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Box 4, Folder 4, Document 26
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From: Community Relations Commission Lae
121 Memorial Drive, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
For Release, Thursday, September 25, 11:00 A.M.
BEN HILL LEADERS DEPLORE VANDALISM
Mager - a ae: Je Made ae. et es Pe
A group of Ben Hill church, school, business and community leaders released
a statement today expressing their "shock and shame" at an act of vandalism directed
against a Negro family recently who moved on an all white street in this southwest -
Atlanta community. .
The McMichael family purchased a home on Kimberly Road and moved into it
in late August. Vandals hit once breaking windows and hit again some three days later,
. The McMichael's elected to move and their money was refunded by the real estate ©
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agent who sold the property.
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The statement by the group of Ben Hill leaders continued: “We know the spirit.
of this community. We believe that the good people of Ben Hill and surrounding
communities want their moral support placed behind the movement for fairness in
housing and equality in education. We encourage that every effort be made by the
Atlanta Police Department to apprehend the offender so that justice will prevail and
respect for the law be strengthened in event that a similar situation should face us
again. We believe that man, his person and his personality, is sacred and that
property rights must be respected and that unless we can come to this point of view,
none of us are safe." This statement represented the first collective effort of censure
from that community. The group met at the Ben Hill Methodist Church with the
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Atlanta Community Relations Commission acting as the convener.
. Among those participating in the meeting were: Rev. L. Clyde Allen, Bill
Atchison, Ernest R. Bennett, Rev. Ww. Cc, Bowen, Kenneth R. Drane, Milton Se
Earnest, John Geren, Rev. William Geren, Mrs. Thelma Heath, James R, Lemon,
Walker McKnight, Charles L. Moates, Dr. Harmon D. Moore, H. Jack Smith, Ghavies
Stinson, Jr., Ray Terry, Jr., Cecil M. Thornton, ingadon Wade, Thomas G. Ward,
Nat Welch, Rev. Paul F, Wohlgemuthand Cy Young.
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121 Memorial Drive, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
For Release, Thursday, September 25, 11:00 A.M.
BEN HILL LEADERS DEPLORE VANDALISM
Mager - a ae: Je Made ae. et es Pe
A group of Ben Hill church, school, business and community leaders released
a statement today expressing their "shock and shame" at an act of vandalism directed
against a Negro family recently who moved on an all white street in this southwest -
Atlanta community. .
The McMichael family purchased a home on Kimberly Road and moved into it
in late August. Vandals hit once breaking windows and hit again some three days later,
. The McMichael's elected to move and their money was refunded by the real estate ©
\
agent who sold the property.
~
The statement by the group of Ben Hill leaders continued: “We know the spirit.
of this community. We believe that the good people of Ben Hill and surrounding
communities want their moral support placed behind the movement for fairness in
housing and equality in education. We encourage that every effort be made by the
Atlanta Police Department to apprehend the offender so that justice will prevail and
respect for the law be strengthened in event that a similar situation should face us
again. We believe that man, his person and his personality, is sacred and that
property rights must be respected and that unless we can come to this point of view,
none of us are safe." This statement represented the first collective effort of censure
from that community. The group met at the Ben Hill Methodist Church with the
yf °
Atlanta Community Relations Commission acting as the convener.
. Among those participating in the meeting were: Rev. L. Clyde Allen, Bill
Atchison, Ernest R. Bennett, Rev. Ww. Cc, Bowen, Kenneth R. Drane, Milton Se
Earnest, John Geren, Rev. William Geren, Mrs. Thelma Heath, James R, Lemon,
Walker McKnight, Charles L. Moates, Dr. Harmon D. Moore, H. Jack Smith, Ghavies
Stinson, Jr., Ray Terry, Jr., Cecil M. Thornton, ingadon Wade, Thomas G. Ward,
Nat Welch, Rev. Paul F, Wohlgemuthand Cy Young.
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