The meetings were moderated by CIC Executive Director Carroll Waymon, and his voice is often the first one heard in the audio recordings.

This session began with discussion of the lateness of the official minutes and agenda. It was agreed that the audio recording would serve as the official minutes while the notes taken by a stenographer would be the official summary of minutes. It was also settled that an agenda with tentative topics of discussion would be sent to members ahead of time, with new subjects first being introduced, then experts brought in for consultation at a later session.

There was some frustration that public officials and Board of Education members were unavailable to attend the bi-monthly meetings, causing their information to be out-of-date. The board was convinced of their importance in these matters by virtue of their individual power to reach out to the community and change attitudes about race relations. It was suggested that, since continuity in the group (who attends and how often) and getting timely information through to the public were both of vital importance, a small group of 4-5 members would break off to discuss what kind of continuity would be required, and continue the discussion at the next board meeting.

There was some discussion over whether the definition of racism discussed in the previous meeting would be held and accepted by all group members, and how best to present their findings to the public. There was some disagreement over what action to take next, since some felt a strong plan would be needed in order to persuade the public. Others believed the whole community needed to acknowledge the problem of racial disparity in San Diego before any policy decisions should be made. Many members felt the main problem lay in the fact that the African-American community was already suspicious and frustrated over the slow pace of the legislation process. On the other hand, whites too were suspicious of City Hall, and believed minority members would be granted superior benefits if allowed to pursue legislation that would expand civil rights and economic equality.

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