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SCLC (oo VET Eskridge told Levison that the two of them are going to straighten the organization out. frre , eet ‘ ype ae Te eae hee pe tes Met cin 7 rd CF: ral re eke bate, Chita se Lote ae PY EI in ie meTE ptt te OF He noted that, when Abernathy sent word from jail that Young was to take over his job and Eskridge Young's job, he immediately contacted Marion Wright (who had been a@ consultant to the SCLC's Poor Peoples Campaign) and had her prepare a training and activity schedule on what was to happen the following week. He added that when Abernathy is released from jail they are going to form a strategy committee and, at the SCLC meeting on July 5, 1968, they are going to have to out-think any effort to take the SCLC -over at its convention in August, 1968. Eskridge mentioned that the "Atlanta Constitution", an Atlanta, Georgia newspaper said that Coretta was going to seek the presidency of the organization. EP Stadt ns 988 © oe ‘oS a - = a ae \ * 4) Levison felt she would not want this office and will probably state that she is not seeking it. He said he did —not believe she will say that she will lend her support to Abernathy. that he cannot lead SCLC alone. He blamed Abernathy for what he considers the failure of SCLC's operation. Levison indicated that he believes Abernathy, Young and Joe - (Lowery, SCLC Officer) would make a good leadership team for SCLC from a public image standpoint. He said the white __ people like Young, the Southern and less sophisticated ~ Negroes like Abernathy, and that the middle class (Negroes) look at Joe as an image of themselves, intelligent, sophisticate ~and successful, . Levison noted that Abernathy has to be made see Bi Eskridge and Levison agreed to meet the next day - at the Howard Johnson Motel in Washington, D. C. LI ($) ser