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™~ FD-350 {Fiev. 7-16-63) ‘NAACP lea Blacks should prescnt a united front and practice restraint in dealing with problems, the executive director of the NAACP said Monday in Minneapo- lis. . “There is nothing sadder than watching a black community that con sti tutes about i percent o the population throwing ts weticht around like they are the controlling community,” director Roy Wilkins said at the 16th annual Opportunities In- dustrialization Centers (OIC) Convocation. Wilkins urged the bdlack community to put togeth- er a coalition to help them in their causes. “You won't hear a politi- cian saving he docsn't lis- 4 ten to blacks, even if they — are only } percent of the ° : -'@ with the police, Wilkins , popuiation,” he added. ‘ {Mount Clipping in Spece Below) | - ORitaes © mere ere cee es a) der-says blacks should present united front Coe gig ge oe ee - _ wept ar Some of the most crucial issues facing blacks today are education, employ-t ment, hausing, drugs, crime-and relationships No matter how large or ematl a black urban com- munity may be, he said, it must proceed along moral, Jégal and court persua- sions to obtain its goals, Two things have been re- — slized by blacks in the last few years: The potency of the ballot and unity, Wil- “People are using the bal- lot. Even the Black Panth- ers have realized the po tency of the ballot," he said. tr: Wilkins cited the number. of black mayors in the na- tion. “They were . not elected just because they are black but because they were the best men for the jobs," he said. “There is a unity that nev- er existed before among organizations," Wiikins said. He mentioned the co- operation between OIC and the NAACP: "OIC isa = ~~ specialized continuation * of the NAACP program." “The great majority of blacks in the community — want to Jearn a trade and have a fair chance at the , bbs available. We know OIC can give them that ‘ “hance,” Wilkins said. a) y (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.} 8B Minneabolis Tribune ~—Minneavolis, Minn. Date; Fob. 26, 197 : Eauon: Morning Acthor: Editor: Charles We Bailen Title: Chaructert or Cieealfication: Submitting OtticesMinneapolis (L} Being Investiqeted