The Nation - News from Feb. 16, 1986
The executive director of the NAACP, describing the organization as stronger than ever, called on members to boycott the products of oil companies doing business in South Africa. Benjamin L. Hooks, addressing the group’s annual meeting in New York City, cited “historic gains” in civil rights during the past year and a $2-million budget surplus. His report was challenged by Michael Meyers, former assistant to past director Roy Wilkins, who said the group has fallen into “disarray” under Hooks’ leadership and is being influenced by white-run corporations. His call for Hooks’ resignation brought a chorus of boos from the floor.
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