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Abner J Mikva — Part 2
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"Yor an interesting description of a conception of
your role in civil rights and employment, see Professor |
Roberthiic Kersies' account through a symposium dealing ©
WLER"M OFities and Employment”, printed in a‘ national,
professional journal naned industrial Relations and pub=:
lished by the Universi ty of California at Berkéky in May,
1964, 1
(Another aside: The simmer ef 1963 saw the ‘beginning ,
of Rev.’ Brazier's observed. frequént visits to Mayor
Daley's office ALOKZ! Your single visits to his
honor's were to be noted Tater -~ in early 1966 - -
‘just before the Mayor's Bond Issue Drive and just
the Black-Newhouss state , Senatorial SELL ~
Ma hana fs 8 occaTian 62 The pdva aw |
_~r-*you “know, BLT, a” clty-reared ‘boy Like’ me Should: havey/sxe
“ been putting some of these pieces together in,'63 and noting
_what’ the real Edwin Berry was like but I just didn't. Pe * Faple
remem ry vividly, now your affection and open support: of =
"Chuck"}Mavis, Secretary of local N,A;A.C,P., when he was <-2//
obviously ‘making unauth zed deals with President of the ;
Board‘of Education, Clai oddewig,,and other’ members of the
Board ’of Education,. As the. conven “C,C,C, Oz", he far,
overstepped ‘his bounds and was reprimanded, severely and:
‘almost. unanimously, for such unauthorized and undesired ©
behavior, As composed..as you usually are, you. were ‘livid .
‘with anger as you demanded an apology ‘and an expression of |
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appreciation for him as he angrily resigned, Yoy recall. that
your requests. were granted megnanimously and Humorously, BUT
"Chuck" Davis's summary resignation was accepted spontanéous ly .&)
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“Frankly, Bill, I was a bit surprised at’ your steadfast.
dsfense of "Chuck" Davis because you were in Chicago and; !
certahly,,’ knew about the. role that he played as one of the |
architects’ and: engineers of Mayor Daléy's take-ovér of ‘the |
local chapter of ‘the N,A,A,C,P, in December, 1957, That |
take-over. ‘signalled, gbhe deniss-of~leadership of one. of the
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