Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-07
A New Charter of Race Relations
For The South

Last week representative Negroes from 10 Southers State
States met in conference at the North Carolina College
for Negroes in Durham N. c. and set in motion the ma
chnery for drafting New Charter for Relations in h
South Members of the Coordnatng Committee of the con-
Editor of the Norfolk Journal and Guide as Chairman
which Immediately became permanent conference with DR.
Gordon B Hancock Richmond Va, as Director and DR.
Luther Jackson of Petersburg Va Secretary
included DR. D. Patterson of Tuskegee Institute Dr. Chas
s. Johnson Fisk University Nashville Tenn DR. Benman
MavS President of Morehouse College, Atlanta Ga Prof
William Cooper Hampton Institute Va James E. Jackson
Secretary Southern Youth Congress- Birmingham Ala;
Horace Mann Bond, President Fort Valley State College
La and number of others prominent in the fields of
cation Religion Business Organized Labor Social Welfare
and Health, and nterracal work.
The Coordinatng Committee being scheduled to meet at
an early date IN Atlanta Ca to complete preamble and
draft statement to be issued by the Conference
In digest prepared by Dr. Chss. S. Johnson, based
upon previously submitted questonnaires which developed
topcs Of discussion which include Civil and Political Rights
Education Industry Employment in Service Occupations
Agriculture, Social Welfare and Health DR. johnson
planned that it represented constructive of the
considered opnon of of Southern Ne
regarding Negro status during the and the period
immediately following the TT rot an appeal for
tolerance, or demand for rights, statement Of
racal ASPIRATIONS 1T is an attempt to formulate rational
basis for braca living the south in the framework of
changing world concerts Of human relation with
sc regard for the social and racial traditions
Significantly in the conference to draft New Charter
for Race Relations the South hdre appears
uctany made the final breach between responsible North
and Southern Leaders That such step seemed
necessary has long been matter discussion among the
rank and file of intelligent Southern Negroes Indeed there
is widespread opinion this group that much of the
feeling towards the Negro in the South much in
evidence due, in large to the expressed
opinions and demands of Northern Negro Leaders made
without giving realistic consideration the social and racial
traditions of the That such break has come will
be everywhere applauded by this group.
Happily for the status of the Southern Negro during
the war and the period immediately following the
there appears upon the conference roster the
Southern Negro Leaders, already of National prominence
whose opinions will be recognized and regarded in the
councils of the leaders of the South, and of the Nation
the pattern of the Philosophy of Race Relations of
the great Negro Educator Booker Washington before
them, the members of the Coordnang Committee should
find it relatively easy to complete preamble and draft
New Charter for Race Relations in the South that should
receive at the approval of the right thinking white
people of the South of Southern Negroes aay the
ing southern terraca apprehension and establish for all
times the leadership of Southern Negroes by Southern Ne
Leaders.