Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01
The Future Of The Negro AS A Citizen
OF Mississippi

OVER IN ARKANSAS Negro Democrats responding
to issues raised by the two leading Senatorial candidates.
and to ever growing desire the part of all ntei
gent Negroes throughout the South announced their
tcnton to make effort to vote in the lywhte demo-
cratic primary held in that state July 29th
Reacting to the Arkansas situation Hon. Herbert
Holmes Chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Executive
Committee, urged vigilance in guarding against Federal
Governments encroachmen States rights especially
as to the control elections and public schools calling the
Democratic Party of Mississippi make every sacrifice
necessary to preserve to this nation that freedom
with our forefathers fought bled and died." concluding
among other things, the Chairman said further while
making this sacrifice gladly and willingly yet there are
some things that of the South surrender if
to those political social rights guar
antteed TO us as sovereign state. Il
Since the beginning of the present conflict with its
chief slogan being the extension of four freedoms
all the world is only natural that the continued gorifi
cation of the right of the ballot the principles the
American Constitution and the Bill of Rights of liberty
justice and equality for all men, has attracted the Just
desire and righteous ambition of the intelligent Negroes
of Mississippi already awakening before the beginning
OF the present world crisis
First propounded by John c. Calhoun on that historic
occasion in South Carolina in 1892 the doctrine of State
rights, of the political economic and
social life OF the South, may well have very
full purpose in the early Reconstruction but in recent
years the doctrine may we'll be pointed out as sort of
political Dr. Jeky and Mr. Hyde its proponents having
raised it, for against question: according the
dictates of expediency.
Making the same sacrifices that being made by
and that freedom for which his forefahers also fought
bed and died along with the ancient patriots of the
the nation the Negroes of Mississippi asking the
ton whether not the doctrine of States Rights
which he has been denied every basic rights an Amer
can citizen VIII continue to supercede the principles of
American Democracy the Bill of Rights and the United
States Constitution.
Long ago the expanding population of the country
exhausted natural frontiers, years the
magnitude and expanse of economic and social problems
have exhausted State frontiers witnessing results
OF almost threequarters of century of efforts the
part of the State to maintain the economic life and
Negroes i'm
the large number of Negroes we'll whites unfit for
military service because of teracy and disease without
federa aid to education Mississippi must remain
the most lliterate and backward State in the Union
Speaking OF the effects of the Chairman remarks with
respects to the future OF the Negro citizen of the State
1t may well be pointed out that the effort them
the right of the ballot and equal education for their chill
dren must be continued with everncreasng appeal to
the undemocrahc forces of Democracy bgory, prejudice
intimidation suppression and fear and to the
ing demoraizing and disgrace to the people Mississippi
and to the entire nation Il