The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-05-05
ENFORCED NATIONALIST
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The recent disturbances OF the
Negro Cult of Islam IN Detroit
taken 80 humorously by the wnite
press. throw into publicity serious
Developments in the life OF q peo-
DIE. The fact that the followers ol
the Cult of Islam wish to depart
entirely from the culture or the
United States. manifested by their
acts OF discarding a white religion.
changing their names TO those oi
African origin, an learning
another language to use In con-
yersations with each other
more than a peculiar emotional
attitude of a small group OK Me-
groes. II is q serious indication OF
the trend OF thought that Is more
boss essinE the minds OF the whole
race I'm America. Negroes are COM
ing TO realize that they have made
no Roadway agains segregation
and discrimination even In the
North. and they feel that they VIII
not be able to cross the barriers
OF economic exploitation and So
cial degradation, so they are seek
ing some way to escape from their
contemplate position in this coun-
try.
For the past twenty years. GER
tain Negro leaders have argured
that the black mans battle against
n hopeless one. and that complete
segregation or wholesale migra-
tion and colonization in another
country. or in separate state
would be the only feasible way 10
escape such a situation as exists
here.
Marcus Garvey' banished from
America some years ago was one
such leader. He had managed 10
organize nearly million Negroes
for the ostensible purpose OF emil
grating to Africa to establish
"land OF the free
They got him for defrauding
through the mails. man WIN
his influence had TO be jailed and
shunted out OF the country; he
was too powerful.
OUlli ldtt ytaio
of the better educated Negroes
SHE'D clear of such movements,
and often violently opposed them.
They attempted to solve the race
problem by agitating for a chance
for Negroes to advance without
the hindirences which arise when
they are segregated from the main
group. and the main social inst-
buttons upon which society de-
ponds. Institutions such as the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People and
and the Negro Press have fought
racial discrimination by opposing
the policy as far as it is manifest
by laws, by agitating aginst GUS
toms by revealing facts and by
appealing to the sense OF decen-
cy and justice of all American
citizens, but still the evil practice
seeps into our social structure In
greater and greater degree.
Today. many of the race lead
ers. who have fought discrimina-
ton in all of its forms have be-
come convinced of the hopeless
ness of their cause and have be-
gun to advocate policies of scgre-
CATION for the Negro as a means
of self realization.
DR.. w. h. B. Dubois, who has for
years as Editor of the Crisis vail
emily fought against race discrim-
nation is now as vigorously adj
vocating an opposite policy that
of self-segregation.
He says in the April issue of
that magazine, I'VE are through
fitting at windmills. The segrega-
ton OF human beings is evil; II
leads to jealousy greed. national
ism and war; yet it is in this
owrld inevitable; inevitable to
Jews because of Hitler; inevitable
to Japanese because of white Eu-
orpe; inevitable to Russia because
of organized greed all over the
white world; inevitable to Ethiopia
ebcause of white armies and ma
vies; inevitable. because without
It. the American Negro will suffer
evils greater than any possiblel
evil of separation: we would suf-
fer the loss of self-respect, the
lack OF faith in ourselves. the lack
OF knowledge about ourselves, the
lack OF ability to make a decent
iilvng by our own efforts and not