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Jack Roosevelt Jackie Robinson — Part 04
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Mr. Tolson.
FD-350 (4-3-62)
Mr. Belmont.
Mr. Mohr
Mr.Cl'ahan
Mr.
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Mr.
Tele. Room
Miss H slines.
Miss Gandy
Matter of Principle'
(Indicate page, name of
"All my life wt have been
newspaper, city and state.)
HARLEM PICKETS
fighting against this same
thing as it applies to the Ne-
gro." Mr. Robinson said yester-
SWITCH TACTICS
. like this. It is a matter of prin-
8 NEW YORK TIMES
as bad as white supremacy.
The dispute revolves around
Threaten a Demonstration.
plans by Sol Singer, i white
restaurateur., to open - steak-
Against Jackie Robinson
house next door to the Apollo
Theatre in a choice section of
125th Street between Seventh
A Negro group, led by
and Eighth Avenues.
Black Nationalist, shifted its
The Harlem Consumers Com.
protest tactics yesterday away
mittee. led by Icwistmichaux
from Anwhite business man to.
has picketed against tje steak-
JackiDRobinson, the former
house off and on for three
Brookrytr Douger star.
weeks. The group had asserted
The Negroes dropped plans.
Ithat Mr. Singer planned.
to
to demonstrate against ' pro-
force a near-by Negro-operated!
posed
steakhouse in Harlem
restaurant, Lloyd's Steakhouse,
when 1
they leamed that the.
out of business.
white proprietor planned
Mr. Michaux, who calls him-
pull out.
self an African Nationalist and
But they threatened to picket.
wears a goid-trimmed. black
today against Chock' Full
velvet fez, had threatened to
!O' Nuts restaurant at 125th]
resume picketing yesterday un-
Street and Seventh Avenue be-
less he was given assurance
cause Mr. Robinson had criti-
Ithat Mr. Singer would with-
draw
gans used in protests agajnst
Mr. Michaux's colleagues said.
the white man.
Itheir lawyer had informed them
Date: 7/14/62
Despite their threat, Mr. Rob
Ithat Mr. Singer intended to pull
inson, who is a vice president
lout.
Edtton:LATE CITY
of Chock Full O Nuts, refused
"However, Mr. Singer said in!
a telephone interview yesterday.
Author:
to withdraw comments that ap
jthat he was leaving town to
Editor: JOHN B. OAKES
peared in The New York Am-
Sterdam News on Thursday.
'check with his financial backers
Title: NATION - OF--ISLAN.
In his newspaper column, Mr
about the venture. He said he
Robinson said Negro pickets
had already invested $90,000 tn
-SM=NOT
had chanted such slogans as
'restaurant' improvements and
"Black man must stay: Jew
was reluctant to absorb such a
must go" while demonstrating
loss. He has offered to sell out
Character:
against the proposed
to Negro business men but ha.
restau-
had no offers. -
or -25-330971
,rant.
Classiflcaon:
Submitting Oifice: NYQ
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED
NOT rFCORDED
HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED
476 JUL $3 1962
DATE_31384 BY SpSrQ
1952
5 4 AUG 1
cfhce nl-
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