▁" Be - b op ▁prom otes ▁Commun ism ". ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁seven ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁assault ed ▁Nat ▁King ▁Cole ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁singing ▁to ▁a ▁white ▁audience ▁at ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Aud itor ium ▁in ▁B irmingham . ▁The ▁assault ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁attack ▁involving ▁one ▁hundred ▁members ▁who ▁were ▁supposed ▁to ▁over power ▁the ▁band ▁and ▁the ▁police , ▁but ▁only ▁seven ▁showed ▁up . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁ass ail ants ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 ▁days ▁in ▁j ail ▁and ▁a ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁fine , ▁the ▁maximum ▁for ▁their ▁assault ▁charge , ▁and ▁three ▁others ▁were ▁f ined ▁for ▁consp i racy ▁and ▁weapons ▁charges . ▁ ▁Cl inton , ▁Tennessee ▁▁ ▁Also ▁that ▁April , ▁Ad m . ▁John ▁C rom mel in , ▁introduced ▁Carter ▁to ▁John ▁Kas per ▁who ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁affili ate ▁of ▁the ▁N AC C ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁that ▁June ▁called ▁the ▁Se abord ▁White ▁Cit iz ens ▁Council . ▁In ▁August ▁and ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁both ▁groups ▁conver ged ▁on ▁Cl inton , ▁Tennessee , ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁court ▁ordered ▁integration ▁of ▁Cl inton ▁High ▁School . ▁Kas per ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 7 ▁for ▁inc iting ▁a ▁ri ot ▁and ▁v ag ran cy , ▁but ▁released ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁for ▁lack ▁of ▁evidence