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A T ennessee new spaper has re
vealed that fam ed civil rights pho
tographer Ernest C. W ithers was a
paid inform ant on the everyday ac
tivities o f M em phis' black co m m u
nity.
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"[FB I] reports portray W ithers
as a prolific inform ant w ho, from at
least 1968 until 1970, passed on tips
a n d p h o to g r a p h s d e ta ilin g an
insider's view o f politics, business
and everyday life in M em phis' black
com m unity," M emphis' Commercial
A ppeal reported Sept. 12 follow ing
a tw o -y ear investigation.
W ithers captured iconic im ages
o f Dr. M artin L u th er K ing Jr. on the
night K ing w as shot in M em phis.
A v e te r a n f r e e la n c e r fo r
A m e ric a 's b la c k p re ss, he w as
know n as "the original civil rights
p h o to g rap h er," an in sid er w ho'd
covered it all, from the Em m ett Till
m u rd er that ju m p -started the m ove-
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ment in 1955 to the Little Rock school
crisis, the integration o f O le M iss,
and the 1968 sanitation strike that
brought K ing to M em phis and his
death.
The n e w sp a p er’s report, reveals
how W ithers provided the FBI w ith
details about w here K ing w as stay
ing and inform ation on his m eeting
w ith black m ilitants on A pril 3 , 1968
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It found FBI reports indicating
that W ithers collaborated for y ears
w ith FBI agents m onitoring the civil
rights m ovem ent. T hose FBI re
ports, the paper's M arc P errusquia
w rites, "reveal a covert, previously
unknow n side o f the beloved ph o
to g rap h er."
W ithers is certainly beloved in
M em phis, w here a nam esake m u
seum is scheduled to open next
m onth. It rem ains to be seen how
these new revelations m ay affect
W ithers' legacy.
T h e M e m p h is p a p e r re p o rts
h o w W ith e rs' sp y in g a ss is te d J.
E d g a r H o o v e r, th e c o n tro v e rs ia l
FB I d ire c to r w h o lo ng c o v e rtly
m o n ito re d K in g an d o th e rs c o n
sid e re d ra d ic a ls. W ith e rs, th e p a
p e r n o te s , g a v e th e b u re a u a
" fro n t-ro w se a t to th e c iv il rig h ts
an d a n ti-w a r m o v e m e n ts in M em
p h is." In th e 1960s, he p ro v id e d
in fo rm a tio n o n e v e ry o n e fro m the
In v ad ers — a m ilita n t b lack p o w e r
g ro u p — to c h u rc h le ad e rs, p o li
tic ia n s and b u sin e ss o w n e rs. E x
p e rts b e lie v e th e FB I p aid W ith
ers fo r sp y in g .
NW N atural
Portland State
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A federal ju d g e has dism issed B altim ore to file a n arrow er co m
for a second tim e B altim ore's law plaint dealing only w ith econom ic
suit against W ells Fargo & Co. claim im pacts.
ing predatory lending practices d is
"W e h av e c o n te n d e d fro m th e
crim inated against black borrow ers b e g in n in g th at th e c h a lle n g e s B a l
and led to foreclosures that harm ed tim o re fa c es c a n n o t be a ttrib u te d
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the city.
to the sm all n u m b e r o f loans W ells
U.S. D istrict Judge J. Frederick F a rg o fo re c lo s e d in th e c ity ," said
M otz o f M aryland said an am ended C a ra H e id e n , c o - p r e s i d e n t o f
com plaint did not p rovide a "causal W e lls F a rg o H o m e M o rtg a g e .
connection" betw een the banking “ E v en th e c ity h as a c k n o w le d g e d
giant's conduct and the city's a l th a t lo n g -s ta n d in g c rim e , u n e m
leged injuries.
p lo y m e n t a n d so c io e c o n o m ic is
He previous dism issed the suit, su es h a v e c o n trib u te d to th e c ity ’s
filed in 2008, in January bu t allow ed p ro b le m s .”
Facing Discrimination?
Advocates offer Help
A re you o r your co -w o rk ers be
ing treated differently based on your
race, d isab ility , gen d er, national
origin, sexual orientation, age, etc?
W as y o u r housing application
rejected o r are you being treated
differently than others by your land
lord?
A re you being paid below m in i
m um w age, not receiving rest p eri
o d s, o r re c e iv in g irre g u la r p a y
ch eck s?
Local com m unity advocates w ill
o ffer som e help w ith a forum on
W ednesday, Sept. 29 from 6 p.m . to
8 p.m. at H um boldt G arden, 5033 N.
V ancouver A ve.
T he U rban L eague o f Portland,
O regon B ureau o f L ab o r and Indus
try and the F air H ousing C ouncil o f
O regon w ill be hosting the e vent to
help y ou u nderstand y our rights
and w h at you can do to protect
y o u rse lf from discrim ination in the
w orkplace and housing.
For inform ation o r to R SV P, call
Donna B ro w n a t9 7 1 -673-0781 orthe
U rban League at 503-280-2600.