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NAACP newsletters, Fort Madison Branch, 1963-1966
1964-11-12 NAACP Newsletter, Fort Madison Branch
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Fort Madison, Branch OF THE National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NEWSLETTER IKE SMALLS TROPHY WINNER - 1964 NOVEMBER 12, 1964 ANNUAL NOVEMBER BRANCH MEETING! SUNDAY - NOVEMBER 22, 1964 CITY HALL 5:30 PM At this meeting the elected Nominating Committees of both the Branch and the Fort Madison Youth Council will present their slate of Officers and members of the Executive Committees to the members of the Branch and the Youth Council. Nomination of persons, other than those presented by the Nominating Committee, can also be made at this time. However, for each nomination, a petition must be presented which has been signed by three members in good standing and also contains the consent of the nominee to be a candidate for office. Petition blanks may be secured by contacting Mrs. Norma Woods - President or Miss Bobette Ashby - Secretary of the Youth Council. Voting will take place at the December meeting. Mr. Orville Woods did a commendable job in registering people and seeing that they got to the Polls on November 3rd, as did those who worked helping him. Cooperation generally assures success! The NAACP, in the last issue of Crisis Magazine, stated its position in the last election, as follows: 'The 55th Annual Convention of the NAACP, meeting in Washington, C. C. on June 22-27, 1964, voted, for the first time in ite non-partisan history, to oppose the candidacy of Senator Goldwater for the Presidency. This is the official position of the Association on the Presidential campaign.' The National Office is asking all Branches to raise funds and secure contributions because of the large amount of money which is presently tied up in 'bail' bonds in the state of Mississippi. NAACP money has paid bail for 'rights' workers belonging to all of the other organizations, as well as their own. The NAACP Legal Staff has also worked, tirelessly, in a state where there are only three Negro Lawyers who will even dare to take a civil rights case. Talking to these men, clergymen and students from the north who went down to Mississippi to work and listening to them aware of the fact that many kinds of help are needed. Certainly, if these people who must have feared for their lives, many times, say they will go back to help the citizens in a state where the law is not used to protect the rights of human beings, those of us who are sincere in our belief in the rights of citizenship, and cannot go to Mississippi and contribute our labor can make a financial contribution. No amount is too small and will certainly be appreciated. Don't forget! 1964 is Election Year for the Branch, too! Come out and vote!
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Fort Madison, Branch OF THE National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NEWSLETTER IKE SMALLS TROPHY WINNER - 1964 NOVEMBER 12, 1964 ANNUAL NOVEMBER BRANCH MEETING! SUNDAY - NOVEMBER 22, 1964 CITY HALL 5:30 PM At this meeting the elected Nominating Committees of both the Branch and the Fort Madison Youth Council will present their slate of Officers and members of the Executive Committees to the members of the Branch and the Youth Council. Nomination of persons, other than those presented by the Nominating Committee, can also be made at this time. However, for each nomination, a petition must be presented which has been signed by three members in good standing and also contains the consent of the nominee to be a candidate for office. Petition blanks may be secured by contacting Mrs. Norma Woods - President or Miss Bobette Ashby - Secretary of the Youth Council. Voting will take place at the December meeting. Mr. Orville Woods did a commendable job in registering people and seeing that they got to the Polls on November 3rd, as did those who worked helping him. Cooperation generally assures success! The NAACP, in the last issue of Crisis Magazine, stated its position in the last election, as follows: 'The 55th Annual Convention of the NAACP, meeting in Washington, C. C. on June 22-27, 1964, voted, for the first time in ite non-partisan history, to oppose the candidacy of Senator Goldwater for the Presidency. This is the official position of the Association on the Presidential campaign.' The National Office is asking all Branches to raise funds and secure contributions because of the large amount of money which is presently tied up in 'bail' bonds in the state of Mississippi. NAACP money has paid bail for 'rights' workers belonging to all of the other organizations, as well as their own. The NAACP Legal Staff has also worked, tirelessly, in a state where there are only three Negro Lawyers who will even dare to take a civil rights case. Talking to these men, clergymen and students from the north who went down to Mississippi to work and listening to them aware of the fact that many kinds of help are needed. Certainly, if these people who must have feared for their lives, many times, say they will go back to help the citizens in a state where the law is not used to protect the rights of human beings, those of us who are sincere in our belief in the rights of citizenship, and cannot go to Mississippi and contribute our labor can make a financial contribution. No amount is too small and will certainly be appreciated. Don't forget! 1964 is Election Year for the Branch, too! Come out and vote!
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