Reviews of King’s performance in Albany were harsh. Laurie Pritchett announced publicly that he knew—and that King knew—the cause of integration was set back “at least ten years” by events in Albany. The NAACP’s Ruby Hurley observed tartly that “Albany was successful only if the objective was to go to jail.” Slater King concluded that the Albany Movement had spread its demands too broadly, and movement critics compiled a catalog of King’s tactical mistakes. The NAACP’s Crisis magazine was preparing an article by two movement professors at Spelman, Staughton Lynd and Vincent Harding, which
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