two were trained medical doctors, jim lawler and michael mason and one was a recent graduate of caesar casey. a fourth one was a union organizer. the fifth was a greensboro resident and the only female and only black. her name was sandi smith. she was a graduate of bennett college. all of them were involved in improving the lives of the poor. they had been involved in fighting a disease, which was common with textile workers, and they also really wanted to unionize to improve conditions. they had lived in the community or in the area and have been active as union organizers. they decided to move it up a notch. in october, they merged into what became a communist workers party unit. i think that simple change from probably inflamed the whole situation in greensboro. it certainly angered the klan, because the klan was known to be antiwar, anti-black, and anti-communist. when the workers party applied for the permit, there were grave concerns in the police department. they were concerned because they had had a run-ins with nelson johnson and other cw members -- cwp members, but there was some h