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‘that if Lt had existed for any length of time that he most ©. _ likely would have known of its existence. He later advised’ sige! ¢3.' that he had made inquiry among his friends and that they told 8 toa oo him that they had never heard of this organization in Colunbia. : i. tole zm 7 qq... Courthouse’ | ante _- Building, was also contac advised that he nor any of his “acquaintances had ever heard of the Southern Negro Youth Cone | ; grees but imagined that if there were such an organization + os . that it would exist at either Allen University of Benedic _ Univeral ty. both a colored, sehools. in Cpdumbias Boe SOM sg nas ve 2 at + of the SUYQ"ana knew that neadquarters was located at Birming- ‘ ; ham, Alabama but that he had nevor of a unit of it being establish~ i . ‘ed in Columbia. He said that inasmuch aa he had friends on the -:+74 faculties of both Negro Universities and due to his bueiness’ - 2 came across many negro atudents of these schools hé would have =.’ some knowledge of this organization if it did exiet in Columbia, 7 Ae vee ys * He stated that his opinion of the organization was that it was. . fe a " eomposed mainly of young negro college etudents and that ita | ora 1 7 purpose was to advance the negro's standard in the South by ye ostoblishing better relations among the negro youth agg the, . DOA Poe ..,; Whites in tho South. He said that a few years ago Mr aos, en a hes wife of the former president, had addressed a convention of ota _ae@ ts. i, ¢. mambors of this organizatica in Birmingham, Alabama. said, .*. rn ne despite the fact that the next annua] convention of the SINC . we Gt ar _ was to be hold in Colunbin.in tha spring of 1946 thet it might © yt oe 4 7 oe be--thet although an‘activo unit of it did not oxist in Columbia * .'. the reason for it meeting thore world be to attompt to’ bring - " before the negroes of South Carolina,’ whom he. described as bel ‘13, tho most’ bacloward negrocs in tho South, their’ progre mi of betto: “ment of the ino Oe 0: nthe ie ers reas a ABaite Lahey IFS wih 4 woo. a . oe men’ Seeee my eee os fy "GEE cruntoerod to: "inquire among. his® doquaintances, toe Allon ‘University to dotermine tho number of membors of thé: - rexa, * Columbia unit, the leaders,’ whoro ‘tho meotings aro boing held ‘ats .. if there are any, and wit pees 4 poming convontions: adviied t never hoard of ‘the ‘SHYC but that if 1t wore composed primarily of young ogres , ‘probably bo centered at Allon Un opel ty. aoe af s, Se Pes RE: ee