The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-12-20
The Ban On Negro Blood

AZ EVERY WAR which our nation has fought American
Negroes have barred their breasts to enemy guns and
spilled their blood hattleheds and foreign
soil Negro CriSpus Attacks. the first to shed his
blood Boston Commons in the American Revolution to
kelp make the American Bill Of Rights possible century
and half ago. Moreover, when the Reuben James was
orpedoed many weeks ago the icy Ice
land and when the japanese reacherousy sank the Ar
IONA and some Of smaller fighting craft in Pearl Har-
tor this December :, loyal Negro men were on board
hose Inflated ships. When the final shot fired and the
aggressors yanqushed in the present World War Negro
heroes will he there with white of this and other
free lands, holding high the banners of liberty.
Ii this a-ou struggle defend country and keep
me lamps Of freedom burning in the world, Americans
rust cast aside all internal racial religious and class pref
adlees ana present united front to The enemy Every
OF eor viii be needed defeat the powers that
seek % dominate and crash the free peoples of this and
"'htf dthoc%NleS. are an facing common danger
and therefore cannot afford waste energy trying
arouse prejudice against fellow citizens who belong TO
e.al rel gious or social groups other than our
Here in the Jnted states Americans should not emu
late the Naz philosophy by seeking establish the racial
superiority ot strain OF blood and the racial inferior
y q all other strains To make this fatal mistake would
te e lay ne foundation for ne same kind Of internal strife
and persecution the ned States in future that took
place IN Germany when Hitler came power
In5ths nation citizens OF Jewish and Negro ancestry
haze fror time been The victims of much preju-
not he permitted b continue Jews as Wen as Negroes
la}e contributed and still contributing much toward
making he United States he great nation is today.
IN the present with the ANS nations the Ameri-
ean Governments po afford 20 allow racial discrimina-
4ol IL ar amy l0Na American citizens from lighting in
'he armed forces 81 nc nation from donating their
ocd through the ed Gross for aNing thc lives wounded
soldiers SAILORS Nc' this very kind Of racial discrim-
at0n t,Mg practetd against Ne grocs by order of
ARM and NAVY officials
An aarea' was reeen.iy SEM o4t by he American Red
troS, iar euouN blood donors donate blood and the
resnor.e has btsn nagniascrt Unfortunately. however.
cooYed citizens 'Nho cal a. the local Red Cross head
quarters III offr ihtr Blood being rejected They
re- ola 'a' " orders from Washington they forbid
ne' cpt Negro blood surely his is enough fill
feam WIN 'or or make, him and the other
ASS ~ rca2e ha' real unity and solidarity in our
iaileh aA been g. ed. i is weak Link in
natota armf.u and shoald be mended before is
penetrated ehpny weapons.
Ifins tte American Army and Navy issuing orders
ta X I'd tfoss nor ~ accent he blood q Negro blood
var crisis. hN do they place this ban on
Nfrr7 n.o Do tntF consider orr blood inferior? Is
'l afr Is 80 dtlir. for com ctont Young Negroes to
alf fmnnf ARID graduate from West Point and
Anra' tas "ns Negro youths SO grldinpy
ard its tr ptrn.od 10 serve in the air forces of the
t Ntero soldiers are segregated and so
= \e-rr ot.eer u.ten commissions
These are ttal qi,Stons Which our President as
onnasl, ri - ref 81 the Army and Navy should de-
mand MS stplrc s.e fi,er In the Army and Navy to
answer Oar pass retora has demonstrated our LOYALTY and
pa'ro ri ard fne EATON should permit us to be held
tack and suppressed us racial meudice no matter from
WHIT hieh sources 'ha' pre- indice may eminate
Oar blood loyal blood courageous blood and be-
fore 6.' present war Is ended j VIII be needed