The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-12-18

In its issue of December 6, Life Magazine publish
ed photographs of number of prominent coored citizens
of Dallas Texas under the title, Life Goes TO A Party
The pictures artstcaly featured and the ac-
companying article and cut lines free from racial bias
attract nationwide attention and merit the gratitude
of
Life in the United States is not always kind to the
Negro In all too many instances il is hard, unsympathe-
tic stepped in prejudice but Life Magazine in the issue
alluded reflects of these pictures life
uncoored by racial religious bias
The favorable reaction of colored citizens to the
broad and liberal attitude of this magazine is typed by
the following letter written to the Tribune by of
representative local citizens to wit:
Il noted your editorial in issue of weeks
past commenting the space Look Magazine allotted
the life of the eminent scientist Dr. George W. Carver
Il am herewith calling your attention to four pages
of photographs in the December g. 1887 issue Of Life
Magazine accompanying an article, Life Goes to A
Party
The occasion was the presentation of six coored
debutans November lS at the Idlewid Social Club Dial
las, Texas
.The photographs in themselves are not so mpor
ant for all intelligent wenformed Negroes know that
even in the deep South the best class Of Negroes possess
and exhibit in their daily lives weldehned nteee'ua
moral cultural social attributes which should make
them the envy their white brother But what Is vastly
important is that widely circulated magazine Sucn a.
Life describes and favoraby on their deport
ment This to my mind. is going long way IN olsSeii-
mating favorable Information about Negroes WHEN -
ation Of attributes which hitherto too niue cred mas
been given him for possessing , asa
The writer Of the letter. Archibald Henderson. a ,s
called attention TO the loho"ins '"'S' 49,
article mentioned: . ~; ,,r.nk in
,.allbred moderation with them and their motneS an
tb sisters and their cousins and thelr aul's aie
educated Negroes whose occupations ranEe ''o'
AMI smbalmer to chaplain and editor odl
Having visited Dallas on numerous Iia eonie
tr;ng lasting friendships with such Spendla pe S4
While member of the faculty Of Texas lrarI .e 3 oted
CoIleoe from 1919 to 1926 know the apoV d @
ord do not exaggerate for the attributes cNeo are
harad hv Negroes the country over . ,,o,s
Nnare1 Ds o 49, heartily endorses Mr.. Henderson
,;aws on this subject and commend HIM upon me s
emnar in which he expresses his opinions. h;h
TIC United States would be better iahu III w
,;,a ard life in general would be richer Tor al cuN'
e larger number of great American magazines ana
a;Iv newspapers would follow the unbiased example e
nv II lie in apprasng Negroes merit character, au
accomplishments, rather than on c9ior' Ju'' a. No.
Of other racial groups are APPRAISAL, .a;,, maya
Such an attitude on the part o. ou5S."naE ~snt
;nes and journals would 60 broaden puphc Se1
and increase racial and religious tolerance ana Roou
il TO the mutual advantage and happiness OF an cor
cerned ,,.., oars of human in
dividuas too brief, to be fooshly warleu anu 0'"
bv narrow traditions and preJudices