Duke U. Administration, Black Students Reach Agreement
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MARK PINKSEY. associate
editor of the Duke Chronicle,
was one of the speakers who
addressed a gathering of stu
dents and faculty members on
Black Solidarity Boycott Of Durham Merchants Is Ended
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OFFICIALS OF THE MER
CHANTS ASSOCIATION, the
,f»lack Solidarity Committee and
the Chamber of Commerce are
reported to have reached all
agreement here in a meeting
Sunday which brought an end
Robert Brown, White House Aide Sent
To Mississippi By Pres. Richard Nixon
WASHINGTON - President
Richard M. Nixon took prompt
action to implement at least
two recommendations made to
him by NAACP Executive Di
rector Roy Wilkins during a
half-hour conference here Fri
day, Feb. 7. It was the Presi
dent's first meeting with a na
tional civil rights leader since
his inauguration last
First, the President agreed
to dispatch Robert Brown, a
White House aide, to Hazle-'
hurst, Miss., where a tornado
last month killed 31 persons,
leveled many homes and des
troyed other property. Most
victims were Negro and des- ;
perately in need of assistance.
Wilkins cited the Federal as- j
sistance given victims of the i
California flood disaster and j
requested similar aid for the
Newly Elected Negro Officials
Cited at NAACP Annual Meet
ATLANTA - The 17th an
nual regional conference of the
NAACP's Fifth Region (South
east) met at the Sheraton-Bilt
more Hotel here, Feb. 13-15,
during Negro History Week.
A feature of the conference
was the Saturday morning
workshop on political action
during which citations were
presented to Negro elected of
ficials in the seven-state region.
They were cited for "out
standing accomplishment in
the field of political activity
through election to public of
fice."
"Next steps in political ac
tion" was one of several sub
jects with which the confer
ence dealt in depth.
major areas of concern in
cluded: "How to secure addi
tional economic opportunity
and security," "How to deae
the Duke University campus
Thursday. Many of the speak
ers spoke in support of the
black students who at the time
to the 29 weeks boycott of Dur
ham merchants called by the
Black Solidarity Committee
over seven months ago. Shown
as they deliberated over the
agreement are, from left to
right: William Burns, presi-
f Hi ■
ROBERT BROWN
! the Mississippi victims.
Six days later, Robert H.
J Finch, Secretary of Health,
| Education and Welfare, an
nounced he would withhold
gregate more schools and get
quality education," "Utilizing
new laws far better housing,"
and "What can be done to
secure equal justice under law."
Mrs. Ruby Hurley, who was
cited In January by the Na
tional NAACP Board for
twenty-five years of outstand
ing service, is the regional di
rector. The Atlanta meeting of
her Fifth Region is the first of
a aeries of regional NAACP
conferences which will be held
during 1969.
Hampton Gets
$6,000 Grant
HAMPTON, Va. Officials
at Hampton Institute recently
announced that th« college has
received a grant totalling
$6,000 from the E. I. du Pont
de Nemours and Company of
Wilmington. Dcla.
were barred in the Allen ad
ministration building of the
university.
(Photo by Purefoy)
dent, Durham Merchants Asso
ciation; Ben Ruffin, vice chair
man irf the Black Solidarity
Committee and Floyd Fletcher,
president of the Durham Cham
ber of Commerce.
(Herald-Sun Photo)
Federal funds from three
southern school districts which
had failed to proceed with
desegregation. The cut-off be
comes effective on March 16.
This move was in contrast with
Secretary Finch's earlier action
granting a 60-day period of
grace to five southern school
districts to come up with satis
factory desegregation plans.
Federal money for these five
districts was ordered held in
escrow pending development
of acceptable plans during the
period of grace.
. In a frank discussion with
President Nixon, Wilkins said
he did not concede that the
districts needed 60 additional
days inasmuch as they had
ready had more than 14 years
(See AIDE page 2A)
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GlFT— William Glfford, cen
ter. presents a check for $3,000
from the New York City ac
couting firm of Price, Water
house, of which he is a repre
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MIKE McBRIDE, Chairman of
the Duke Afro-American So
ciety, addressed a sizeable
gathering of students at Page
Auditorium at Duke University
last week following the release
of the Duke University Allen
administration building by
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VOLUME 46 No. 8
Hampton Resigns from UNCF
After 25 Years Membership
Acceptance of
Vorhees Made
By PreSbWright
NEW YORK-One of the
charter members of the United
Negro College Fund and a
member of the Fund for 25
years, Hampton Institute, is
resigning its membership, it
announced jointly today by
Dr. Jerome H. Holland, Presi
dent of Hampton and Dr.
Stephen J. Wright, President
of the United Negro College
Fund.
At the same time, Dr.
Wright announced the election
of Voorhees College, Denmark
South Carolina, to the Fund.
In submitting Hampton's
resignation, Dr. Holland said
that "Hampton has enjoyed
and greatly benefited from its
long time membership in the
Fundi'
"While we regret Hampton's
leaving," Dr; Wright said, "we
reajize that Hampton is a
strong institution and has
'come of age' in its fund-rais
ing. We are also proud to wel
come Voorhees into member
ship."
Voorhees College achieved
accreditation by the Southern
Association of Colleges and
(See HAMPTON page 2A)
sentative, to North Carolina
College President Albert N.
Whiting, right. Looking on is
Dr. Stewart B. Fulbright. chair
black students who had threat
ened to destroy the records
contained in the building if
they were molested or attacked
by police or persons of the ad
ministration.
(Duke Chronicle Photo)
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1969
Panel To Discuss
Progrram To Aid
Citizens Develop
Full Potential
% \ panel of five speakers will
discuss some of Durham's pro
grams for helping citizens de
velop their full potential at
the meeting of the League of
Women Voters of Durham on
Thursday, February 27. The
public is invited to the 8 p.m.
forum which will be held at
the YWCA on West Chapel
Hill Street.
On the panel Edward Stew
art will represent Project Out
reach which was begun In
1968 to encourage the growth
of businesses located within the
ghetto communities.
Reverend Philip R. Cousin
will speak for the Human Re
lations Commission established
last fall by the City Council,
and the Inter-governmental
Programs for the City of Dur
ham will be represented by
Hendrix Hearn, Director.
Gerald Underwood will speak
as Executive Director of Opera
tion Breakthrough, and F. V.
Allison will discuss projects
of the Durham Business and
Professional Chain.
After the panel speaks brief
ly about the progress and dif
ficulties of the programs they
know best, the discussion will
be opened to the audience.
"In addition to the programs
offered by the groups repre
(See PANEL page 2A)
man of the college's depart
ment of business and econom
ics, for which the check is ear
marked.
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A GROUP OF SEVERAL HUN
DRED Duke University Stu
dents are shown as they
marched to the home of Presi
dent Douglas Knight last Sat
urday to participate in a rally
A&I Student Wins Woodrow
Wilson Fellowship Over 1500
GREENSBORO-Shortly af
ter Luther Brown, Jr. entered
A&T State University, he
decided he "didn't like col
lege." •
In order to end the ordeal
as soon as possible, Brown set
out on a course to finish col
lege in three years.
Last week, the hard-work
ing Brown became the first
A&T student to win a presti
gious Woodrow Wilson Fellow
ship in competition with 1,500
other college students nation
ally.
With the grant, Brown plans
to attend Rutgers University
and secure a Ph. D. in educa
tion.
A native of the tiny farm-
N. C. Council On Role Of Black
Lawyer Set For
Lawyers, college professors,
and students will exchange
opinions about the role of the
black and the black
law school Friday and Satur
day at North Carolina College's
law school.
The conference, which will
attract students from some 12
schools, is sponsored by the
Law Students Civil Rights
Research Council. Donald Pitts
president of the NCC chapter
of the organization, is regional
director for the Southeast.
Durham attorney C. 0.
Pearson will deliver the key
note address at 8 p.m. Friday
in the moot courtroom of the
law school.
The role of the black law
school will be discussed at
8 a.m. Saturday by Dr. James
H. Brewer of NCC's depart
ment of history. LeMarquis
Dejarmon, NCC law professor,
will speak on the role of the
black lawyer at 9:30 a.m.
At 1 p.m. conferences on
political participation by black
lawyers and on "Economics
and the Black Man" will begin.
Dr. J. Neal Hughley, NCC pro
fessor of economics, will lead
the dlscusion of economics in
classroom number one of the
law school.
At 2 p.m. Kenneth A. Pye,
dean of the Duke University
(See COUNCIL page 2A)
or demonstration in support of
several black Duke students
who had barricaded themselves
in a nine-hour occupation of
the administration building
after presenting a list of de
PRICE: 20 Cents
LUTHER BROWN
ing community of Williamston
in eastern North Carolina,
Brown is the son of the Rev.
(See STUDENT page 2A)
Durham Probation Officer Cited
For Promotion to Grade II Rank
The Director of the North
Carolina Probation Commis
sion, William H. Gibson, an
nounced this week that, Frank
Bright had been promoted
from State Probation Officer
Grade 1 to Probation Officer
Grade 11, effective February 1,
1969.
Bright, an alumnus of A&T
State University at Greensboro,
joined the N. C. Probation
Department in 1960, becoming
the third Negro hired by the
Probation Department, and the
first of his race assigned to
Durham County.
In addition to supervising
a case load, Bright's new duties
will include assisting and advis
ing other Grade I Probation
Officers assigned to Durham
County as well as aiding in
the training of the newer or
less experienced officers. He
will also assist in administrative
as well as other Departmental
procedures in absence of the
supervisor.
Bright, a native of High
Point, where he was a Detec
tive for the Police Department
of that city until his appoint
ment with the Probation Com-
mands to the president. Fol
| lowing the march and demon
-1 tration the President held *
I conference with the black sta-
I dents.
fDuke Chronicle Photo)
Committees to
Arrange Plan
For City Blacks
The press conference was
held at St. Joseph's AME
Church on Fayetteville Street,
following the weekly mass
meeting of the Black Solidarity
Committee for Community
Improvement.
Ben Ruffin of the BSSCCI
said at the conference that,
based on "this show of good
Caith and on the promise that
this work will continue, we are
now declaring a moratorium on
the Selective Buying Campaign
(boycott).
"It should be pointed out,"
he added, "that this is a mora
torium, and that the Black
Solidarity Committee for Com
munity Improvement will con
tinue to exist in order to evalu
ate whatever progress is made.
"We will continue to hold
mass meetings on the first and
third Sundays. The Black Soli
darity Committee will continue
to meet on Saturdays in a body
at 5:30 at the Durham Business
College. The Steering Commit
tee will meet at 5:15 on Mon
days. All of this is necessary in
order to speed up the rate of
progress."
The three speakers at the
conference •- Mr. Ruffin, Mr.
Fletcher, and Mr. Burns -
disclosed that joint committees
are being set up to work on the
specific areas of grievances ori
ginally listed by the BSSCCI.
BRIGHT
mission, it married to the for
mer Mist Veatrice Robinson.
They are the parents of a aon
and a daughter and rerida on
Otis Street here in Durham.
FARMER made deer ha
has not abandoned the civil
rights causes that got him
arrested in Mississippi. Loui
siana and New Tbrk during
the early 19405.
"I have the seme objectivea
I have always had, but the
tactis have had to be changed
to meet the situation," ha
said.