The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-04-29

WHAT SHALL WE JAIL UUkOELVED!
Basng his argument upon the theory that of
the Negro has populazed fit for the citizens
African descent the United States the editor Of the New
lengthy article bewas the fact and suggests that
instead refer to ourselves Coored African or Afro
American"
His argument in part follows:
ITO those educators soyes of the problems and
charity workers ss aya ssgn " = e
call the attention Of the present example of the inver
sS i CALLED atano y narca and oarne headlines
crime committed alleged to have been committed by
Coorea men, s mas given sne PUBIC ne IMPRESSION a n
the Coored citizen is dispropoonatey criminal Consequently
ns mples S ses 70 q gg u nes t d
welfare of the community
The crimes Of murder rape grand larceny committed
character those by the Coored group the word
Negro sop and red rag to the sordd pejudced minded
at commercial convenient to the white press and it
has accordingly been worked overtime Now what would be the
large by professional Coored The
cultured and powerful of the other the among the
gallant Caucasian ladies and gentlemen of generation The
daily following their lead would not be referring specca
being convenient and commercial from the andponts of
satona Professionalism and antace propaganda they would
parcuarze in their headlines than they do what a
ians Hebrews dourder rape grand larceny 1t
would simply appear that criminal committed crime This
Cooed strengthen consciousness and
pride they wfuy giving the enemies handy
hostility The public would be gaining the impression that
generation of devourng hyenas growing its midst
Further because of this essened aversion and the fading lines
of cleavage Cooed and boys and girls seeking
employment would be less hated because of their and the
progress the general employment would be fastened Ii
the public forced by speak OF members of
the citizens etc. when it sought to particu
would perorce think and toward them humans
and citizens and not being permanently distinct and different
and interiors; the of the nomer Negro forces the
public think and act toward them So long the white
dominant America OF the wealth and the in
of public opinion and the machinery of government
that black either shortsgEed nsncere who
thinks that he make the hated term Negro respectable We
need the unwisdo of the of the term be-
its easy corruption into the coupons of Niger and
Negroes Neither will any informed deny that the term
Negro historically and ehinographcaly when APP
piled the than twelve millions Of Afro-Americans Our
argument itself only with the infinite harm done
the race by the present chronic use of the term"
While agree with the writer that the term Negro is
obeconaby by the white and its constant
connection with sordd things has caused seek
lief from it. feel that long the trend Of newspaperdom in
America toward sensatonasm the thing would result
the popuarzation of other term applied to
do believe that the word Negro has been popua
by its constant by people as much as that It's
by others has caused its adoption fitting term by
It probably true that when completely analysed our OBJ
lection the has its real basis desire that be not
separated the general American czey any than
others its classes The dislike is due hatred of
regaon SUCH And though might be found that the term
would be bearabe if used connection with credtabe
by members of it would the less
strongly of tendency to consider apart from
the general group that would still object
We believe that only time and change of feeling of the
sentiment moulding agencies of America work effectively to
change the condition.
We hate the term "Niggerv We dislike Negro But would
lot in reality be bettered by attempting to change to
another more satisfactor?