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...that you have altered career plans or otherwise done things you wouldn't ordinarily do, please send me a concise summary c/o the Chemistry Dept., University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403. Of course, any other comment on details of the Volunteer Army Bill will be appreciated. Bruce J. Chasan...
...most interesting articles--"Leadership in Civil Rights" by Daniel J. Chasan and "The Negro Revolution and the Civil Rights Movement" by Archie Epps--are primarily documents in a social issue...
...Chasan, now executive editor of this journal, is shallow and occasionally inaccurate, but he makes one good point. Chasan first presents a confusing and unconvincing philosophical discussion of his relation to the American Negro. He then abandons that tack and says that his growing antipathy to the Negro movement springs from the leadership's ignorance of "a responsibility of their own." He says the leadership has failed to bring about internal changes in the Negro community necessary for effective integration. "First," he writes, "there must be leaders who will encourage, even demand, constructive attitudes and actions completely apart from demonstrations...
...Chasan's general position is typical of many whites whose support of the Negro movement has been undermined by irresponsible leadership. And it is precisely this reaction which Epps ignores when speaking favorable of the "radical Negro Revolution" in his article...
...often becomes more important than the redress of a particular grievance. More explosive demonstrations will be needed to maintain the militancy of the revolutionaries. And when the stalled cars on the Long Island highways start backing up, the Negro cause will lose considerable support. It is here that Chasan's plea for responsible leadership is immediately relevant...