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...conference. But I wish to point out right here and now that I was there as an interested individual. I participated in discussion neither as a member of SDS, nor as a member of Afro, but as Diorita Fletcher, black woman, class of '71. My statements to John Butler were made in that light. I resent your none-too-subtle efforts to exploit my presence for SDS or newspaper mileage...
Racism and exploitation-you find it everywhere-even in the Harvard CRIMSON. Mr. Butler, yes, typified that blatant kind of racist behavior that black people can no longer ignore or tolerate. But the CRIMSON, in yesterday's article, typified that subtle kind of racism which permits it to use a black person, namely me, to carry the weight of a protest staged by a white organization which presumes to speak for black workers. In your next issue, why don't you run a photo of the 70-odd whites at Tuesday's conference who carry bonfire SDS membership cards...
...Butler and the Personnel office, however, say that the figure is misleading because it combines Faculty members-who are nearly all white-with the rest of the University's employees...
...Tuesday's press conference, Butler said that the statistics have improved since last April's count and that Harvard now has "well over 500" black employees-more than double the number four years...
...after pointing out the recent rise, Butler said "this is not enough. It is where we are now, a point from which progress can be continued...