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mo our people forward."
Dr. JemiJon . the n pre 'dent
of the tiona! B pt' Con ention,
U .sA. Inc. He defe eel Dr., J.H. Jack
n by an 0 erwhelming margin, ending
J n' 29-year reign over the n
million-member organization.
. Dr. JemiIon cited a number of pri-
ority i e bich he fee the con en-
tion mu dre ° Unemployment
topped the . follo ed by inadequate
participation in the political proce
and declining ppo for public edu t-
ion.
Here," h
said""
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'success. "white flight" ha:
not been a facto. During
thi period. udent au 11-
dance increased and U 11-
and di 'pline probl rn
decreased.
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concerned. Our B coD s
are in ed of fi and e
m d lop fin to
rescue them."
In . cceptance speech, he referred
to the opti on of a n policy regarding
tenure for tIe' ent's office. He
said he planned to e a policy him
ould limit the tenure of the office to
five yean, thu giving other CCc pab "
men the opportunity to lead the con
vention.
Jemison al indicated that he ould
like to e better relation with other
civil rights organizations ho are in the
forefront of the civil rights movement. -
He cifica1ly cited th4 AACP and
Oper tion PUSH, the organization he ded
by the Rev. J e J ac son one of J emi
son's bigg allie and a foe of the p t
pre ident.
One of Dr. Jemison' first official
ts will be to proclaim Dr. J n
pr . ent emeritus for his remaining
ye . ill inc ude a $15,000 -
per-year honorarium and a testimonial
dinner to be he d in Chi go.
cIo ally of the late Dr. artin
Luther Jr., Jerni n spearhe ded
many civil right ctions in Baton Rouge,
including a boycott similar to King'
to integrate the busse oreover, in
King' boo "Stride To ard Freedom,"
the late rights leader credits Jemi n
with playing key ro in the ontgo
mery, Ua. truggle.
Son of the late Dr. D.V. Jemison,
ho preceeded Dr. Jackson pre 'dent,
the ne pre' en' climb was no acci
dent. Efforts to ou the aging J c son
had developed momentum nearly
year ago. After con' tent urgin by ey
convention members, Jerni n as dr f
ted on Aug. 10 at Good treet B ptist
Church in Dalla during hu -hush
meeting of veralleading members.
In addre sing the Convention, Dr.
Jemison said, "I am here not by eident.
It is providential th t I am here. For it
29 years ago here in iami that
my beloved father lay do . n hi mantle
pre 'dent of this great convention.
And it as ju fe year later tha I
conded the nomination for Dr. Jac -
n' re-election pre' ent.
o I and here thi con ention t
le der. I kno that my f er and
mother are here ith me."
J e J k n declared th t 'this
i proud moment for me. I sting
Dr. ing's ote by proxy."
He id that he favored Jemi n
over J on because it i time for
change. It' for th tape ceful transi
tion occurred nd I am de flni tel in
favor of tribute to Dr. J c n' Ion
tenure.
This i
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that
Re .
epted.
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: is no Bi-P rtisan cat ory on th Ballot. Th candid t s
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