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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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