▁statements ▁of ▁Public ▁Official s ▁do ▁not ▁lead ▁us ▁to ▁em brace ▁Grad ual ism . ▁We ▁want ▁a ▁beginning ▁N OW ! ▁We ▁have ▁already ▁waited ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years !! ▁ ▁We ▁Neg ro es ▁shall ▁never ▁become ▁enemies ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁People : ▁We ▁are ▁all ▁Americans ; ▁But ▁America ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁struggle ▁for ▁Fre edom ▁from ▁Ty ran ny ▁and ▁O pp ression . ▁We ▁shall ▁never ▁bomb ▁any ▁homes ▁or ▁l yn ch ▁any ▁persons ; ▁but ▁we ▁must , ▁because ▁of ▁History ▁and ▁the ▁future , ▁march ▁to ▁Complete ▁Fre edom ▁— ▁with ▁un bow ed ▁heads , ▁pray ing ▁hearts , ▁and ▁an ▁un y ield ing ▁determ ination . ▁And ▁we ▁seek ▁Gu id ance ▁from ▁our ▁Heaven ly ▁Father ; ▁and ▁from ▁all ▁men , ▁Good will ▁and ▁understanding . ▁ ▁The ▁AC M HR ▁was ▁formally ▁created ▁at ▁a ▁mass ▁meeting ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁enthus i astic ▁black s ▁at ▁Al ford ' s ▁S ard is ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁the ▁following ▁night . ▁Sh utt les worth , ▁acc laimed ▁un anim ously ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁group , ▁rec ount ed ▁from ▁the ▁pul pit ▁v icious ▁l yn ch ings ▁and ▁gross ▁la ps es ▁of ▁justice ▁across ▁the ▁South , ▁con cluding ▁that ▁" th ese ▁are ▁dark ▁days " ▁before ▁announ cing ▁that ▁"... ho pe ▁is ▁not ▁dead . ▁Hope ▁is ▁alive ▁here ▁ton ight !" ▁A ▁second ▁meeting