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Advocates Amnesty

The congressman advocates
amnesty for draft dodgers and
praised those who "stood up
against the great human
injustice of America in this
war. We should welcome back
the people who deserted this
country for the cause of
humanity."

Mr. Dellums, a defender of
the Black Panthers and a critic
of the Nixon Administration,
was elected to the House of
Representatives in 1970 by
capturing 60 per cent of the
vote in a predominately white
district He denounced the
middle American society which
prevents blacks from
recognition as first-class
citizens

"Why are blacks in this
country prevented from
flowering and flourishing as
human beings? It is unjust to
pose the color of skin for the
basis."