Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-16
Encouraging News from the South

Encouraging News from the South
encouraging out of the South
appeared Associated dispatches
Monday.
statement issued by 100 white religious educational and
meeting last
week indicated that portion Of the white South admits
Negro being fairly with the
cooperation of the Durham souen Negro leaders, to
something it.
Expressive spirit portions the
Atlanta meetings. policy fortnight
declarations either deny the increased tension
between white coored gesture insince
intention the Atlanta offered of
Ou desire cooperate sound program aimed at the improve
ment of relations"
meaning coming whites
when specific the southern Negro
leaders understood The conference of outstanding Negroes
offering cooperate October
and Of what the Negro wants and is expecting of
the postwar South and nation"
Surprising suspicious contemporaries
asked slightly polite but the less firm
the same things for the Negro which the Northern Negro leaders and
demanding increasing for These
things full political and civil rights for the Negro
equal rights labor industry education agriculture military service
social welfare and health and improvements in the service occupations
(dOm including social security benefits for these occupations
Atlanta Of whites calling the Negro
program frank and free of suggestion Of threat
pected however welcome.
certain its of policy which revealing
the southern thought which
worth quoting here included such statements
These Negro leaders rghuy placed emphasis their
discrimination in the administration Of laws purely
racial grounds We sensitive this charge and admit that
essentially just "ne all clrzns are governed oy the same
laws recognized that Negroes have little voice in the making
a violation of the spirit of democracy
Southener logically dispute the the
American citizen is entitled to his civil rights and
opportunities"
for correcting the discrimination
the ALLEGATION of school the number
quality schools the salaries of teachers and
distribution of public utilities and public benefits
housing and sidewalk paving, Fairgrounds public
health hospital facilities"
recognized practical
discrimination officers
and abrogaton of civil
held that false arrests brutal beatings and other evils
must be stopped"
receive for equal work." and called for weltrained
welmpoyed and prosperous population" which
"the economic future of the South is hopeless"
the field agriculture said Negroes should
provided improving agricultural practices
through Schools supervision" Endorsed
fair longer of leases farms) and increased
opportunities for farm ownership"
live North will
problem problem
Close scrutiny the Negro
set forth what the Negro wanted both from he South nation
However problem
Outside pressure" it will certainly be alright with many
providing really intends do something relieve
entire country the worldwide which
ding of the problems has caused the United States
Those Northern whites and Negroes recognize
Sutherns of both that there had outside
there would have been emancipation; that there had
dollars Negro education
the South would have been nonxent
oud tired ashamed
which has praceng the type repression oppression
condemns in dictator countries there would be need for either the
Durham Atlanta conferences
The people grafed leaders
have and unlike the
that who have right South
admitting that conditions
and attempt to do something about them.
We that the in the South will
for the good Of our common country.
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