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Show -v. Washington Students To Hold Filibuster On U.S. Civil Rights 17 a 1-.. X ' WASHINGTON (CPS) The Distnct of Columbia Students for Cml Rlghts, an organization of students from seven Washington, Wash-ington, D.C. colleges and universities univer-sities recently announced the Student 'Filibuster" for Civil Rights" to be held April 27-May I on the ground of the Washington Washing-ton Monument. The 'Filibuster' will provide a platform for over 150 students stu-dents In the Washington area from all over the country to express their concern and desire de-sire for the passage of the civil rights bill now before the Senate. According to the group, the purpose of the projects is "to provide a platform for the expression ex-pression of student concern that each citizen of the United States be assured full and free exercises exercis-es of all rights and liberties due his citizenship without regard to race, creed or color." THE STUDENTS will speak continuousy from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Monday until Friday. Speeches will continue on Saturday Satur-day and the final day will culminate cul-minate with afternoon speeches by John Lewis, chairman of SN-CC SN-CC and James Farmer, director of CORE. The speeches of the students will "specifically . . . emphasize the necessity of (1) prompt passage pas-sage of the Omnibus Civil Rights Bill, HR 7152, by the Senate, (2) the need for additional civil rights legislation, and (3) the strict enforcement of this and all other civil rights measures." Students from American University, Uni-versity, Catholic University, Dumbarton University, Georgetown George-town University, George Washington Wash-ington University, Howard University Uni-versity and Trinity College will "explain various sections of the Civil Rights Bill, expound on the need for passage and strict enforcement en-forcement of each section, give a history of civil rights legislation legisla-tion and judicial decisions and present rebuttals to opponents of civil rights legislation." |