The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-02-28

Mr. cassev formerly conducted
by private enter
prise such A. 'ho Federal HOUSING
Authority taking over The tnn,
ton ~ 80 called Stun Clearance
reb dldine for 'he low income
groups The problems o, h.hins
for Justice for the Negro srnwine
out ~ those new situations have
complicated ana confused ih' lead
ers cf tho local MACE Who have
nor rhouah' through methods 'ha'
Will III the new conditions without
sacrificing he old established
principles for which 'hev faughf FOL
"a generation
In This recent >oiourner Truth
agitation. the local NAAtP Lead
er. looked upon the proposition ~
n simple case oi Disseminated aud
trained all OF it, hig siege guns Ia
attack the opposition upon that
basis. They used every technique ~
aronSlng emotional appeal: com.
plete beverage III bills ar0u>lng the
people Ia mass meetings. full pub
licity in the daily and weekly press.
letters. phone calls and pichctlng
10 impress the public With their de-
termination ior Negro occupancy
oi this project. when We put on
this inll demonstration Tor the mass
occupancy OF this project ior two
hundred Negro families. we also
demonstrated for segregation.
Now because this angle was In
exfrticably hound up in the propo-
siiion. we say that the NAACp
leaders should have forsecn this
complicaiine angle and devised
their methods 10 suit this contiu-
eency- We zee now from The acts Of
important public Officials that This
angle OF the demonstration has
fastened this fact IN their minds
and they have began 10 act accord
ingly. We shall 20 further in detail
Ia show why leaders should have
forseen the segregation anele TO
this proposition and prepared for Fl.
unless they intend To abandon this
as a principle in Negro policy
II these NAACP leaders gained a
decision for Negro occupancy and
il resulted in an Increased spread
OF the policy II segregation, the
gain Will be bu, loss ana the last
slate will be worse Than the lor-
mer. Now maybe there j. ma
joriiy 81 our negro citizens for this
struggle OF The NAACP regardless
OF The consequences. but believe
they will be- proved wrong. This IS
being written az the end ~ Negro
History Week. which 3. celebrated
dui ing the birth week OF Frederick
Douglass. ont greatest leader
recall q statement OF thar famous
orator and statesman I'm which no.
said one with God is majority.
That Is the right Viii ultimately
prevail principles oui weigh .x.
rediency. the triumph Of Justice
depends upon the application Of
rlghf policies and the un.Ncrting
LOYALTY and allegiance 10 tlonl
above all other things. Fear no, the
mpopulariiy OF YOU stand Fl You
find thar u Is backed up by m-
pelishable right principle. The ono
principle That the Negro should
never give up IN America IS nat o..
No SEGREGATION or THE NE
GRO BASED upON COLOR.
This Is most vital TO Negro froe-
dom in this country The Negro
can never be full man under an
established system OF segregation
Under II. the Negro teacher. he
Negro doctor the Negro nurse. me
Negro skilled laborer. the Negro
banker. and all Negroe- arc brand.
ed as inferior. Their rights ia fun
citizenship would be frozen tn an
inferior status in the comnmnif,
and in the government II viii
brand every Negro In America msi
as definitely as the system of
slavery did before the Civil War IN
an inferior social and political
status.
The city 0f Washington. the ma.
lions capital shows clrarl, ~ re-.
CARDS Ia system oi segregation. that
no matter how many ~ considered
men you have. the raciaI ,itua.
lion i a very unhealthy one for the
Negro. Where any action hy The
Negro results IN bringing >egrega.
ton In luller force upon The ".
era. The method i wrong no mai.
Ter what the result or the cans.
i. The generation of NLttp ar,I.
WY IN America has sought 10 carr,
Rome this fact 10 every Nepro
nome In America and n, endless
pronaganda efforts have all been
In thls direction The present lorai
leaders Of this National isSocia.
lion have failed n consider mi,
angle In the present fight for Negro
occupancy and their action has
started movements toward eom.
piete segregation In schools and
honsing IN Detroit. Let ne evamlre
more fully Into the nature Of thIs
Solourner Truth project.
sssss
II We tear apart the elements In.
volyed In the Solourner Tr,,h
Housing hght. We have the follow'
Ing Facts: On This IL prono.t.
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