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ees paves om, 08 - al fie Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMEN SPECIAL COUN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION A027 BLE AF MAT ABN ae = f A SP ADV ANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) TELEVISION APPEARANCE, MAY 20, 1956 - Thurgood Marshall, Special Counsel for the N. appegted on the television program,—"Youth Wants to Know, . the nal Broadcasting Network yesterday afternoon. i: the moderator. - In answer to questions p nut to him by the nane! of vr ‘a ‘ nbd EE 8, Marshal] stated that he felt that that the NAACP did represen youngster the feelings of the Negro people although their membership was only 400,000. He added that he felt that all restrictions on segregation would be removed by law by 1963. At the conclusion of the program, Marshall made refer to the Justice Department when he first answered a question regardin, support received by the Justice Department in the present administra: in connection with Civil Rights and integration. Marshall replied that Attorney General in the present administration, like the Attorney Gen in preceding administrations, is tied down by the present Federal Civ Rights Statutes. He added that the Republican and Democratic admin alike have moved as quickly as they could "under the existing statutes Another panel member stated that the House Committe: [Un-American Activities (HCUA) had stated that half of the organizers NAACP appeared on lists held subversive by that Committee. Marah: replied that there was hardly any liberal not listed by the "Old Dies C: and that the only list which he considered authentic was the Attorney C a : b7 ce Marshall advocated passive resistance as exemplified t recent Montgomery, Alabama, bus situation as the best method of ope in the South because the NAACP absolutely refuses to utilize force rej ttof the force applied against the Negro by the Whites in the South. ate NAACP was surprised by theEneiep™ ont and conditions of the Mon wy |S ee / CC - Mr. Nichols m-. ta MAY 25 1956 ce - Mr. Boardman -