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My ote Cette gil et te I" 10 28627 Yarch 16, 1945 "America was warned that racial tensions are spreading through- vut the nation and that there exists an anti-Negro class covenant between oor and rich witites in Dixie. tcpeaking at a luncheon here attended by local sponsors of a@ Southern cc’: ference for Human Welfare dinner to be given in honor of Hree ~ranklin |. (toosevelty Miss LILLIAN}S{1TH, author of "Strange Fruit," warned tha. the horth is now seething with the same tensions which were once consiuered purely Southern property. "iiss GOTH, who revealed she had a recent interview with the mayor of Detroit, described the class covenant between poor and rich whites. The poor were not to infringe upon the rights of the ricn,' she said, means amamnt Af nwanti ana her attr worse aT wee bm et an mn ‘but they were to be allowed tm maintain a certain anount of prestige by stepping on the Negro.'" In addition to the above information, g2veral other instances of juvenile cang fighting have broken out in the Harlem, Bronx, and Bedford Stuyvesant Areas of this city, where the majority of the negro population reside. Most of the juvenile gang fighting has been between rival nepro gangs. However, in the Bronx Spanish and Negro juvenile gangs have clashed. During the last week a Spanish-Nezgro juvenile gang fight resulted in the death of one of the negro juveniles, as a result shot wound received during the fight. Agents of this office have been advised by police officials of result of 2 gon this cits’ that additional police personnel will be assigned to Harlem and other sections of the city where large cromis congregate, on the day Germany surrenders in order to prevent any serious disturbancos. The above information is being forwarded to the Bureau for ‘information purposes only. - =< , . : t i eee wes ee esse —3 = — 7 . ef 7. 7. ” tad + ~~ *. , ° ‘ +e eee _y, "7 were Ae > 4 LT ee vee et oe: Soll des - eal s Te ~ a +. * o - vert, Y. ~~ .— ” . q .: ~™ * ~- ne - ge: - - ~ deus eo a. roe eo. ‘ ~ ee ae