Transcript of a public meeting held by the Montgomery County Citizens' Council at Garrett Coliseum.

Transcript of a public meeting held by the Montgomery County Citizens' Council at Garrett Coliseum.

The meeting was led by Don Hallmark and featured the following speakers: Montgomery Mayor Earl James, Dr. Henry Lyon of Highland Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery Citizens' Council Chairman Carl Herbert Lancaster, and Alabama Attorney General McDonald Gallion. According to the foreword, WHHY br...

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Transcript of a public meeting held by the Montgomery County Citizens' Council at Garrett Coliseum.
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Gallion, McDonald, 1913-2007; Hallmark, Don; James, Earl; Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968; Lancaster, Carl Herbert; Lyon, Henry; Freedom Rides, 1961; Montgomery County Citizens' Council (Ala.); African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Segregation--Alabama; Alabama--Race relations; Congress of Racial Equality; White supremacy movements--Alabama; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)
description The meeting was led by Don Hallmark and featured the following speakers: Montgomery Mayor Earl James, Dr. Henry Lyon of Highland Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery Citizens' Council Chairman Carl Herbert Lancaster, and Alabama Attorney General McDonald Gallion. According to the foreword, WHHY broadcast the meeting live on the radio and WMGY taped the meeting and played the tape several times on its station because of public demand.The group stated that the purpose of the meeting was to declare that their position was "legally and morally right;" to unveil the council's "permanent program for victory;" and to help the public recognize "the enemy and the enemy's goals." Much of the meeting focused on U. S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and the Freedom Riders, who had been attacked by a mob in Montgomery on May 20. Other topics covered in the speeches included the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE); Martin Luther King, Jr.; Dr. Walter Bergman, a CORE official in Detroit; and Wayne State University, which was represented as being a center for Communist activity in the U. S. Gallion's speech includes a copy of what he claims is a transcript of a May 15 phone call made by Robert Kennedy to George E. Cruit, manager of the Greyhound Bus terminal in Birmingham, Alabama.
spelling Transcript of a public meeting held by the Montgomery County Citizens' Council at Garrett Coliseum.The meeting was led by Don Hallmark and featured the following speakers: Montgomery Mayor Earl James, Dr. Henry Lyon of Highland Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery Citizens' Council Chairman Carl Herbert Lancaster, and Alabama Attorney General McDonald Gallion. According to the foreword, WHHY broadcast the meeting live on the radio and WMGY taped the meeting and played the tape several times on its station because of public demand.The group stated that the purpose of the meeting was to declare that their position was "legally and morally right;" to unveil the council's "permanent program for victory;" and to help the public recognize "the enemy and the enemy's goals." Much of the meeting focused on U. S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and the Freedom Riders, who had been attacked by a mob in Montgomery on May 20. Other topics covered in the speeches included the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE); Martin Luther King, Jr.; Dr. Walter Bergman, a CORE official in Detroit; and Wayne State University, which was represented as being a center for Communist activity in the U. S. Gallion's speech includes a copy of what he claims is a transcript of a May 15 phone call made by Robert Kennedy to George E. Cruit, manager of the Greyhound Bus terminal in Birmingham, Alabama.1961 June 81961-06-081960-1969Gallion, McDonald, 1913-2007; Hallmark, Don; James, Earl; Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968; Lancaster, Carl Herbert; Lyon, Henry; Freedom Rides, 1961; Montgomery County Citizens' Council (Ala.); African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Segregation--Alabama; Alabama--Race relations; Congress of Racial Equality; White supremacy movements--Alabama; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)TextTranscripts; Speeches; CorrespondenceMontgomery County Citizens' Council (Ala.)Montgomery County Citizens' Council transcript of meetingSPR517v20593Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/3223
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