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Forum Defended
Chancellor James S, Ferguson
of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Wednesday defended the right of student leaders to sponsor the "Black Power
Forum" on the UNC-G campus
early this month.
"I reiterate that the purpose
and the results of the forum
were educational," Ferguson
said. "Those who attended
learned the claims nf the Black
Power advocates directly and
not through a secondhand experi-
Chancellor Ferguson made his
statement in the wake of criticism from Lt. Gov. Robert Scott.
The lieutenant-governor told
Dunn civic clubs Tuesday that he
did not like what happened in
Greensboro.
"I believe lt is wrong for a college or university campus to be
used as a forum of Black Power
advocates — where they make
such statements as, 'No black
person should be fighting in Vietnam,' " Scott was quoted as say
ing.
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FERGUSON, asked to comment on Scott's remarks, replied
that "The discussion of ideas
does not mean endorsement of
Ferguson added, "This movement is g reality in American
life and it. cannot be wished
away simply because it is controversial. I do not. believe people should wait until a crisis develops to learn something about
a troublesome subject."
The Black Power Forum took
place at UNC-G Nov. 1-2-3. It
was sponsored by the university's student government and the
National Students Association.
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