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Stanley Levison — Part 2

130 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Feb 21, 1963 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Stanley Levison · 130 pages OCR'd
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ic 1 Sooenn te —reummtn ornament Ze a BU ne eee Se DEFOR Te eT erp aye aren é CONFIQQQ§ TIAL Re: Sit Ins Sry Birminghan, Alabama - wl Bee tt mw Racial Matters a . (3 » £0 a doing this to provoke the Negro community to the point that they will do something to so confuse the situation that it will upset the agreement now in effect. Le*4ison suggested that King issue a statement that he will not be trapped by these tactics. King stated that he had made it very clear that this wes a temporary — move and that it would be unwise to move without looking at the total Situation, Levison told King thet he had a discussion with Clarense Jones, Chief Counsel, Ghandi Society of Human Rights, concerning setting up temporary educational facilities for the expelled students and going to the public and to prominent individuals, to ask for contributions for this purpose. King thought this was ea good idea, but he hoped it would not be necessary as he feit that "we are eed $e wate he wl - Poh et | 4 2 Boing to get them back in school, Levison tnen suggested that King write a book concerning his experiences in Birmingham. Levison indicated thet King had previously discussed writing a paperback book in collaboration with New York Attorney_wWilliam. Kunstler, but Levison feels that Kunstler is attempting to make a Joint venture out of the book and this is not fair to King as King should be the only recipient of wate te!taa Pram &€-hea BRAAL WYO wa A bd LT a Levison informed King that Negro writer Ossie Davis had told Levison that he would be glad to assist ing in a few weeks when he finishes a movie script he is working on, Levison stated Davis would anly want a fee for his work, and that the book published simultaneously in elothbound and paperback editions would sell 290, 000 to 200, 2000 copies. Levison stated it would be "a sure — fiwa RaAl Uae tanten A bien eee @n Pavteastea 2ile DpOOK. ALNE indicated his approval tO LEVISON'S Buggestions regarding the book. ~2 commit dl ne Sty ape ee eee . 7 i ad a ‘Tas we het WA Ow tm on peepee ee ee eR Lect ae wae we wes >. eR LE MT oy? et. te “hea epraeien Sa en Tl nr SETA TTA A Ee oe aay LITE TE BT Ea TE le aa A
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