and a reduction of
sentences for witnesses
Eric Junious and Jerome
Mitchell, should have
been told to the jury, but
was not.
Assistant North
Carplina Attorney
General Richard League
argued that at a post con
viction hearing for the
Wilmington Ten in 1977,
the three witnesses said
their testimontes were not
made subject to the gifts,
but for the promises of
reduction of sentences.
League claimed that
because the defendants
claimed the gifts had no
effect on their testimonies,
that information was pro
perly concealed from the
jury at the trial.
Attorney Jim Fuller
argued that the jury was
entitled to know
everything that might have
influenced the witnesses'
testimony. Otherwise, said
Attorney James Ferguson,
after the trial, "a witness
could be paid Si million to
testify in a case and get on.
the stand'later on and say
MARTIN FOUND GUILTY
OF ASSAULT; GETS
TEN YEARS
A Durham County
Superior Court jury
Wednesday, returned a
verdict of guilty of assault
with a deadly weapon with
intent to kill agamst
Joseph H. "Ned" Martin.
He was sentenced on
Thursday to ten years in
the State Department of
Corrections. ,
Martin had'been charg
ed with shooting his wife,
Mrs. Joan Martin, a nurs
ing professor, as she sat ait
her desk in the infirmary
at North Carolina Central
University on September
8.
Mrs. Martin testified
that her husband had
threatened ;-" her - several
times since they were
separated in May. She said
when he entered her of
fice, she saw him take a
gun from a paper bag. She
immediately tried to get
'under her desk but was
shot before she could.
- Martin denied threaten
ing his wife. He testified
that following some disap
pointment in Mrs. Mar
tin's refusal to respond
favorably to an invitation
he had extended, he had
spent the weekend drink
ing heavily and wasn't
thinking clearly the day he
shot his wife and that he
only vaguely remembered
going to the campus. He
said he recalled being
awakened later in the day
by policemen knocking on
his door.
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Mrs. Pat Skeaton laughs with joy as Patrick emerges from the doctor's office with a new
prosthesis. The proud smile comes from the fact that he will now be able to walk normally for
the first time without crutches or braces. yPI Photo
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Bank has announced the
completion of plans for its
new branch on Clarement
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with construction schedul
ed to begin in December.
According to an an
nouncement "by Mel
White,, city executive,
final contracts were signed
by bank officials and
Bank Building Corpora
tion, xonsultant and con
struction manager for the
and reliably attested viola
tions of the human and
legal rights of minorities,
including policies of racial
discrimination and
segregation." The Wilm
ington Ten were cited as
prime victims of these
violations.
Testimony regarding
cash gifts, an expense paid
trip from Asheville to
Wilmington for a female
friend, expensive lodging
in hotels and beach cot
tages, and a promised
reduction of a twelve year
prison sentence were in-'
ducements to the state's
that the jury would not be
entitled to know the $1
million that was paid, and
the law 'just doesn't say
that."
North Carolina At
torney General Rufus Ed
misten was quoted this
week as saying that an ap
peal by the state and a full
Fourth Circuit Court of
Appeals review were being
considered.
Rev. Chavis, contacted
in New York, says that he
doesn't believe North
Carolina will "want to put
its racist system on trial."
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project. Bank Building
will manage the entire pro
ject, utilizing local labor
and material suppliers.
The contemporary
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Tie North Carolina
State Association of Black
Social Workers will spon
sor a workshop on licens
ing of social workers and
other human service pro
viders. The session will be
held Saturday, December
13, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at Gibbs Hall on the cam
pus of A&T State Univer
sity in Greensboro. Gibbs
Hall is located on the cor
ner of Market and Laurel
Streets.
The workshop will
focus on: Professionalism
and Service Delivery,
Historical Perspective of
Licensing in North
Carolina, Influencing
Policy Development. In
vited speakers include
Senattor Henry Frye,
N.C. General Assembly;
H.M. Michaux, Jr., U.S.
SDA and A&P Sign Pact to Help Minority Ovvnod Firms
WASHIIGTOO, D.C.
A second major com
pany has signed an
agreement with the U.S.
Business Administration
(SBA) to consider awar
ding service and product
supply contracts to cer
tain minority-owned
small businesses.
Under the agreement
announced recently, the
Great Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Company,
BLACK:
Inc., (A&P), in selecting
its suppliers will give
special consideration to
those socially and
economically disadvan
taged small firms now in
volved in SBA's Business
Development Program.
Under that program,
commonly known as 8(a)
after a section of the
Small Business Act, SBA
is authorized to act as
prime contractor for
federal work and then
subcontract that work to
small companies owned
by persons who are
economically and social
ly disadvantaged. In
almost all such cases, the
firms are owned by
minorities.
SBA signed a similar
agreement with Western
Electric Company, Inc.,
last September.
SBA Administrator A.
Vernon Weaver remark
ed that the agreement
with A&P "further ex
pands potential com
petitive primary markets
tp selected 8(a) com
panies. The agreement
also is evidence that we
have moved from
ceremonial support for
minority-owned t com
panies to real progress in'
their behalf."
Under the agreement,
A&P will review the
capabilities and facilities
of 8(a) companies and
make on-site visits where
necessary to determine
the firms' potential for
supplying the large
grocery company with
services or products.
SBA, in turn will provide
a full range of manage
ment and technical aid as
required to help the
firms meet their contrac
tural agreements.
William A. Clement,
Jr., SBA's associate ad
ministrator for Minority
Small Business , and
Capital Ownership
Development, said that
the new agreement
"takes the intent of
Capital Ownership
Development another
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Middle District Attorney;
Dr. Audrey Johnson,
UNC School Of Social
.Work; Dr. Sarah Kirk,
A&T State University
Social WorkSociology
Program; Ms. Debra
Thompson, Social Work
Supervisor, Forsyth
County Department of
Social Services; and John
Hudgins, NCSABSW
Employment Committee.
According to Hudgins,
"NCSABSW successfully
defeated a licensing bill in
troduced in the 1979
General Assembly. A
similar bill will be in
troduced in the 1981
General Assembly. A
predominately white na
tional organization is
channeling monev and
resources into North
Carolina to get a licensing
bill passed. The bill would
create a licensing board
which will function for
social workers as the N.C.
Bar functions for lawyers.
Social Workers and other
human service providers
will be required to take an
exam and pay a licensing
as
Develop A Positivo Attitudo Towards The Incoming Administration
For l he past 25 years,
we've given our lives lo
I he non-violent struggle in
fighting for justice and
equality for all
Americans, especially the
black and poor of our Na
tion. This we will never
abandon; and in this
spirit, after an indepth
conference, we chose to
support Governor Ronald
Reagan for the President
of these United States. We
definitely feel now, as we
were assured before and
after the election, the
Presidcnt-Elect Roanld
Reagan will use all of the
powers of the Presidency
to protect the life; proper
ly; and consitulional
rights of every American.
TliU P. esideni Carter did
not do.
We, therefore, feel it is
most unfortunate that cer
tain black leaders who
supported the re-election
of President Jimmy Carter
are needlessly spreading
fear throughout black
America that the election
of President -Elect Reagan
spells doom for black and
poor Americans' and that
President-Elect Reagan is
not sensitive to the needs
of black and poor
Americans and will allow
worthy programs that are
in our best interest to be
destroyed.
We've come here today
to dispel any notion that
there are any additonal
substantial reasons why
black and poor Americans
should become alarmed
and fear the future
because of the election of
President-Elect ReaRan.
In fact, we firmly feel
black and poor Americans
had much more to fear in
the re-election of Presi
dent Carter . . . .this is
evidenced by our endorse
ment and support of
President-Elect Reagan.
We are calling on the
black and poor com
munities to put down this
great fear of President
Elect Ronald Reagan and
take up the approach of
posit iveness. We are also
calling on black leaders of
civil rights, professional
and trade organizations to
come together and meet
with us in finalizing a
Black Agenda to help the
Regan-Bush Administra
tion deal with the pro
blems of black and poor
people equitably.
This fear should be put
to rest. The black com
munity needs to develop a
positive attitude towards
the incoming Administra
tion. Reagan was elected
Presdient to serve all of
the people. We met with
Candidate Reagan and
with President-Elect
Reagan and he has
assured, and reassured, us
that his .Administration
will make a concerted ef
fort lo ensure equality for
black and other
minorities.
Reagan has said on na
tional television that "he
will use his office to
eliminate racial and ethnic
discrimination."
As Governor of Califor
nia Reagan has appointed
nnne black lo policy
making positions than all
previous governors com
bined. Blacks are working
at all levels of his Transi
tion Team. Melvin
Bradley, a capable young
black man, is Special Ad
visor to the Director of
Presidential Personnel.
In our meeting with
black leaders, we hope to
analyze and finalize our
entire Black Agenda. Our
developed plan of action
Avill help the new Ad
ministration to design and
implement policies and
programs to better the
plight and conditions of
Black and poor people in
this country and around
the world.
In Washington we
started what we call a talk
ing relationship. Several
of us met with Senator
Strom Thurmond, Chair
man of the Judiciary
Committee the most
powerful committee in the
Senate. We shared with
him the legitimate con
cerns of the black com
munity. We hope to have
more of these open and
candid discussions with
memebers of Congress.
Our action for the 80's
is to convert the conser
vative attitude of our Con
gress. We regret the loss of
Senators who have been
allies of our cause
throughout the years.
Last summer President
Elect Reagan said to the
Urban League, "Let us
continue this relationship
we have started." Presi
dent Regan, we say to
you, "We are ready."
fee in order to work
social workers in North
Carolina.
"The act threatens to
lower the number of per
sons who are able to pro
vide human services in this
state. This will result in
the cost of services going
up and fewer people being
served. The act will con
trol who provides social
work services, not only in
terms of passing a biased
examination, but also in
character examinations,
affiliations, philosophy,
and other general areas to
be developed by a
politically appointed
board of examiners.
"The focus of the bill is
to provide more prestige
and income for the
master's level social
worker by squeezing other
persons out of social
work. There is currently
one school in North
Carolina which provides a
master's degree in Social
Work, UNC-Chapel Hill.
Black enrollment in the
.school rarely exceeds ten
per cent. Most black social
workers are trained in the
predominantly black in
stitutions across the state
in Sociology, psychology,
counseling, and social
work at the bachelor's
level."
Membership and par
ticipation in this
workshop and the North
Carolina State Associa
on of Black Social
Workers is open to in-
. terested blacks in human
service delivery and
. related fields. One need
not be a social worker to
'participate or join. The
. impact of the proposed
. legislation is not limited to.
- social workers. The cons
quences are far reaching
from those who work in
social workhuman ser
vices to those who need
such services to improve
their quality of life. As
these persons are affected,
so are countless tax
payers, consumers, and
citizens in general, accor
ding to the release.
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building will provide ap
proximately 4,000 square
feet of operations space ,
square feet MomJc.
tenants and future expan
sion. The building's exterior
will feature what George
Hlavenka, the architect
and associate of Bank
Building, describes as
"the classic use of cor
rugated steel with baked
on enamel". Complemen
ting the design and high
fascia, the proposed new
building will have tinted
glass with bronze anodiz
ed aluminum settings.
The interior will reflect
the contemporary intent
of design yet will maintain
a sense of the traditional
with use of earth tones in
familiar, yet updated, pat
terns. Other facilities included
in the project are: three
drive-up lanes, night
depository, employee
room, board room, and
off-street parking for 45
cars.
Mechanics and Farmers
Bank was organized in
1907, and has reported
assests at nearly $50
million. J. J. Sansom, Jr.,
president of Mechanics
and Farmers Bank, said
"Our design is intended to
show our faith in the
future of the East Winston
community and will be
symbolic of the beginning
of the East Winston
Renaissance."
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