The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-07-24
Racial Amity Through Education

tomorrow To shape the future. we must
begin by shaping the minds Of the youth Of
the present
Hitlellecognzed this fact That is why
he began more than twenty years ago to build
his NazI regime Of today through specialized
education Of German youth The training
received by a child during his formative years
will remain with him through life
This leads us TO the question of the ne
cessity Of inaugurating a program of inter-
racial amity tolerance and cooperation for
the young people in our public schools and
colleges all over the nation. The average
public school pupil especially the average
white student finds but little in his text
books to increase his knowledge about the
worthwhile achievements of colored people,
or about their economic hindrances and ham
dicaps This is unjust. not only to us. but all
so 70 white Youths who are left in Ignorance.
Of many Of the historical and cultural
achievements and national contributions of
our people who represent one-tenth Of the ma
tons population.
Public libraries are also in the position
TO render great cooperation in encouraging
better lntelracial understanding and more
rutua respect and good will between color
cd and white citizens Deplorable was the
recent race riot, il has al least served TO slim
uiate the Detroit public library to bestir itself
In helping to promote more cordial race rela-
tions through program Of reading and edu-
cation II has just issued a new leaflct on IN
teYracal understanding The leaflet is en-
titled. The Events Of the Week Of June 20.
and IS addressed to the citizens Of Detroit
We quote from the leaflet as follows:
The events Of the week Of June 20
charge every one Of Us with the responsibility
Of examining our own beliefs conduct and
expressions Spthat the common effort Of all
viii insure thst the unalienahle rights Of man
never again be SO trampled.
The library leaflet further lists a num-
be- of books available atthe library for read
Ing on vital subjects and recommends these
books to the reading public.
This IS q timely step in the right direc-
ton We recall that about three or four years
ago the Detroit Tribune was being -SeHtconl-
plimcrtaly to the Detroit Main library, for
the Observation-Disclosures students who express
cd the desire to read this paper, the library
officials We're unwilling to accept the lli-
hume savngthey desired no papers for which
they did not subscribe and that they wished
us to discontinue sending the paper gratis
The daily press, the radio and movie pic
lures are likewise powerful educational
agencies However, the picture Of cOlored
Americans portrayed through these media is
usually the stereotyped picture of the dice
throwing banjo-picking. jib-dancing, water
meon-eating individual who is additionally
help UP for ridicue
The national policy of portrayng color
ed Americans at our worst is a harmful pro-
cedure which causes millions Of our fellow
Americans to misunderstood and scorn US
thereby aggravating conditions which create
friction and lack of cooperation between the
races.
BY adopting a workable educational
program to help overcome biased informa-
ton about colored people, our public schools
can render a vital service to the nation and to
the world
We are informed that certain organized
teacher groups are giving serious considera-
ton to this need, and the Tribune enterains
the hope that these efforts may bear golden
fruit.
-RevIster TO Noie
Juvenile Reaction To War
Statistics indicate that in Detroit and
other metropolitan centers the percentage OF