Negro meeting last night (12 July) at which negroes told to call off demonstrations until they learn Martin Luther King's policy of non-violent resistance; scenes of calm Savannah today (13 July).




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Background: Showing today's racial situation in Savannah, Georgia.

In Savannah today (13 July) mass demonstrations by negroes were suspended under a shaky, biracial truce while clergymen and businessmen tried to stabilize the situation. Savannah, a port city in Georgia (South eastern U.S) has been the scene of racial demonstrations for the past week, erupting into violence Thursday (11 July). Negroes will meet tonight, as will a "hite Segregationist group to consider future action.