UBAD also found itself under fire from many of the established groups uncomfortable with its message of Black Power; the local unit of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) stopped renting them its Liberty Hall in August 1969 under pressure from the government.
The Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) unit of UBAD was forced to vacate their rented space, Liberty Hall, in August 1969 due to pressure from authorities and the disapproval of established groups who opposed its Black Power message.