Summary of Dates and Key Actors
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A memo from Lamar Clements to Jerome Heilbron dated July 17, 1967. The three main topics of the daily report are the current situation of unrest in Atlanta, integration and effectiveness of the Mississippi hospital system for poorer patients, and the Mississippi State Employment Security Commission regarding integration. Clements interviewed Dr. Aaron Shirley and O.H. Simmons as a part of this report after NAACP Charles Evers was unable to attended a meeting. This copy has the word “indigent” scratched out and replaced with “destitute” by hand.
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A memo from Robert Hughes to Jerome Heilbron dated July 21, 1967. Marked as his first daily report, Hughes describes his meetings with mayoral assistant Dan Sweat, director of the Atlanta Community Relations Commission, Eliza Paschell, the biracial, interdenominational Ministerial Volunteers, and director of Georgia Council on Human relations Francis Polly. Topics include CRS support for various city programs, upcoming peace rallies, and community concerns that police Chief Jenkins was uncooperative and should be removed.
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A memo from Robert Hughes to Jerome Heilbron, dated July 24, 1967. The memo outlines the debate between the Atlanta Board of Alderman and the Georgia Council on Human Relations over the appropriate level of publicity for an upcoming meeting on police brutality. Hughes leans towards the Council Director Francis Polly’s pro-coverage position as means of letting off steam in “ghetto areas” following police abuses.
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A memo from Robert Hughes to Jerome Heilbron dated July 25, 1967. The memo summarizes a tour of ghetto areas, including a mention of the ease of gun sales. Mention is also made of continuing desegregation efforts in the school system, presence or absence of Federal oversight, outreach to various regional community groups, and an upcoming series of meetings in South Carolina.
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A brief memo from Robert Hughes to Jerome Heilbron dated July 31, 1967. The memo informs Heilbron of meetings about an upcoming tension report.
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A memo from Robert Hughes to Jerome Heilbron dated July 31, 1967. Included are meetings with the local NAACP about the Dixie Hills unrest and an upcoming Hiroshima peace rally. Also included are brief mentions of meetings Hughes had with local groups updating him on developments during his time in South Carolina.
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A memo from Robert Hughes to Jerome Heilbron dated August 2, 1967. The memo details conversations with SCLC leaders about a planned Hiroshima peace rally, as well as conversations with community groups and an Economic Opportunity Atlanta Center. Concerns over the rally included protection from the KKK, debates with Atlanta Police about location, and conflict between SNCC and the SCLC/community groups.
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A memo from Robert Hughes to Jerome Heilbron dated August 3, 1967. The memo details the negotiations between SCLC and APD to move a Hiroshima peace rally to an alternate route that avoided the lower-income black neighborhoods, ostensibly out of fear of Klan violence. Hughes records the projections of crowd size by the APD to be far lower than those anticipated by the SCLC, and advocated for the recruitment of more crowd monitors for the march.
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A memo from Robert Hughes to Jerome Heilbron dated August 4, 1967. Hughes took a tour of the proposed route and scheduled a meeting between police captain Morris Redding of the Crime Prevention Bureau and SCLC leaders, the first direct meeting between the two sides regarding a Hiroshima peace rally planned for the next day. Hughes intended to be present to observe the rally.
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A memo from Robert Hughes to Jerome Heilbron, dated August 6,1967, that provides a more detailed reported of the Hiroshima peace rally the previous day. Updated information includes length of route, racial makeup of protestors and counter protestors, and police presence. One black man was quietly arrested at the rally for reasons Hughes’ team could not identify as of the time writing.
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A brief memo from Robert Hughes to Jerome Heilbron dated August 7, 1967, advising Heilbron of work on the Atlanta tension report and preparations for field work in Atlanta and Columbia, South Carolina. Hughes recommended the Justice Department commend ATL police chief Herbert for a peaceful and orderly Hiroshima peace rally two days prior.
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A memo from Robert Hughes to Jerome Heilbron dated August 8, 1967. The memo discusses preparations for Hughes’ upcoming South Carolina trip, his meeting with Charles Webster of the AFFC, and Atlanta Commission on Community Relations meeting on housing. Hughes voiced doubts about Webster’s capability and viewed the massive housing council, while useful, to be at risk of collapse to the extreme variety of issues and interest groups involved.
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A memo from Robert Hughes to Jerome Heilbron dated August 22, 1967. The primary subject is the situation in Columbia, South Carolina, where Hughes found extensive examples of black citizens being denied housing/renting opportunities despite a USAF/Army survey to the contrary. Hughes continued to make connections within local Columbia groups and the military team behind the survey, intending to paint a fuller picture of changes in the city since the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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A memo from Robert Hughes to Jerome Heilbron dated August 25, 1967. Hughes attended a meeting of the Atlanta Community Relations Council which discussed educational disparities, the housing situation, and the powers and role of the Council. Hughes noted with regret that policing issues are not discussed, despite urging from local black leaders. He applauded the Vice-Chairman of the commission, Reverend Samuel Williams, and requested a permanent Justice Department Community Relations Service representative to Atlanta to facilitate long-term projects.
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A memo from Robert Hughes to Jerome Heilbron dated August 25, 1967. Hughes attended a meeting of the Atlanta Community Relations Council which discussed educational disparities, the housing situation, and the powers and role of the Council. Hughes noted with regret that policing issues are not discussed, despite urging from local black leaders. He applauded the Vice-Chairman of the commission, Reverend Samuel Williams, and requested a permanent Justice Department Community Relations Service representative to Atlanta to facilitate long-term projects.
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