Responding at length to his letter of April 18 (mums312-b076-i210), addressing the youth movement and its expectation of rapid changes; "the helplessness of minorities"; consumer organization; his belief in and interpretation of Karl Marx; pacifism; his opposition "to the American brand of communism"; expressing a general modesty and overarching skepticism of the situation; and reminding him, "you must not be too impatient at the muddle in colored men's thinking just now. These are difficult times and we are all striving for clarity and for the firm road."
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