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Wesley Wiilians #4. Jackaen 3.3. Autry Hendoiph Wiliiacs Yours ‘Watch these nares...for these peop’s i. & famed meeting of the Sxccutive Board of cur Post, ellowe6 tioncalres to be prostitrce ted and intimidated inte signing & rasciuticn #woich tacy had no authority in whiting. Here is the story that erded in the ecignicg ol a Terolution that, wea written Ly cutaicers anc canigned to split the progressive feres that are fighting a buttis fer Nugro cights. On April, the 15th, Wr. Clitlerd ezelwncd, coalising the danger to all Beortats Ncproes, roue im defliarce 7 tha iesolution passed by the City Council, that coul: ini rectly Keep ell of tae nation's pros Fessives both Waqro ané wWiute 96° cf Peoria. He scined with a group of Peorta’a liberals or’ «rc grassives. both whites ané Megroea, to gee that Civil] aAtgrta for 13) pesple o1 returced io Peoria and that +t corrupt Sesolutior of the vity Leuncil be smitton from the official . record of Pocr::. . *. Thénkios: be W. :i4 “soe dewa, and lick their shoaa, the Mayor firs tried to cewer bin atu ta vefused to “6 comcred. Even though he ha¢ entered the sigh. ws ang tisivifurl ant cfiicer cr tas NAACP, 8 underatood w82t who powers that oS. wate tev.nrg to break our ranks, b3 was thredteai ut a ocprenwtastve of #1 6%iesa Legion Post No. 2, oF the grounds <:f uw. Soncenderebi: of tlace)* Fost. for the resolution etated “withous ite «prrac? of eel cyst‘'- Tats Post has an un= American ru’e 4.1% 219 Neer can cecotdd | Teter ti. yet they dann Hagelwood fur principiec “deracte: contrery tc che principles of Ame- icanigm as edvocated ov the émericen %. pica..? Br. Fulllips; @ sty lawyer, #6 wc Tia job of trying te iatini-. date and rule thea acticn of Tisuei: 2rjt. met with Mr. Hazelwood wit the order that “yrir usefulness co: Gomactuer of Tisdell Post ia as longer needed". (First tasy sejragate us then they muze try to rule us) The Thought that his opinio. aid thosa cf his Fost were being decided by an outsider, mage “aselroud angry and when he left, Mrs Phillips has been informed that =e ne” Nagru conld not be treated ar a servant who would jump as kr. vPiiisli,;s or any ither white man §i she Unable to gain his wished, Mr. Phillipa wen% *o the people whose names we see at the top of this list and told them as though he were God, that if they did not call a meeting and get rid of Hazelwopd, he would see that their charter was taken azeys They hed 2 secret weeting in the home of Mr. Bouldin and was intimidated into si anl fe 2 resolution which Mr, Phillips and not they wrote. Thia resolution was voted on by leas than two-thirds majority of the Executive Board and so should not have been made part of the Post Jew. This action should not have been made public...leading the publ to believe that this represented the thinking of the Post...thereby helping to split the progressive move to give the Negro peapis the rights they have so long fought for and deserved..without Firat bein presented to and passed by the rank and file membership of the Fost. Thie move qn the part of a few of the Negro population bas alreac had repercuagions...viclent to the welfare of the Negroes of thia ¢: Already tho Mayor is uséong this as material to break the demands of < NAACP and deprive us of civil liberties. Since thia draatic acilor. he told the that he no longer need Listen to them for they did not represent the population. Because this is boing used ag a weapor ageinet us ve must pass & resolution condeming the action of these fu men. We Guat send a resolution to the Mayor, City Council, Post Ne. WAACY, and the Peoria Nynisterial Association, the presg and the radi We must write to every Negro Fost in the state, adking that they take action againat thia upheval of rightsa in our city ia order he help us reghin our civil @ights and liberties. A 704