The Atlanta Inquirer

SRC Report Urges Bi-racial Body

A report issued by the Southern Regional Council lists bi-racial committees as one factor in the successful solution to the problems underlying sit-in demonstrations. Calling such committees "the principal means used to meet the problem," the report says that such groups often give "reality to the oft-expressed desire for better communication between the races. The most common form for a committee of this sort, the report states, is "relatively small, (5-15 members) appointed by the mayor, bi-racial, and composed of respected civic figures."

In some cities, the SRC report continues, committees set up to deal with the sit-in question have been kept in existence with broader responsibilities. The council lists 29 southern cities that presently have bi-racial committees. Savannah's committee, the only one in Georgia, has been inactive since April, 1960.

Cities Where Mediating Committees on Race Relations Have Been Created by the City Government

FLORIDA
Auburndale
Coral Gables
Daytona Beach (at last report, committee had not met because of strict quorum rule)
Delray Beach
Eustis
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Pierce
Miami (at last report, inactive)
Orlando
St. Petersburg (in appointing committee, Mayor instructed it to avoid any "integration" questions)
Tampa
West Palm Beach
Winter Park

GEORGIA
Savannah (inactive since April, 1960)

NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
Durham
Gastonia
Greensboro
High Point
Raleigh
Winston-Salem

SOUTH CAROLINA
Florence

TENNESSEE
Knoxville
Nashville
Oak Ridge

TEXAS
Houston