Word: mccanns
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Today. I called my State Senator, Francis X. McCann, to urge that he vote for the Shea Bill. After some double-talk about the constitutionality of the measure (the bill is, of course, a direct challenge to the constitutionality of the Vietnam war), Senator McCann said he was going to vote against...
...McCann said he is trying to unify the two factions to work together for social equality for the downtrodden worker. He wants to remedy the problems of 30 percent unemployment and of discrimination in the job and housing market...
...Born in a Catholic slum, McCann began his movement for civil rights in March, 1968. "I am presenting an alternative to the Catholic-Protestant struggle. I am offering a socialist solution." he said...
...three week tour of the United States, McCann said he has a dual objective: to educate both the public and himself. "By finding out about movements here. I can improve my own civil rights movement," he said...
...McCann said he is particularly interested in the Black Panther movement. The Catholics, while barricading their section against police attack, showed movies of the Panthers, which received tremendous attention. "All the young lads identified with the Panthers," he said...