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Attorney General Robert Kennedy Receives Standing Ovation At Chapel Dedication Ceremony
West Georgia College
VOLUME XXX
Robert Kennedy Wins Admiration
Of W.G.C. Students
‘‘’Long. Long Ovenlup"
RFK’s Civil Rights Talk
Draws Student Applause
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy talked about the Civil
Rights bill and the American Negro for about five minutes Tues
day and when he finished West Georgia students responded with
• ringing applause.
The college auditorium was
packed when Mr. Kennedy en
tered after a buffet luncheon
for a question-answer session.
Mr. Kennedy said that if the
public accommodations section
of the civil rights bill did what
Gov. George Wallace de
scribes, he would be against
the bill himself.
EQUALLY
“This section simply means
that if a motel, hotel, restau
rant, etc., opens its doors to
the public, they cannot discrim
inate against Negroes simply
because of their color. They
must treat all of the public
equally.”
“Here in 1964, we have mo
tels and restaurants that will
serve Communists, racketeers
and dope pushers, but they
won’t serve a Negro because
of the color of his skin,” he
said. “Yet we will call Ne
groes into the service of the
United States Government.”
Mr. Kennedy said he thought
that part of the bill was “long,
long overdue.”
The Attorney General told
the students that six Negroes
have been killed in South Viet
®he Iteat (feoraiatt
Nam. “They were fighting for
you and for me,” he said.
INSULT
He said that the wife of an
Alabama Negro could request
and receive permission to
bury her husband in Arlington
National Cemetery, as any sol
dier’s wife could. But traveling
to Arlington and back to Ala
(Continued on Page 2)
Dr. Margaret Mead signs autographs for t% ’
dents after her lecture in the auditorir-
Mead’s visit concluded a most ev"*"
West Georgia College.
CARROLLTON. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. MAY 29. 1964
Special Edition
The West Georgian printed
this special edition of the paper
in order to provide students
with a printed record of the
events of the momentous day
in the history of the college.
This edition contains pictures
and stories of Attorney General
Robert Kennedy’s visit and
pictures of Dr. Margaret
Mead’s visit.
South’s Most. Progressive Small College Paper
During Visit
College, Citv. State Combine
To Welcome Attorney General
West Georgia College and the city of Carrollton rolled out
the red carpet Tuesday for Attorney General Robert Kennedy
and received him graciously.
Evidently the Attorney Gen
eral had not expected such a
warm welcome here in the deep
South where his enemies are
supposed to be many.
Just before he boarded the
plane to return to Washington,
Mr. Kennedy said, “The recep
tion was warm and kind and
very hospitable. Tell your Car
rollton citizens that Mrs. Ken
nedy and I deeply appreciate
it and will never forget it.”
“Were you surprised Mr. At
torney General?”, he was ask
ed.
“Frankly, I was,” he re
plied.
WELCOME
The Attorney General and
his wife, Ethel, landed at the
Carrollton airport in a twin
engine U. S. Army plane. It
was 45 minutes late. A crowd
of about 100 people gathered to
greet him including Dr. and
Mrs. James E. Boyd, Mayor
Henry Lumpkin and other city
and county officials. The mayor
presented a bouquet of red
roses to Mrs. Kennedy and a
large pink ribbon carried the
message “Welcome to Carroll
ton.”
FLAGS
After shaking hands with
NUMBER EIGHTEEN
of the high-level government
figure. Many homes and bus
inesses flew American flags.
MAPLE STREET CHILDREN
When the motorcade reached
Maple Street School, Mr. Ken
nedy ordered his car stopped.
There, children were lined up
on both sides of the street
waving, cheering and jumping
up and down. The welcome the
lovable children of Maple Street
School gave him was a won
derful sight and the Attorney
General would not leave until
he went up and down both
sides of the street, shaking
their hands and occasionally
patting a head.
Just before he got into his
car, he threw up his hands
and said, “Now you children
go back to school!”
A crowd estimated to be in
the neighborhood of 2000 greet
ed the Attorney General on the
campus of West Georgia Col
lege. When he and Mrs. Ken
nedy made their appearance on
the speakers stand, they re
cived a thunderous, standing
ovation.
TOLERANCE
In a speech dedicating the
John F. Kennedy Interfaith
Chapel, Mr. Kennedy asked for
“a spirit of tolerance among
' *rd among men.” His