Worthy...
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material*, would eventually over
come the opposition.
After six months of close ob
servation. Worthy stated that he
hm scaled down hopes for his
party. Faced with a shortage of
trained people,, the party will run
candidates in only a few states,
and will concentrate on edt.ca
tional imnrovements elsewhere.
Whites may eventually he ad
niitted to the Freedom Now party,
according to Worthy. He said he
anticipates alteration in the or
iginal structure of the movement
to meet changing needs of a
non-static future.
No Plans Now
At the present time there are
no plans to admit other minor
ity groups, such as Mexicans, Pu
erto Ricans or Orientals, because
they have not recently voiced
their discontent. Worthy remark
ed. He stressed, however, that all
: remain brothers in discrimina
tion and exploitation.
Questioning the place of the
! Negro in American society, Wor
l thy used as an example the inci
i dents leading to his indictment in
1961! for e Bering the U.S. with
out a valid passport. He stated
that people in oower fear one dis
senting voice explaining that he
was not indicted until six months
ailer he returned to Miami.
“it was .significant, from their
late action on indictment, that
they wanted to see what 1 would
do immediately after returning.
Another curious fact is that the
New Republic has reported that
many travelers return to the U.S.
without \alid passports, and are
not indicted," Worthy commented,
ed.