Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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10,00 By John Sharkey The largest civil righ stration in South Carolina 1 staged Jan. 15 to demand t rlnnlaroH ;i Irwfjl cfntn hnlW UWIUl VV4 W IV-^CU iJlU vv, iivitv memorate the birthday of Luther King Jr. and to c reform of many South Ca and institutions. About 10,000 persons, young blacks, participated mile march, which begar Park.and ended at the S steps, where about 1,000 pei the marchers for a three-h Many of the marchei posters, chanted and sang < "Walk Against Racism." walked toward the State I called on persons watching the march. olHorlu Klar?lr man chi W..V, V.1UV,. ?J ...... "I marched 20 years ago j could march today. I'm to< The demonstration was sf the South Carolina National for the Advancement of Colt (NAACP) as a platform for police brutality, poor healt poor social services in the s 20 speakers addressed the tnnirs mnffintf from rrimi reform to educational, ecc job opportunities for black* As the crowd listened, the of Representatives r< resolution to designate Jan holiday in King's honor. Th was sent to the judiciary coi study. me Kev. Mr. M.D. McO NAACP president, stated tl of the march. "We march we're tired of the indignitl suffer because of bigotry and greed," McCollum sai) He added, "We're revol brutality of some police citizens of our state and bv sensitivity of some of the p superiors. Unemployment high among blacks as it whites. Blacks are always tl otirl ttiA f i f mi vu nin? mic mot iu ia; hi c mbl Willie Williams addresi nrA\i/rl nl Qlo *? v i w *? \? u v um it Thursday. Williams dis the topic of nil employmc ?0 hon Dr. W. Greenville crowd Kii Its demon- should be history was after King hat date be petition re lay to com- aside to ho Dr. Martin the state 1 lom onrl uiit _ IV.U1UUU we see rolina laws have beei Gibson sai primarily - whites s in the two- and it i at Valley philosophy tate House black mov sons joined Many sp< our rally. killing of rs carried forcement during their vear. A c no tucj louse, they ???? them to join " We , outed back, >o that you in dig a old now." >onsored by Association 8 U ffe I J n i^ ^ n eu r-eopie protesting hiant h care and mgOl tate, About i crowd on and ? inal justice rnomic and 5. Isaac V i S.C. House director, t nanfarl o m orphpH ^ jvvi\/U a IUMI VIIVV* i. 15 a legal When we d e resolution protest the mmittee for people in 1 people woi allom, state Yes, you c le purposes great enoi led because "You wa es we must senseless I , ignorance enforceme d. because j Ited by the about the 1 imen upon South Car the lack of say that y olicemen's William* is twice as McLeod si is among law enfor he last to be shoot dow d." he said. Aunifori ses the economics. Ot House remarked that "I ?cussed last to be hired an< ?nt and fired." or Kin F. Gibson, president of :'s NAACP branch, told the ig was a great leader and honored. He said that soon \ was murdered in 1968, a ;questing that a day be set m . i .i-i t_ _r nor iving was Drougni Deiore egislature. no reason why it could not n done eight years ago," id. ihould join in honoring King, was King's non-violent r that slowed down the violent ements of the 1960's, he said, eeches concentrated on the nine blacks by white law enofficers, during the past marched because tired of the nities we must r because of ry, ignorance *reed V. Williams, NAACP field old the group, "Most of us todav because we're tired. ecided that we were going to outright disregard for black :his state, some people said ildn't come., but you came, :ame because the issues are lgh." i'. to do something about the killing of black men by law nt officers. You are here 'ou want to do something acism in law enforcement in olina. Your mere numbers ou are tired." 5 said Attv. Gen. Daniel R. lould stop protecting "racist cement officers after they n black people." m arrest procedure should be ' -' Urn,**.* ^ her speakers A crowd slacks are the the State II J the first to be that Jan. l g> Pr established statewide a separate procedur whites, and law enfc assume, "If you're wrong; if you're problems," according Williams also sa forcement officers si to have a certain mi Williams also said tl higher percentage c enforcement in South the salaries of state officers should be r ended his speech by < Douglass: "If ther brothers and sisters, progress," he said. King's basic philoso protest and resistanc by most speakers. M quotes, such as "I ha "Free at last, free at in speeches and appi Senior Bishop D. representing the A Episcopal churches, "We settle our cause: bullets. He ; dissatisfaction with blacks representa government. There a state senate and 13 bl Ed H. Day, preside Columbia youth chaj Education Associatic job. He said the ed South Carolina is l'< that of other states, jobs and poor health crowd South Carolii highest rate of illiter Herbert U. Fiek said, "The mere fac here today has s position of black legi urged blacks in Soutl a statewide organize activity. He explain ming such an org could afford their o\ legislature. Redfern II, repre: Nation, told the crow to deviate from Kii "I'm going to tell it 1 said, 44All this prote* mzmv of about 10,000 marched t louse last Thursday. Thi 5 be declared a legal st otest ra , he said. There is ^m e for blacks and jlj >rcement officers | black, you are j black, you got 1 to Williams. ! id all law enlould be required | nimum training. here should be a >f blacks in law i Carolina and that j law enforcement j, aised. Williams i quoting Frederick j e is no struggle, I there can be no j phy of non-violent F' :e was advocated any of his famous A ive a dream" and Hrjf^ JB last" were heard r*') rnrl nn rvhcf nrc Hl/ VU KJi I HW IflJ Ward Nichols, frican Methodist told the crowd, s with ballots, not ' JH also expressed the number of * tives in state re no blacks in the ?J u1 acks in the house. f, .e' it s goin; jnt of the NAACP ' )ter, said the S.C. in is not doing its ucational level of . . . ubstantially below goin8 0 which means less He kep care." He told the and a toe 1a has the third the killi acy in the nation. enforcen iing, Charleston, James B t of your coming tried in 1 trengthened the backdov slators." Fielding a permit i Carolina to form Willia ation for political statemei led that after for- said the anization, blacks support vn lobbyist in the Police ticipants renting Black On was ver d they would have The mai ng's philosophy. and the 1 ike it is," Redfern 4p.m.,v it is nice, but it's Gervais BH o the steps of several speakers ey demanded crowd, calling for ate holiday. forcement, educa icism mail iTTiBMTiiriwB' : . ii H lip H ti mm 1^1^ VI,l \ II, representing Black ( crowd, "All this protest i g to take a little blood... and a tooth for a tooth. take a little blood." it repeating, ,4an eye for >th for a tooth," in refer ngs of blacks by whi lent officers and saic i. Edwards is a racist. ) yain to get the crowd to vn Main Street with, or v t. ms reacted to Re< tits the day after the ra NAACF "does not corn any violence towards v, olc crmncArc or utiiciuio, opuiiovi O, U1 ; all agreed the demons y orderly and well-orga rch began at about 11:: rally ended peacefully a vhen the marchers walk. Street to Valley Park. 'mfcm nc)? kv addressed the mostly an end to racism in 1< tion and job opportuniti L Biff tep. 3 On Nation, is nice, but an eye for ? ? an eye ence to te law i Gov. Hie also march /ithout. Ifern's Uy and done or whites." id paritration inized. 15 a.m. t about i^ldown '.mmmz:'? OlW 0*?H?rg' black iw ones.