From Julian Bond to Charles Pou, possible Letter to the Editor, 10 June 1969

June 10, 1969

Dear Mr. Pou,

I read your Sunday, June 8 column with interest but thought you'd like to hear the correct story of my involvement in the Georgia Democratic Forum and the Macon Convention.

I was not "walking along the street" and whisked away by Representative Ben Brown.

I drove myself from Atlanta to Macon with my wife, John Lewis (who became a member of the challenge delegation) and two other friends.

We had planned the trip weeks in advance. As I had spoken out of town the night before, my wife and the three others picked me up at the Atlanta airport that morning and we drove to Macon from there. My feet never touched Hunter Street that day, nor did I touch the seat of Rep. Brown's car.

I had not been as active in the Forum's affairs as have some others, but had been a dues paid member of it and had been elected to the Forum's Fifth District Executive Committee.

Incidentally, despite Louisiana National Committeeman Marshall Brown, the McGover Committee is going ahead with its plans for a hearing in that state at a later date.

Sincerely,

Julian Bond

Mr. Charles Pou Atlanta Newspapers, Inc. - Atlanta, Georgia bcc Hal Guillmier