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CR 257-G171 On February 22, 1969, (RMMMB acvisea that on February 21, : 1969, memorial ceremonies for MALCOLM X were held at the Windsor A. Community Center, Greensboro, North Carolina, attended by students j of A and T State University, University of North Carolina at i Greensboro, and Bennett College, plus some high school students. ; CFECIL ROUSON, a former body gvard of MALCOLM 4, gave a speech Stating the reason MALCOLM X was assassinated was because he was making too much progress in getting the black men together. HAROLD AVANT also gpoke and said that the police officexs observing the ceremony were a bunch of pigs. AVANT urged all Negroes to get a "piece", meaning a gun, and to use it when necessary. MMNQMB ss timated there were 300 to 400 Negroes present, and BPP members included ERIC BROWN, HAROLD AVANT, ROBERT HEARNES, CECIL ROUSON, MICHAEL AIKENS, and NELSON JOHNSON. - On February 22, 1969, GB curnisnea the same information 2 > however, advised that also present was x BPP member WALTE ME, C4 on reported that HAROLD AVANT had returned to New York an o return to Greensboro at a AVANT did not return to and during this period, no actual later date. According to Greensboro until meetings were held’ on ABR 1009, MBBBRMB reported that WALTER BRAME hud stated BPP members are to urge the Greensboro Redevelopment Commission to be present at a meeting at Hayes Taylor YMCA, Greensboro, 67° * a On Mareh 26, 1969, | reported that the meeting _ was; held at Hayes Taylor YMCA sponsored by the members of the BPP, with WALTER BRAME and NELSON JOHNSON, who are leaders in the HPP, running the meeting. Mone of the white members of the Redevelopment Commission showed up and one Negro member was in altendance for a short time. According to BRAME is pushing for action concerning housing problems by the Redevelopment Commission to show that he is taking some activity on the part of the Negroes in Greensboro, ¢-7, North Carolina, Police Department, advised that in connection with a strike by dining hall employees at A and T University which started March 12, 1969, racial violence erupted which included ae Uae ab eB & sniping at police officers. Included in this violence on March 13, 1969, was the Jooting of Sid' u ast Market Street, Greensboro, Nort ; ate furnished him with the following ids upon ape administration of A and T leartiet & State University: //