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John W. Perdew '64, free on bail after three months in an Americus, Ga., jail, spoke last night of a "depressing situation" in the South and the "human problems" of integration...
This fear is so complete, he said, that it would be "futile" to seek Southern white support for the civil rights movement. He is, to Americus whites, "a New York atheist Communist...
Perdew cited Negro resignation to segregation as a major obstacle in his own work for voter registration. Many Negroes find his message disturbing, and as a result resent him. "Every Negro in Americus knows who I am, where I've been for the past three months, and what I've done," he stated, "but many still greet me, if at all, like a white insurance agent coming to collect money every week...
John W. Perdew '64 was released yesterday from the Americus, Ga., jail where he had been imprisoned since Aug.8...
Perdew and the others will have to return to Americus Nov. 11 to face trial on two misdemeanor charges brought by the city. One charges the students with resisting arrest, the other with disorderly conduct. Perdew said he expected to be convicted, but thought he could lodge a successful appeal...