Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-11-15
The Negro In The Present World Situation

he Negro In he Present World Situation
In recent weeks we have been reading articles and
speeches by outstanding white and Negro leaders in various
fields and of national reputation dealing with the Negro
the world situation and last week received the
first of series of such articles to be sent out by Fight for
Freedom Inc written Mr. Herbert Agar the
Louisville Journal member of the executive
mttee of Fight for Freedom Inc distinguished contem
porary historian and Pulitzer Prize winner for his work
the field of History.
Like all other such articles coming to our notice. Mr.
Agar deals most with the lot of the Negro in German dom
mated world Mr. Agars article starts thus quCte
SIN discussing the position the American Negro in
ton to the threat of toaaran world Americans have
grounds for pride in general treatment of the Negro
Honest Americans must that this country has
given its Negro citizens anything like full of the
rights and privileges of democracy Under such crcum
stances would not be surprising for Negroes to feel
that their less obligation to defend way of
government than the majority group that has enjoyed its
benefits.
In pointing out the lot of the Negro German domi-
mated world Mr. Agar quotes at length from articles by Mr.
Louisville CourierJourna Mr. Bradford One of the
cardinal principles of the system created by Hitler
prejudice and needs to be caoyant to know upon
whose back the lash of racial prejudice and discrimination
would fall most heavily in America All of the Negroes
prations for complete life would be hwarted. His
children would be taught only conformity in schools and
controlled would put in the pocket of every
Negro.
"AH honest Americans admit, some openly and boldly,
others in the quiet of their minds that the
status of the Negro in America the lowest of any racial
group land Abundant evidence is available to
port this fact Progress has been and is being made but in
fields the distance between his status and the
status of the majority group wide three quar-
tiers of century ago.
But with all this load carry democratic Chris
tan u S. A. still the best government for the Negro The
principals which the country founded do leave the door
open for the Negro finally achieving democracs full bene
fits The Bill of Rights and the brotherhood of still
talked about desirable goals The term liberty equality
and opportunity still respected in midst and
day hope attain them We still have hope and
faith"
I'm Hitlerzed government there would be hope The
blood purity doctrine alone would exclude entirely
the benefits in his society present situation bad
is, looms choice position when think of what it would
certainly be under Hitler regime.
Like MIR. Agar another part of his article,
also believe that every intelligent Negro in America well
of the German attitude towards the Negro both it
exists under Hitler and before he along occupy
such powerful and rghtu place upon the world STAGE
believe further that every Negro America deep down in
his heart hoping and praying for the defeat of Hitler and
all that Nazi Germany stands for, not however, only be-
of his knowledge of Hters hatred for him. but be-
of Hters treatment of the Jews his brutality towards
those whom he has conquered and of what he expects will
be the results of Hitler victory the United States the
land of his love- the threat he offers against everything
that honorable and decent the civilization Christendom
Of tried and proven patriotism, with possible
necon with the natonastic anpathies political and social
deooges of Europe the Negro in spite of everything that
is being said and done admitted to keep him from enjoy
ing the fullest fruits of the democratic principles of the
United States the most steadfasty loyal group the racial
makeup of United States ctizenry.
With much writing and speaking being done about
the bad lot the Negro would fall into German dominated
world have begun to wonder any has been able
discover any widespread and growing proNaz attitude and
sentiment the part of the American Negro.
To take another view Under the principles of the Bill
of Rightshe Negroes rights often asserted bv
the existence of which is pointed out being the
through which the Negro have hopes ultimately OBJ
tanning the fullest fruits of the rights
of freedom of speech of assembly and petition the pro-
gram National Defense has developed the Negro
heard effort share larger degree
in its economic benefits and it is hope that al this
nation being spread about the German attitude towards the
Negro being spread to soften and dampen his
greater share in the work and other economic benefits
of the National Defense Program.