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NF 100-1691 Z Peverenu C, A GRIEFIN of uerfol%, Virginia, pastor ef the First Celver> Baptist. Church, wis tire opening speaker. Fe welcores tre vuests to the citr and introaucea Lr. VERTVNER J.” SULLTANE, Nev Yor Atbor:ey, whe ectec as Lester of Ceremonies. » TLITYS spocle and advocétec the unity of bleck men al] over the worl: if the colorea people ever hoped to be ebvle to command the respect of other persons. In the opinion of Ccnficential Informant tl ir, WILLIS etn not be clesses as recical although at times he wes ercticnel in his aucress. — - . Er, GSORTS DALY, Nerro physicten of New York City, spcle or the subject, ar the Aceceny?", He inciccted that the Acagen> hea besn founaea in 19,3 by ir, MEADIVE, who at thet tine WS @ student at Tew Yor University and president of the Cossopoliten Club, Lr. NOADIJE's igea was to bring zbout a closer urcty and understanding betweer. the fezsroes o: te United States anda these of nis netive Africa. Also he nad in his purpese the founaing of an orzanization tc pring a true enc eccurete pieture ef the cultural heritage and the economic and social life of the African. It was ina@icated fast the orgenissation hac beén set up with the encorse— ment of such perscns as the lete VEDELL .ILKIE ang Mrs. ELA ivcr ROCSEN LT, bot : oi whom particip tea in his presentation program . Cornecie call ir 194>. Ee statec that there is a research a@ivision ct the fcace.r which ras as its function the stuay of the African History anc Culture, ena the eceumletion of cata along tnose lines was to be puoslishecd. There is e youth's Pivisicn which is cnarred with working emong the Fegro youth in this and other countries te give te then knowledge of the cultural heritage of the Kegro. ‘ Confivential Informant T~l describac the audress of Dr. DALY €s not radicezi but erotional. of the occesion was the Ecnorable of ti @ oce2zsion wes ‘aoe ane princip:l speaker : JAES AM VATSON, Kesro duuce for the city anu state of Few iork, His »merks were brief ano in general consistea ot @ oaiscussion of ar eveluztion of te Lecaeny, its Mansy ang purposes. The next Spee alter was Dr. Se liz, native of Niserie. or. GT E wrote "Scholer ara tunoent o1 .fricar jffeirs Sh ena Historyt, 8 reintrks were principatly in praise of lr. MUADI.'c eno bis work for the Acaoezy. Dr. OCIK: eriticized the American syste ol aerrazstion of the black men and incécastead that io we Ad a wa bene te ed Fh ee ee es ee 1 eet Pine eee