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NY 105-8999 The February 23, 1963, edition of “The New York Amsterdam News" contained an article which reflected that subject spoke at a NOI sponsored rally at 7th Avenue and 125th Street before approximately 500 persons on February 16, 1963. The article indicated that the rally was held to protes$ the indictment and arrest of Musiims in Rochester, New York growing out of an incident occurring at one of their sefvices on January 6, 1963. The article quoted subject in his speech as saying “America has become a police-state for 20 million Negroes, " The article also indicated that following this rally subject led protestors in a demonstration in Rockefeller Center, 3. On January 11, 1963, a NOT sponsored demonstration was held in front of the New York County Criminal Court. Building, 100 Centre Street, New York, New York, be prétest the arrest of 2 NOI members whe were then on trial in the butiding. They had been arrested for refusing te obey an officer who told them to move on while they were selling copies of the NOI paper “Muhammad Speaks”, the official NOI publication published in Chicago, Illinois, in the Times Square area in December 1962. A photograph of subject showing him present at this demonstration was identified. During the above mentioned demonstration on Januery 11, 1963, subject was observed on the stene by Special. £gents of the FBI, directing the denonstratian and giving s Anterviews. to members of the press and: mews agencies. New York City Incident ~20—