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Young: Leaders with racist bent in office
Young top worry
officials, not Klan
( From Page At J
BY JIM SCHLOSSER
Record Staff Writer
Former United Nations Ambassador
Andrew Young, at A&T State University
to salute the sit-ins of 20 years ago, said
he does not detect any upsurge in the Ku I
Klux Klan in America.
"I am much more concerned about
some of the people you (North Carolinians) have in office who have a very sophisticated racist mentality. I think they
may be a lot more dangerous than the
Klan," said Young at a news conference.
He added, "I won't name them."
When reporters persisted, Young declared, "You know whom I am talking
about."
His appearance was one of numerous
activities on the campus today commemorating the sit-ins, including a mid-morning convocation in Moore Gym in which
the four former A&T students were welcomed back after 20 years.
The crowd in Moore Gym rose in prolonged applause when Jibreel Khazan
(Ezell Blair Jr.), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David Richmond were
introduced by student body President
Kelvin Buncum.
Earlier, Chancellor Lewis Dowdy said
the actions in 1960 by the four returning
heroes "marked the start of the greatest
movement for freedom in this country.
• It is appropriate that A&T, the Greensboro community and nation pause at this
time to pay their respects."
The commemorative activities began
with an early morning breakfast for Andrew Young and officers of the A&T
State Government Association.
Young, in a question and answer session m the campus dining hall, endorsed
Saturday s march here, but seemed to
prefer describing it as an event saluting
the sit-ins and the civil rights movement
March sponsors are billing the parade as
an anti-Klan, anti-racist procession.
"The movement that began here really changed the world in a way people
don't understand yet. Twenty years is a
good time to look back," he said, adding
that out of the sit-ins came the women's
right movement, the anti-war effort and
the push to reduce America's involvement in colonial adventures.
Asked about the Klan, Young responded, "I don't see much resurgence." He
said, "Racism in that overt form (the
Klan) is dead. It has gone sophisticated
(Continued on Page A7, Col. 1)
now. I don't see... any massive resurgence of the Klan." ^^h
Young said today's Klansmen come
mostly from a group of poor, underedu-
cated white Americans who have been
left out of the mainstream, and are
"frustrated and fearful" as they see
blacks gaining upward mobility.
"We have to be as concerned for the
poor whites being left out of the mainstream as blacks," he said.
On other subjects, the sometimes unpredictable and outspoken Young:
• Declared his support for reinstat-
ment of the draft, saying the U.S. is a
country worthy of serving. He said
young people could perform many services beside military — inner city work
and medical aide teaching. He said the
return of the draft also would help cure
the problem of teen-age unemployment.
He added with a quip, "I am fairly
comfortable with the draft now that I
am too old for it."
• Attacked communism, saying that
the changes blacks have achieved in the
past 20 years could not have been obtained in a communist state.
Later, at the news conference, he said
the organizers of Saturday's march had
a right to keep the Communist Workers
Party out of the event if party members
refuse to pledge to march unarmed.
• Explained that now that social discrimination has been eliminated, blacks
must take aim at economic discnmina-
tion T7make progress, he said blacks
ie going to have take more interest in
foreign policy because inflation and oth- ]
er economic woes have foreign roots,
especially in the Middle East.
"In dealing with the Arabs, we are
going to have to talk with them about
the Palestinians before they will start
talking to us about oil," said Young,
who was ousted as UN ambassador because he held an unauthorized meeting
with the Palestine Liberation Orgamza- ,
tion.
• Declared there will always be in a
place in the American educationa system for the predominantly black college
such as A&T, particularly those located
In urban areas.
"They (urban colleges) are the ones
most able to deal with problems we face
on a day-to-day basis," he said. "No one
at Harvard or Dartmouth can impact on
an urban problem better than an A&T
can. This institution is going to prevail.
• Told reporters at the news conference that he supports President Carter
for re-election, but that he personally
has no plans to seek elective office anytime soon.
At the sit-in convocation, each of the
four sit-in participants spoke briefly.
Joseph McNeil said he and his three
colleagues "are just symbols,' that others played important behind-the-scenes
roles in the famous event.
"I see a lot of people out there (in the [
audience) who were warriors but whose
names never appeared in the newspaper," he said.
Jibreel, wearing Muslim attire, paid a
special tribute to Ralph Johns, a white
who promised monetary support for the
sit-ins, including bond money if anyone
was arrested, and alerted reporters
about forthcoming events.

Page/Item Description

Title	Young: Leaders with racist bent in office
Date	1980-02
Date approximate?	yes
Creator	Schlosser, Jim
Subject headings	Greensboro Sit-ins, Greensboro, N.C., 1960;Greensboro Massacre, Greensboro, N.C., 1979
Topics	Greensboro Massacre, 1979;Business desegregation and sit-ins, 1960
Place	Greensboro (N.C.)
Description	In this February 1980 Greensboro Daily News article, Jim Schlosser discusses Andrew Young's speech at North Carolina A&T State University commemorating the 1960 Greensboro Woolworth store sit-ins. In his speech, Young cited North Carolina politicians as a greater threat to equality than the Ku Klux Klan. Young also sent his support to the anti-Klan march and rally planned for that day, but advocated unarmed and nonviolent participation. Other topics Young addressed were reinstatement of the draft, communism, economic discrimination, traditionally black colleges, and President Jimmy Carter's reelection campaign. The article also discusses appearances by Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair, Jr.), Joseph McNeil, David Richmond, and Franklin McCain (aka the Greensboro Four). McNeil is quoted as saying he and his colleagues are only symbols of a famous event that had many behind-the-scenes participants. At the event, Khazan paid tribute to Ralph Johns, who helped them through the sit-ins. This article was clipped and saved in a scrapbook about the twentieth anniversary of the 1960 lunch counter sit-ins by Clarence "Curly" Harris, manager of the Greensboro Woolworth store at the time of the sit-ins.
Type	text
Original format	clippings;scrapbooks
Original dimensions	9" x 11"
Original publisher	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Language	en
Contributing institution	Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection	MSS141 Clarence Lee Harris Papers, circa 1916-1997
Series/grouping	6 Scrapbooks
Box	2
Folder	Folder 7: Scrapbook 5: Sit In, 20 Year Anniversary, 1979-1980
Finding aid link	http://libapps.uncg.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=506
Rights statement	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Additional rights information	IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse.
Object ID	MSS0141.002.007.1053
Digital publisher	The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5305 -- http://library.uncg.edu/
Sponsor	LSTA grant administered by the North Carolina State Library -- http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/grants/lsta.html
Full text	i i Young: Leaders with racist bent in office Young top worry officials, not Klan ( From Page At J BY JIM SCHLOSSER Record Staff Writer Former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young, at A&T State University to salute the sit-ins of 20 years ago, said he does not detect any upsurge in the Ku I Klux Klan in America. "I am much more concerned about some of the people you (North Carolinians) have in office who have a very sophisticated racist mentality. I think they may be a lot more dangerous than the Klan" said Young at a news conference. He added, "I won't name them." When reporters persisted, Young declared, "You know whom I am talking about." His appearance was one of numerous activities on the campus today commemorating the sit-ins, including a mid-morning convocation in Moore Gym in which the four former A&T students were welcomed back after 20 years. The crowd in Moore Gym rose in prolonged applause when Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair Jr.), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David Richmond were introduced by student body President Kelvin Buncum. Earlier, Chancellor Lewis Dowdy said the actions in 1960 by the four returning heroes "marked the start of the greatest movement for freedom in this country. • It is appropriate that A&T, the Greensboro community and nation pause at this time to pay their respects." The commemorative activities began with an early morning breakfast for Andrew Young and officers of the A&T State Government Association. Young, in a question and answer session m the campus dining hall, endorsed Saturday s march here, but seemed to prefer describing it as an event saluting the sit-ins and the civil rights movement March sponsors are billing the parade as an anti-Klan, anti-racist procession. "The movement that began here really changed the world in a way people don't understand yet. Twenty years is a good time to look back" he said, adding that out of the sit-ins came the women's right movement, the anti-war effort and the push to reduce America's involvement in colonial adventures. Asked about the Klan, Young responded, "I don't see much resurgence." He said, "Racism in that overt form (the Klan) is dead. It has gone sophisticated (Continued on Page A7, Col. 1) now. I don't see... any massive resurgence of the Klan." ^^h Young said today's Klansmen come mostly from a group of poor, underedu- cated white Americans who have been left out of the mainstream, and are "frustrated and fearful" as they see blacks gaining upward mobility. "We have to be as concerned for the poor whites being left out of the mainstream as blacks" he said. On other subjects, the sometimes unpredictable and outspoken Young: • Declared his support for reinstat- ment of the draft, saying the U.S. is a country worthy of serving. He said young people could perform many services beside military — inner city work and medical aide teaching. He said the return of the draft also would help cure the problem of teen-age unemployment. He added with a quip, "I am fairly comfortable with the draft now that I am too old for it." • Attacked communism, saying that the changes blacks have achieved in the past 20 years could not have been obtained in a communist state. Later, at the news conference, he said the organizers of Saturday's march had a right to keep the Communist Workers Party out of the event if party members refuse to pledge to march unarmed. • Explained that now that social discrimination has been eliminated, blacks must take aim at economic discnmina- tion T7make progress, he said blacks ie going to have take more interest in foreign policy because inflation and oth- ] er economic woes have foreign roots, especially in the Middle East. "In dealing with the Arabs, we are going to have to talk with them about the Palestinians before they will start talking to us about oil" said Young, who was ousted as UN ambassador because he held an unauthorized meeting with the Palestine Liberation Orgamza- , tion. • Declared there will always be in a place in the American educationa system for the predominantly black college such as A&T, particularly those located In urban areas. "They (urban colleges) are the ones most able to deal with problems we face on a day-to-day basis" he said. "No one at Harvard or Dartmouth can impact on an urban problem better than an A&T can. This institution is going to prevail. • Told reporters at the news conference that he supports President Carter for re-election, but that he personally has no plans to seek elective office anytime soon. At the sit-in convocation, each of the four sit-in participants spoke briefly. Joseph McNeil said he and his three colleagues "are just symbols,' that others played important behind-the-scenes roles in the famous event. "I see a lot of people out there (in the [ audience) who were warriors but whose names never appeared in the newspaper" he said. Jibreel, wearing Muslim attire, paid a special tribute to Ralph Johns, a white who promised monetary support for the sit-ins, including bond money if anyone was arrested, and alerted reporters about forthcoming events.
OCLC number	884368139

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