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The Judge Gave Me A Chance! By Hoiea L. William* j obviously yoir are intelligent and I really didn’t understand why have ability. I say you are intel- the judge sentenced me to five ligent because these Negroes fol- ■days in jail until five days after iow you. You’ve proved you my release. He called me up be- have ability because of the type for e the bench and said,“Hosea, | Continued on Page Four We Paid The Supreme Price! THEY BEAT, GASSED AND JAILED US Slater King, leader of the Al-1 M. E. Church, 623 E. Broad St. | bany Movement will be the guest. Young Slater King was the j speaker at Sunday’s Mass Meet- j first Negro - ever to run for May-j ing at 3:30 p. m. at St. James A. | Continued on Pago Five Candidate For Mayor To Speak Here Sunday Demonstrations can be fruitful or they can be destructive. In Savannah, they were both, but in the end they were productive. They were responsible for the integra tion of many local Hotels, Motels, Theaters, formation of the Com mittee of the 100 white business men and an understanding between the white and colored communi ty that the Negroes of Chatham County must have their FREE DOM NOW! There was violence, but docu mented data will prove the dem onstration leaders w r ere not at fault. The first violence occur red on the night of June 12, 1963 while demonstrations wer e being carried out against segregation at the Holiday Inn Motel. Both leaders (Hosea & Clark) were ar rested by the Police and State Troopers and an attempt was made to frighten the other four or five thousand demonstrators. Well, Negroes don’t run any long er, just because a white man wants him to. The trouble started when 27 Ne groes. began praying across from the City Police station. They were asking God to free their lead ers (Hosea and Clark). Without provocation, the Police began throwing tear gas bombs. They throw enough gas bombs to dis continued on Page F' nr Williams And Clark Out Hoaeal L. Williams, leader of the Savannah FreecU Now Movement and Benjamin Van Clarke, Director of the Movement thrilled the audience at Sunday's Mass Meeting. Williams explained the value of the pair. He is out under $36,000 Bond. Thirty Thousand Dollars or Peace Bonds ($14,500 probated and $600 Appeal Bonrh for Demonstrating. Clark is out on $18,000 Bonds $10,000 probated. Three Thousand dollars worth of Appeal Bonds are postedt for Clark. The above p’roio snows the leader telling the attendance that he prays to God that his soft ! (Hosea II) will be just like his Director, Young Clark.