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(EDITOR'S NOTE: This ts | the first In a series of articles on ihe background’ and activi- Hes of the John’s Island Pro- gressive Club, its leaders and menibers.) By CHARLES L. DIBBLE Aside from the dearth of hus- le-bustle, John's Island has puch in common with historic . Chatleston. Surrounded by Lew- country waterways, the island— fifth largest on the Atlantic sea- | board—is a kaleidoscope of an- cient trees, Spanish moss, and Gullah-speaking Negroes. It is with the latter—the dark- . skinned peoples of the island— _ that Esau Jenkins has concerned | himself over the years. a Tn 194%. the Negro leader brought together Bt or 10 of his neighbors and “formed: te! Progressive Club, aimed at the political and economle advance- ment of the John’s Island Negro In recent years the efforts ot | the club have -Yeathed beyond | the limits of Bohicket Creek and. (Mount Clipping in Space Below) dvancement Is Progressiv — Go the Stone River, The expansion is due, in-tergt Measure, to the | efforts of Highlander Folk | School and its successor, High- lander Research and Education Center of Knoxville, Tenn. The Progressive Club has ' ponsored many extra John’s Is- . ‘land activities, the most receat | - being two Southern Voter Educa- {ton Internship Projects, Span er, the bi-racial works were. attended by Southern Negroes for the most part. " Each of the projects consisted _ of a week-long workshop session followed by a week’s “intern . ip’ during which time the palticipants lived in Charleston | | homes. Although identical infor- — mat, the two sessions featured different speakers and, for the most part, a different audience. With a general theme of vot- er registration, the workshons regiswation, the Wernsnops branched out into virtually all aspects of the civil rights ques- tion. Sameer . Who attended these sessions? {Indicate page, nam* of CS VIL LL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED NY newspaper, city and state.) Page 1 and 2A The News aad Couri —-Clarleston, X. Edition: Morning Author: Thoma 8 R. War: Editor: Editor Title: Character: or Clasaification: Submitting Office: Savanna (_] Being Investigated