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American Friends Service Committee — Part 22

110 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Jul 28, 1967 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: American Friends Service Committee · 110 pages OCR'd
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RE: PEACE CARAVAN, 1969 a rn we eee yee ter tem ere 8 AMLNACAD PRIENGS SERVICE COMUITTSE : DRAFT RESISTANCE UNIO OF MEMPHIS (DRUM; he woule consider to be authoritative and truthful, Taylor repizec, "Sweet billie Fane’. / ° On August 27, 1962, a sixth source “advised that — ! Sseet Willie Fine as the nicknare of Lance Fatson, selfe- i acrittec prime minister of the invaders: @ Memphis, Tennessee black power group. k& characterization of the Invaders is set out in the Appencix Section of this communicetion.) Taylor added that Watson usually knows what he is teiking about. Teylor then siat-d thet he genera.ly lelleved what the Communists said, adding. “I know suite a few Communists. I have been in a couple of Communist countries. I bélieve them. By inference, he thereafter indicated that he vas a follover of Mao Tse Tung and Ho Chi Minh. Taylor stated in response to another question,”No one wants violence, but more and more there are fever alternetives.™ When asked if his people would perpetrate a violent revolution, he elaborated that, “The ruling class won't permit a peaceful revolution.” Tayior denied that SDS had advocated killing people and said no SDS member had killed anyone but added that SDS had advocated and some of its members had destroyed property. At approximately 1:15 p.m., Mrs. Thrasher introduced Charles Wright, identifying him as 30 years of age, a junior at MSU, and a self-admitted member of SDS. Wright then introduced himself by saying, “IJ am an atheist; Taylor is an atheist." When asked as to his authorities or sources, he added, “ZI respect @s authoritative the word of my affiliates in SDS — they are factual.“ He sea:d. “I am disappointed vith this country. I don't hold a CPUSA Membership Card but am a Communist in my thinking and philosophy.” He added that Communism is a natural .-Aimpulse. Wright decried the MSU Administration, saying that he and his associates cannot operate through the normal academic <hannels as the MSU Administration stifles dissent. : A caller asked Wright if one could be a member of SDS and not at the same time be a Communist. Wright answered, “It's
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