Rosa Parks Box 19 Folder 1 Writings, notes & statements Notes General 1956-1964, 1972-1990 Presiding Mrs. Ruth Morris Graham Invocation - Father Hamilton Welcome - Mr. John Evans Mrs. Ann Harding Murdock " Vivian Gr[o?]neveldt Mr. Baker presented life plaque membership to Men of Corona Inc. State Sen. Hon. Bernard Thompkin. Rev. Arbo[???]- NAACP Registration + Voting Left Montgomery Fri. Mass Boston - Springfield, [?] Albany, N.Y. to the NAACP National Office. from there here. [Won] hospitality. Mar[???] $118.62 [Wrote Independent Packing Co.] Recid from Prayer Pilgrimage Rev. Kilgore-- 181.00 refund to Miss Baker 10.00 171.00 St. Louis NAACP 25.00 Wichita " 25.00 Kansas City, Mo. 25.00 " " Kansas 20.00 286.00 ck 25.00 62.00 153.00 224.00 178.00 30.00 had from home 194.00 181.90 12.10 178.00 181.90 3.90 CHRISTmas, 1964 The STAR and STRAW are two familiar symbols of Christmas: These are words we sing . . ... "O star of wonder, star of night, star with royal beauty bright" ... A king might miss the guiding star A Wise Man's foot might stumble For Bethlehem is very far, from all except the humble ..." What a challenge at Christmas, and for all the year. The STAR we accept without understanding. It is that "something up and out there" beyond our lives, which we keep trying to reach. It is that which gives meaning to our daily strivings. It is a part of the intangible reality which we call joy, love and the search for peace. Joy to the World; Let every heart prepare Him room, ..a Nobel Peace Prize for Martin Luther King ..the Presidency of the present U.N. Assembly by an African ..a national election victory for the forces of "good will to men" ..an aborning awareness that "wherever, in woe and want and need, some soul lifts a gift of grace, to lend a hand where stricken hearts bleed, there our God unveils His face". The STRAW we understand. This is the soil of life; the main stuff of daily existence, and often rough stuff... ...like being called America's most notorious liar...like being shot to death by a rebel on a Congo wall...like being the 40 million United States poverty folk... like being a minority youth inheriting deprivation...like being 800 million Chinese not admitted to the United Nations...like being Africa's illiterate and diseased millions...like being affluent and unfeeling of another's pain. Yes, this is where man lives, suffering, poverty, disease, death and needing reconciliation. "Despite not Him lying there, First what He is inquire; An orient pearl is often found In depth of dirty mire." The STAR and the STRAW meet at CHRISTmas. In some mysterious way, God's love manifested in the gift of His Son, comes and dwells among us, as we ask, "What comfort by Him do we win Who made Himself the price of sin To make us heirs of glory! To see this Babe all innocence A Martyr born in our defense Can Man forget the story?" "O star of wonder, star of night Star with royal beauty bright Guide us to thy perfect Light" Olivia Pearl Stokes 197 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02116 and 1945 Seventh Avenue, New York City 10026 Power structure - 10 people direct line get line to enemy as well as friendly poeple support grass roots - battle lines mobilize young people Strathmoor Medodist Church 16801 Schoolcraft Att. Mrs Pollack organized Father Sheehan J. Moore People who know what needs to be done Now- AC Mc Not too respectable Olingkir NSM- UCS United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit 51 W. Warren Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48201 Miss Rosa Parks Office of Congressman John Conyers 231 W LaFayette Detroit Michigan 48226 345 Clinton Ave #15A Brooklin, NY 11238 George H. Andrews Aug 10-11-12 Luncheon 212 622-4328 (h) 237-4082 (w) guest Erskine Hawkins died March 12 Lucile Lowe - Chicago '71 16 Sara Lee Andrews. Edna retired 4 days apart _____________________________ Jesse Cook died _____________________________ Bernce Andrews died recently _____________________________ Rosa Brent died shortening cottage cheese butter - Oleo Milk . homo & butter milk bread juice Regine McKenzie 3. Rosa Parks for J.C. Hoomarino[?] - Co- Chairman introduced committee Greeting [from] city of H.P. E. Terrell Mayor Levine- Retired from business 1955-1957 City Council. County. Mayor 6 conse terms. Presented a cake from Sanders Co with his photo. Mt Clemens 175th birthday - Co seat of Macombe Co. 22% bl. 40% Cath. 35. Luth 25% Prot. 50 family of [J??] Jewish faith Manager- City Comm form of Gov't. Largest U.Renewal for the 4 smallest City in the Country. Cleaned out 1/3 of houses. Hub of Macombe Co. 8 million # County Building. New City Hall, Fire Dept. $47.00 highest rent for public housing. Got over 1/2 million from Washington. Spent 2 " $400,000. Sell water for 1 " a year. Mayor's salary 90% of service $500.00 year City Com. $300.00 year Ed Bell - born Grand Rapids 1929, attended schools in Muskegon. Wolverines Bar Associ. Citizen of year award. [*2*] Ethel Terrell, Mayor Protem City C. White - [Dehoo?] Council Jesse & Mrs. Miller Ted Waterhouse, City Assessor. Personal prop [D?] - Geo McCracken & Clarence Hicks Chuck Davie - Boxing Commission. Archie Clark, Balt. Bulletts. Luncheon served 12:45 5-21-73 Judge Golden, presiding Holiday Inn - H.P. Invocation - Rev. Bob McDougall Bill Freehan Tigers Dave Bing - Pistons Lem Barney - Lions Jim & Ben[?]dice Hooman Mrs. Lillian Levine & Mayor Abraham S. of Mt. Clemens Bill Johnson Co-chairman Mich Week 8-2-73 Rosa Parks' list 1 ticket Mrs. Gloria Brown #318 18235 Ardmore - 48235 341-4739 paid ___________________________ [48-52-60 Chandler 2 tickets Ann Avant 875-8867 deliver in 2 weeks] ____________________________ [Shirley Burnett 2007 Thornhill 964-2427 ________________________________________ [Mrs. Ann Campans - KE 3-9348 She will try to attend] ____________________________ [Daisy Marable - may attend Lawton] ____________________________ Ms. Verona Morton - 933-0171 8600 Wyoming Apt. #3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Karl Robinson, student. 934.9824 13203 Santa Rosa 48238 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mrs. Virginia Davis 1. ticket paid 10.00 [?] Bowman 320 Mrs. Austin paid 10.00 V. Davis 10.00 Ruby 20.00 Katherine, Mine, Mrs. Rivers 30.00 _______ $70.00 Ck. Gloria Brown 10.00 paid at door T. Bowman 20.00 ________ $100.00 1.25 1.00 .85 _____ 3.10 [*1*] Friday Nov. 16, 1973 M. S U. E. Lansing Oral History Conference Montgomery before 1955. Spark? Family interelations What about Selma Dr. Robert Green, welcome Assistant Mrs. Faseth_ Photography, Gumbe, Nigeria John Gaines, Detroit Jason, photographer Mrs Christine King, prof. Spellman - treas of Center Dorothy Cotton - Petersburg Va. SCLC since 1960 Bob Green, City Ed. prog SCLC. 1655 Andrew Levison, N.Y. worked for Andy Young’s Campaign 2 Stanley Levison, friend of + fundraiser for M.L.K. Mrs. Coretta Scott King, native of Marion, Ala Calvin Morris, Dir of Center, preacher, activist singer. Completed doctorate after 4 year leave. Rufus Lewis, worked on Voter registration in the dark days with FBI protection Mrs. Louise Tappes, UAW. Bobbie Walton, UAW Ralph Helstein - early supporter of MLK. Meat Cutters Union. Rosa Parks Stoney Cooks. started with Selma, Union Town, Ala SCOPE Dr. Anne Arnold Hedgeman 6-6-74 Outline for book 10 incredible years - 1953-1963 Work was done as volunteer - without funds or compensation, Arthur L. Madison + E. D. Nixon Montgomery. Cradle of [Confedacy] Confederacy. Registration + Voting. Public school desegregation. Students refused books from public library. Transportation was segregated. White Citizens Council School desegration. White vouchers to Employment. Woman fired from job because she joined the bus protest. Housing - removal from land + homes by devious means. Violence, trickery etc. Emory Jackson - B'ham World. Education W. C. Patton - Registration + Voting. Ministers - professional people, old people, Youth - laborers. Arthur Shores - lawyer for Civil Rights / 1. get to young people 2. People they can relate to President Woodcock, Officers, Delegates, Guests and friends of the UAW -- I feel very honored standing here before you today -- the recipient of your highest award. I have always admired your organization for its contribution to the Civil Rights movement and human justice. In the early days of the Montgomery Ala. struggle, it was the UAW's Local 600, back in the [50's] Spring of 1956 -- 56, [I believe that] I was invited to visit Detroit as your guest. Twenty one years later, I stand before this great organization, the officers and the delegates. There is no greater tribute -- and I accept and appreciate this honor from the bottom of my heart. Not for myself alone, but for the more than 40,000 who who remained of the bus in Montgomery, [the] under the leadership of Dr. MLK - & others Thank you very much. opeiu 494 Ohio Black Women's Leadership Caucus Marcia Rose, President 1-8-81 Yoga - relaxing spine. head of cow. Rt arm up, hand to spine. left lower back reaching right fingers w/left hand. Lie down. arch + relax spine, raise 1 foot heel extended. bend one knee, press knee to chest. raise head to knee, relax shoulders lower head. 3 10/8/84 Martin Popper - presiding Indroduced judges. observers. Prof. Natilie, Italy " Moningle - Faris [Christ??] - Serra Leon Prece law in England Prf Cubela - England 1 10/9/84 Ellen Rafael Overview of 1st Witness, Ms. Jane Franklin Cuba. Early in the 20th Century US was look for investment territory. 3/10/1952 Chronology of U.S. aggression in Cuba 3/3/52 _ 1959 CIA began Operations 1958 Castro visits USA 70% Cuba owned by foreigners 2 Many incidents of attacks on Cuban personell. by machine guns. Cuban life expectancy was higher than the U.S. virtually wiped out illitiracy. __________________ Prof. Terence Cannon 25 yr. of U.S. War w/Cuba Aim of U.S. both Republican + Democrats. U.S. supress - Cuba to build its economy. Pres. Eisenhower tried to destroy [within?] - 3/17/60 - No Soviet intervention in Cuba 5/60 first agreement signed w Soviet Union. gave oil - Cuba gave sugar. Oil Ref. Nationalize US. 1961 Trade broken w/Cuba, by Bay of Pigs incident - Embargo of all trade Everything had to be imported from U.S. U.S. Cut off all " 1 Eleanor [Sha????i] - Welcome - - - - - - Native of Guatemala - Victim of the covert war and terror. Many are dying of starvation deprivation of homes, losing cultural identy. - - - - - - El Salvador. in sanctuary. Family captured disappear for a month. Common occurence w/any one. Help given victims is call subversive. He was jailed 11 months for helping his people. Set free. Family paid military judge 2 Rev. Ben Chavis Political prisoner in U.S. - - - - - - - - R. P. Secundino Ramirez Next speaker. Reagan Adm. destroying peace in his country. Napalm + unknown Chemicals being used. ______________________ David McMichaels. Misuse of intelligence process Hopes to get question over of U.S. action and. 3 Heroism of Cuban Workers learned everything from scratch inspite of U.S. embargo. Mafia ran Cuban trade in Cuba. U.S. created [????] of terror under control of CIA. Countless murdes committed by U.S. ___________________ Modern period Harold Mayerson - 1977-84 2 wars - last 25 years. 1. Force Cuba into submission 2. War against American people 1977 - Regulations gov by law, permit travel of person subj to US jurisdiction Open business, Amer. bus. men wanted to do business w/Cuba Statement of legal advisors 3 3 American States Charter - rights Neutrality Act of US Congress. Bring knowledge where there is ignorance Truth where there is deceptions 4 Response to pressure brought on change Cuban American wanted to visit their families in Cuba. Spring of 1980, Cuba offered to send all their refugees to the U.S. 1981. Cut off publications from Cuba Spring 1980 Reagan Adm active in Cuba. Put out of business air travel to Cuba. Pres. Fred Foyntiss indicted for taking a few items on his plane. Case pending crt of appeals. U.S law firm not permitted to represent this case without a license. Cuba lost 5% of money that would be received from trade w/U.S. Case closed. Travel very limited to narrow segment of U.S. people who can go to Cuba. 4 Legal secretarist Richard Harvey - called Estel[l]a {Vaschez] Vasques. N.Y.C visited Nic, 1983. Family experiences 150 yrs. opp. by U.S.A. to plundor wealth of her country. Bay of Pigs - Eisenhower & Kennedy - Current US Admin. Painful experiences. - - - - - - - - Prof. Legality of U.S. Eco activity, Eco intervention, much more ambiguous. Legal to destroy peasant economy. Obvious and subvert. U.S. investment Masses of displaced peasants from the land. Haiti example. Land Reform Photo of peasants granted land by supreme Court. Shot by former land owner. 4 1st witness David C. McMichael USM, Teacher. former CIA agent SRI, Left CIA, 1983, now spending time in [struck Nicaranga]Nicaragua, El Salvador. More than 7000 [El??????] killed. Qu. Rev. Ben Charvis, Ming harbors. " Ms. Wilmer Renorson Riverson U.S. providing money and controls the action of Nicaguara, Judge Faulkner, Will you testify before U.S. Congress. 5. Visa denials to Cubans to come to the U.S. to talk with us. Press is uniform in response to travel to Cuba. Challenge of all of us to Counteract the War w/Cuba. - - - - - - - - - Racial discr[?] in Cuba darker - lighter nothing like U.S. different quality U.S. brought segregation to Cuba. 5. Current debt, $350 billion, Banks sell money. Economic development leads to political repression. Documents needed in legal language of illegal action. Economic survival is a basic human right. Sec. 116 Human Rights practices - - - - - - - - Robert (Bob) Ostetag US ocupation of Carribean basin Vietnam - Inte-Am pal of 1980's - Republican Pty Electoral platform 1980 - US has planned & is waging War in Central America - conceived 1979-80 Action in Panama Canal Zone Alfred Griffin Ct. Martial for re- fusing to serve in the imperialist war. 6 Subj. US support of engaging in [Paul Ranshaw.] Schneider Rigoberta Manchu, Indian leader from Guatamala, Left in 1981, secret worker in Guat in 1983. Father burned alive in 1981. Mother captured tortured disapeared, no burial, eaten by dogs. 9 children, sisters & brothers, 6 killed 3 still alive, people forced to leave land, hardships of people, many work on plantations of Agri , owners. Many are poorer than before. Military rule keeping people from expressing their opinions. 6. Guatemala Central America Latin America Prof Julio Quam - in jail Infant Mortality - babies born underweight - 1/2 will die by age 15. Conditions worse in Central America today than before the U.S. program began. Grenada Ms. Adrien Wing- Prof. [Mr.] Joachim Mark. U.S. against diplomatic relations of Grenada & Cuba. When this was done, U. S. exerted cruel pressure against Grenada. Ms. Hazel Ross, Transafrica, Wash D.C. Prof.Margarita Samad - Matias, Member, Comittae for a Free Grenada. U.S. invasion of Grenada 16000 U S troups around the island of Grenada 7. She was in the military camp old + young exist on roots or whatever they can find to eat. No medical care, much disease among them. People defending their culture, land, etc. Military forces hounding the people. Laboratory in Guat. of death and torture. 8 Gauatamal, popu 7 million, 35,000 people have disappeared 200 massacres. 10-12 thou. killed 1 million displaced persons. exiles in Mexico, people are kidnapped & disappear U N Resolutions - - - - - - Frank LaRue, worked in the labor movement. Repression began 1954 8 Political impact, media Proporgantzed propagantized the . Give Reagan excuse, Destroyed Communication Unit of Grenada. Discredit peoples Revelution Gov't. Jailed P.R.G., Kept prisoners in boxes, barbed wire. Doberman dogs denied legal aid, interogated, [terroze] terrorized. All hotels taken by US Marines & other military [po] personnel. Shot & killed Grenadan youths on the slightest provocation. Jails out of bounds for [lo] relatives and friends. Lands taken from peasants, returned to absentee landlords. Destruction of hospital homes. Social programs closed. Removed & destroyed text book and other reading materials. Increase Crimes, social ills diseases seperated married couples, Pressure put on families of the prev. Admin. 9 El Salvador. Robt Armstrong. Long struggle from end of 19th Century. Christian doctrine. Confirm worth of Human dignity and struggles. Little interest of US in El Salvador, changed, to almost colonial control of El Salvador. -------------------------------- Dr. Tommie Sue Montgomery, Native of Southern U.S.A. specialist of El Salvadoran Politics. U S trained units are implicated in the most serious massacres, El Salv Christian Dems gained more political office seats, Duartee, Mayor of El Salvador. Improved street lights & garbage collection 10 Robert Armstrong, Peace Corps, received permission from Mayor to build a [co] center. It was built and on the opening date it was destroyed by the miletary. The Mayor denied that he permitted the building of the Center. Several incidents of Massacres by the U.S. Military [Hosia], Jose Napoleon Dawartee? credit for many. Nov. Playboy Magazine article. 11 Richard Alan White first trip to El Salvador 1980. 4 or 5 times a year since. On his last visit he was told of the use of liquid fire used. 3/15/84 napalm used. Several Houses were hit directly. 7:30 AM by dragonfly planes, Massacre 68 killed by military, 37 under 12 years of age. Communities offered no resistance. July 22, '84 June 28/84, Dam were bombed. July 22 Massacre was a represal of the dam bombings. 12 Dr. Joanne Palmisanas MD Went to Mexico City in 1983. Complete break down of health care in El Salvador. Severe crisis in hospitals. Infant mortality 180 per 1000 births. Military hospitals clean/w/modern equipment. Garbage in the streets breeding ground for rats, flies, disease, Malaria fever on encrease Family units broken up. Farms abandoned, increased, malnutrition. No schools or teachers. Generation of children without families. US money goes to Central bank of El Salvador to pay off debts of the government. 14 [strikethrough] 13 Frank Brodhead $ 11.7 million spent on El Salvador elections U.S. fund through AID went to election fund Free elections People have right to choose gov't. and vote freely. El Salvadore none of free requirements were met. no free press, no opposition press. 30-45 thousand put to death what has happened to the surviving members of your family? Are you in touch with them? Program Corp of America 2/14/86 Manhattan, Kans. Douglass Com. Center Robbie Brooks - Rep-. Morris Hood. 7/28/86, 10:30. AM McGregor Hall. Proposal R.P. + M.L.K. -- 934-2514 373-3815 "Higher Education Budget" to aid minorities, overnight trips for grades 7-10. to colleges to give them incentives to go to college 7/23/86 Pete Seeger-- book of songs and pictures Will send book for my comments. [underlined] Black family deteriorating. We are in crisis. drop out high as 85% in some communities what chance does drop out have? Church must once more educate our children How much time are we investing in our youth? Get back to extended family. Need Agape love. [*2710 MAR 83*] N. D. Conference, Rev. Mrs. Donna Booth Mission of AME Church Apr. 5-7 Faith. Hope. Jesus died left. Great commission home Richard Allen. slave founded AME Church. Bus. aspects of the church. Excellence succeeds because excellence [attrad] attracts "Beyond These Walls" Christian Church is our mission We are in trouble if we confine ourselves with these walls. Subj[?]. Watch What you say. Control tongue with love. Need spiritual preparation tithing. Owe God 1/10. Give offering. Violence is preventable. Young people need help. We must save the lost. Feed the hungry. 9/3/90, 9 PM Hostess Dores Bisca - Ch 7 Students Reading Between the Line Southfield H.S. What is a bad teacher? Indifferent or unprepared to teach. Good teacher will bond with and pay attention to students. Students need high self esteem. Parents should motivate their children to study and do home work. Only two students would want to teach school. Those against teaching said many youngsters have bad attitudes or undisciplined, not taught by parents to respect teachers. Teacher Helaine Wolf, teacher for 28 years A teacher says her students like her. She and most students connect. Most teachers are working for the love of children, not the money. They are paid less money for more work in Detroit than suburbs. Attendance is poor which causes the illiterate. Teachers are demoralized The children are wonderful. They make teaching worthwhile. Dr. John Parter Superintendent, Detroit Today's students do not have moral values. They are more into TV, fancy gym shoes expensive clothing. We need more qualified teachers and retrain principals. Equalize the money [allot] given for each student. Ms. Marva Collins. She started her own school because she was fed up w/the Educational system. She gives her students positive motivation. Never tells a child what he or she can not do. Teachers should get rid of garbage of telling students what they can not do. People are programmed for their children to fail. Parents are victim of a system that will mess up their children, passed on to the next generation. THE HOTEL BELVEDERE Wed 10/10/90 Prosperity Day Home ownership seminar Monday 6:30 PM Considine Center 29' 11/23/90 11/24/90 1 AM AM [?] ankle R 8 3/4" / 8 1/2 L 9" / 9 1/8 calf 14 / 12 1/2 13 3/8 / 12 3/4 thigh 20 / 20 20 1/2 / 19 7/8 THE HOTEL BELVEDERE 11/24/90 For my people Kevin Torrence Neighbors United Devil's Night Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.