The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28
All Pledge
To Fight For
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Committee To Visit
Aeronautics Plant
BY LEILA MAE HENDRICKS

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I'VE shall not be moved and we
demand the freedom TO work" could
have been the general theme OF
the large womens mass meeting
held Thursday evening at Vernon
Chapel AME. church on Nor
wood It was the Conant Gardens
unit of the Womens Auxiliary
committee TO the Citizens commit
tee. Mrs, Mack Grant, vibrant wee
president OF the Central commit
tee and chairman Of the Conan
Gardens unit presided, Mrs. V. V
kilsore extended greetings and
told of the need Of such an organl-
zation.
Miss Jeanette WEIGH, a very en-
thusias,ic and dynamic person, the
chairman of the Women's Auxiliary
was present and explained the
threefold program OF the auxiliary
which has pledged itself TO secure
jobs for Negro women and 10 break
down barriers preventing Negroes
from being intesrated into defense
industries and other positions. The
three-fold program included an en-
rollment plan, that is, 70 enroll all
women who have had defense
training and those taking the tram
ing Second, an educational
program TO encourage men ano
women to be trained and where
classes in training are being held
and third, a day care program to
furnish nurseries for children OF
parents, who are employed in de-
tense work or factories.
This was the first sectional mass
meeting and was a great success
as different members pledged
themselves to fight for the right OF
Negro women TO work without dis
elimination or segregation. Mrs
Eva Campbell OF the Detroit Youth
committee read a paper that pre-
scented a challenge, Mrs. Camp
bell urged The mobilization OF the
community behind the fight for
the training and the employment
of Negro women and also empha-
sizes the importance OF persona.
appearance and business ethics aft
er the job is secured
Mrs. Grant asked that cases of
discrimination be reported to the
Women's Auxiliary OF the Citizens
committee. 1t was reported tha,
Negro women had applied at the
Aeronsutics factory on Ryan road
but had been refused. A test case
will be made of the incident. A
committee consisting of Mesdames
Sarah Watts, Julia Frazier, Edna
Parks and Rose Johnson were APP
pointed to apply for work and if
refused relay the information TO
the auxiliary, who in turn will CON
tact the Citizens committee.
Atty. Lebron Simmons was the
speaker of the evening The speak
er averred that in this fight for
jobs 90 purpose was TO whip
Hitler abroad and at home; that
Jobs are part of the fight TO make
democracy real and that now we
have a great opportunity through
labor and other organizations 10
make America as we desire it to
be.
Rev Charles Hill, chairman of
the Citizens committee for Jobs
was unable to be present as he ana
nine others were in Washington to
see Paul V. McNutt. of the Man.
power commission concerning seq
regation and discrimination Of Ne
groes in defense plants
Miss WEIGH made an appeal to
the women to join the Detroit
Association of clubs. The goal is
FIVE thousand women. In unity
there is strength and FIVE thousand
Negro women working in unison
could accomplish things beyond
ones widest dreams.