The Phoenix index., 1940-07-06
Many Notable Visitors
Attend Youth C0ncIave

Louise Jones, Tyler, Texas, vice
president; Miss Worlene Davis,
Texarkana, Texas, asst. Sec; MISS
Lorraine Williams, Houston, Texas,
treas; Third District, Rev. C. M.
Hawkins. Jackson, Tenn, presl-
dent; Mr.. James Byas, Memphis.
Tenn, vice pres; Miss Martha
Douglass. Topeka, Kansas, secre-
tary; Miss Dorothy Powell Kansas
City Mo-, asst. secretary; Rev.
Jas. T. Johnson, Kansas City,
treas; Mrs. Grace Gill, Kansas
City, Kansas, adult advisor, and
Rev. George Lewis, Shreveport,
Louisiana. adult advisor; Fourth
district. Mr.. Isaac Moran, Tulsa,
Okla, president; o. Lee Jones,
Oklahoma City, Okla, vice presl-
dent Miss Marie Hardy, McAlester,
Okla, secretary; Mis- Harriet Page,
Tulsa, Okla. asst. sec; Miss Leila
Givens. Tulsa, Okla, treas; Mrs. -
r. T. Hollis. Oklahoma City, Ok
lahoma. adult advisor; Rev. j. 5.
Sykes, McAlester. Okla. adult ad-
visor; Fifth District. Geo. Thomp-
son. Jr. Birmingham, Ala, presi-
dent; Miss Lellie Germany. Fair
field, Ala, vice president; Miss
Matte Mashaw Birmingham, Ala.
secretary; Miss Bessie Steward
Fairfield, Ala. treasurer; sixth
District. Mr.. James E. Thompson,
st. Louis Mo. president; Miss Lois
Tavor. vice president; Miss L.
Anderson, Chicago, Ill, secretary;
Mr.. Warren johnson, treasurer;
Seventh District. Miss Ruth Cox,
Holly Springs, Miss, president;
Miss Clytee Copeland, BALDWIN,
Lynching and Police Brutality:
Lynching. mob violence, and po-
lice brutality in America make
American protests of oppression in
Europe a nockery. Jim Grow
TRANSFORMATION IF we are to make
America a fully democratic and
Christian place in which to live,
instead of a land of show ano
hypocrisy; public accommodations
must be in fact accommodations
for the public; and there should
not be segregation in buses, troll
levs, railroad and other vehicles OF
transportation.
Disfranchisement and Abrldg1ng
of Civil Liberties: America today
is faced as never before in her his
tory with the problem of demon
strating to the world that Democ-
racv is the best way of life. We
urge that in a Democracy all peo-
pie regardless of race, creed or
color, or previous condition OF
servitude should be allowed to vote
and that all inequitable devices
used to disfranchise the Negro IN
America should be eliminated. -
Denial of Right To Work: IN
EMPLOYMENT + is a., serious problem
which must be solved if modern,
democratic society is to survive :,
Negroes. in particular, have suffer
ed heavily from-' unemployment
solely because of .occupational bar
riers raised against them because
Of their color We urge all Amer
leans take action to prevent dis
elimination against Negroes seek
ing work by employers, and the
denial of membership in trade
unions. Democracy and Edu-
cation: Democracy in the final
analysis must depend for its sur
vival not alone on the armed
forces. but on the Intelligent de-
votion of it's citizens. Thus, we
must recognize that public educa-
ton is essential to the life of OUR
Democratic nation. This confer
ence believes that there should be
only one standard of public rights
duties. and privileges for American
citizens regardless of race, creed,
or color recognizing that
there are serious inequalities 1T
school facilities available to Negro
children, and recognizing that
serious inequalities in the employ
ment of Negro school teachers, we
recommend that these inequalities