Speech #870276952

Of Newburghs 5.000 Negroes. the great majorityover 90 percentare selfsupporting. and despite popular opinion in Newburgh. account for less than half of the welfare load. Although originating in the South. most of the Negro families moving to Newburgh have come from nearby communities and other parts of the State. Only a small proportion come directly from the South. And of these. practically none has applied for welfare benefits on arrival or shortly afterward. In 1960. for example. exactly $205 was spent on relief for newly arrived migrants. And the city was reimbursed this entire amount by the State." 110. The impression was given that we persecute the aged and the blind.