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AANDATE ADOPTED BY GARVEY<br />
CONVENTION<br />
The IIIree dt1v 15111 I nterllational<br />
('olIveIItIoII . (1f the I i\ 1 .1 c\ AfricoII<br />
('olmt11lnitie, opened scss10H<br />
111, die 1' :(rcllt Boils of the \vorld orlllllliztttic111,<br />
lltMt ('olunobla Avclouc,<br />
I'IIilaclelIdlia, 1'11 . 41,11 Anellst 2titll<br />
till-11 :3 .1,4 . 1969 aMid c'l0.0l ill tilt :tt-<br />
]tloslollere (if calln . There were 11(1<br />
r:1IIC(Il" 11(1 wr1IIIIII t . , 0V('1' 4lthelal<br />
posit ioli :1, 11,nal . It 11'as do lfcrela t(1<br />
cola-loses (1.f other ~ronloill!,:' . . "file<br />
t(l(1k file form of 11<br />
tl1( . Africatl Ir :lditi(x1,11 custom ttlld<br />
closed lsitll "Il :tr;tlnl>(~c', 1111 Afric :111<br />
slo'au c1t: .,111111i11~r t(,(,et}1er.<br />
I)ele",tti1'l11, from ( , m-ve,v I)iVi-<br />
,icllt ; lit till , I - 111tccl tihltcs altcl Ja-<br />
t1111ic-a, West IIldics ; ali(I reltrescltt :ttives<br />
from (oilier loc ;I1 or .~ :tlliz :ltio]ls<br />
(if Africml clescc-ltdellts ,:11 do%v1l<br />
to-Alter and devised :1,11(1 ]ileat1 .<br />
to further the "<strong>African</strong> li(Ylelllptioll<br />
Pro-l"ttll " as legislated 11v rcpre-entafivcs<br />
fr(tin the Afrienli .11'orlcl ('(011-<br />
1111111ities ill previous ( ( ollv('11tic111- .<br />
Arltolt - 1,111 distili ;"tli .llcd llartici-<br />
In1l1t . wire : Mr. 11are11s (ion-vv, Jr .<br />
(1f Kill". ,toll, J :1I11aiva, West 111(lies ;<br />
1I r. Allist afa IIasliiill . Prv .idellt of<br />
file Africn11-A111eric :l11 1'cpalriatioll<br />
Assoriatloll of 1'11ilndelpllia : 111%<br />
I ;okert I, . l11-(tel . leader (1f the<br />
I)ctcrn1111atiot1, I'Lell :tration altd Re-<br />
11 :1tri :tticIt1 ( ' (1IItIlkiItee , ,1f ilif,1r11in .<br />
IIIvIiIcIItIY, NIr. Ibex-l< \vtls elected<br />
AS,ist :tlit Sow retarv (wlleral of the<br />
1'111v+ rsal Africat1 11"oirlcl o n."tlliz :ltio11,<br />
f(1ultdcd li v file (list in-nislled<br />
:uld (IC1otmic suit (1f Africa, file late<br />
Il(o1 . 1krells (iltrvcv ill 1IIl t . All<br />
Miler officials rvl 1,1 nted to office "with<br />
the dcd1vafed I , 1csidvI1t-(iclicrA, Kr.<br />
Tho11tas 11 ' . Ilarve.N . , «olio presided .<br />
]tlously selected for the tllird l,)l>(ek I'(iwer Award fit .<br />
I'ollticttl Science.<br />
()hvionsIv, to 11e -1ven sm-11 :I hig1t 1lcolor is very<br />
-rtltifvill- tlltlt(nl ;gl1 it also 11-it ;ltvs the r1tind of the<br />
rrcillic]tt Who lleces,tlrils tlu1st Wonder wllat eolltrilnl-<br />
1 iou lie lms ltmde 1,(1 cleservv it . A . I 11111st defer to<br />
y(nlr Vigil se11Ne of lid-11tellt, 1 -l :ldls w-ccllt till .-,<br />
a11;1nl, llopin". t1lat ill ,0111e \s :1v, lust ( Icarls (111vi0ns<br />
1,(1 1111 T liti(Lltt Itnvo 1luldo u slio11t colltrlI111tioll to the<br />
:tdvall(-elllent (1f und( , 1 - ,I :l11d11 I 'll (1,f ollr volllvIolHlral,N<br />
.itn :ltiosll .<br />
I %risll t(1 tIt :tuk You, 111c Em ,cltfive and Illonolx'rs (1.f<br />
~~i1111 , "I"'Alliz .Iti,nl ,for till, verv Ill(olghtf111 :111(1 kllld<br />
-cstllrc . I hope that . tile 1)1r1(ls llctweell onlr people,<br />
Ph .3to : :Mr . : rtrslafrl flashim . Precirlent<br />
of the "Africa -American Rep,"itrialion<br />
Association ."<br />
'I'Ite dominati11- 1-"1(c dc ;ilt \sith<br />
11v 111c assclttlclY the - licl(alriu-<br />
ti(no I'll[", lwhldarlv k114m - 1t os ill(-<br />
- Mx Bill 11 N N'11 ;5", s11111nitted to.<br />
ille ('(,11-rcss (,f tltc 1 , 1111cd titatcs 1>.v<br />
('( ;llgte 111x11 Ito11erl Nix, :111 Africull<br />
Allu-ricnt1, (lit 11(-half (1f his coll~titllcltts<br />
Ili I'11i1a4Icllll1ia .<br />
The kill call ; upon the escclttise<br />
:1,11,(1 le-ishttivc kldics to t1l>11r(~lni ;itc "<br />
tltrcn1-11 lr;~i,lmiwll fnlul ., 1s111Wn 1,l.<br />
reporation, 1 , 411. :31)11 rears of c(otl-<br />
I)ukorv fret° laltor au(hservlces un(lc-r<br />
s111,l :lifer sl ;lvcrv . The fluid . re-<br />
Inested or denumded will enable the<br />
( otfspri]i-s (1f the .laves, who voluntarilY<br />
desire 1,(1 return to file laud of<br />
111cir fatllers to (ht so without lnlrdallip<br />
¬111,1 L(rill-. tell elld tc, three celltttric"s<br />
of :1!,;itallorl, frnstratiou and<br />
11i.m , coltfrotltaticut .<br />
The l)ocly 1111 ;111iuionl-dY c11chn-sed<br />
11w, third effort 1,.o settle this 3110<br />
vc :lr mlfinished business . (The first<br />
" 11el1 Dill was tow "Bi111o~ Bill," 1939<br />
\si111 siz lildholt 1lackers ; the second<br />
\C :1s the "l .al(ger kill," 1(148 . Both<br />
f ;iilcd t(1 :m , akcll the American eon-<br />
.( ie11(-c . ) Never the less, the coloventiont<br />
c;dl, tllxnl people (If goo(1N+"ill<br />
1N1 - 1,() 71 " Aist ill this peaceful and<br />
rcas(n] ;d11e appe :11 to assist ill fnrthcrilt!a<br />
I11e iltalienahle rig,-lit of self-<br />
(Icterltti11t1tioll chosen l1Y those who<br />
(Ic " irc to 1'eltll'll ill Afri("al .<br />
1'110 11oa1141ate especially calls on<br />
all org-altizalimts (if Afrietm people<br />
(people of <strong>African</strong> Mood and des(<br />
-( , 11t, ltla(-k people) religious, froler11<br />
:11, 1)(11111cal vt al to to+tively slipport<br />
the "Six bill 11 . li . on<br />
I(cllalf (1f fit(, .( , ewlcerned .<br />
llr. AI1ircus Garvey, Jr, the prinilril<br />
sllc aker, like Iii, father bluntly<br />
Mill directly m(arlled that hhlck pe(}<br />
I(le :It-( , sons 1111(1 dau-lttel°, of Africa<br />
It 11d as mill t 11ev 11 :1 vo the same prol1-<br />
Iv11ls . "fife sollitiolt ((f ilw,c, he eln<br />
1111t1sizel, 11l11st be 1t.snmed I) v all<br />
A1'ric,111, _ 1141 (1114 , else . <strong>African</strong>s<br />
abroad umst return to the 4fotller-<br />
1 :111d Help drive (1111- the eltelnv. And<br />
" illcc till evidence have Shown that<br />
ri-,ht :111(1 peaec are ]tilt seelll'el from<br />
:tllV f(ath1-1'v Iced 4}f vase, \ve lllllst<br />
I,e prclnred Ill (lie" fill- frccdo111 and<br />
scvnlriy .<br />
separated I1hVsicrtlly hilt not .I)ii-itually 11v the Athinlic<br />
()ce:m, will -rots ,trom ,ur and stron!~(~r 111 lire years<br />
:tl]c :td . I ltop' 111 .0 tllllt the Fiftll A111l11td Aticarl<br />
Attollasstlilor's Hall and 11iniker will be a great success .<br />
11~ (1t11~ regl-rut is float. I shall not 11c there lilt vsically<br />
lint will I1. . Ivith vo il ill spirit . 11et1mv11ile, I :1111 eolltactill-<br />
11 frieltd who will :ttlcltd the lull mid Dinner<br />
and receive the Awanl oil lnY 11e11alf.<br />
Witll :111 he-t ~sis'lw " .<br />
Yours fl-ti termtll v,<br />
I? . 1 ' . Ea,1 t:N-1 - 11(01<br />
ProP .sur of 1'olilir(11 ScY-lire<br />
Septe11111er, 1969 ( - nivcrsity (1f I l(adm1, \ i!g,,ria