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A Report from Occupied Territory
Negroes have always held, the lowest jobs, the most menial jobs, which are now being destroyed by automation.
No remote provision has yet been made to absorb this labor surplus.
- James Baldwin
- The Nation
Furthermore, the Negro’s education, North and South, remains, almost totally, a segregated education. And, the police treat the Negro like a dog.
On April 17, 1964, in Harlem, New York City, a young salesman, father of two, left a customer’s apartment and went into the streets.
There was a great commotion in the streets, which, especially since it was a