The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-13
OUR NEGRO HISTORY WEEK EDITION

Again contribute to the observance of National
Negro History Week by publishing this special edition and
in giving to readers this 9Th Annual Negro His
tory Week Edition. only contribute to the activities
and achievements of the Negro who during short span
OF years has made remarkable and mertorous progress
but we also give to them testimony of that spirit OF
fdence Goodwill and Cooperation that Really Exists be-
tween the white and black Mississippians.
We prove our readers that the Negro can get the
hearty support of practically every white individual
business when he brings to them worthwhile program
project
cases. anxious than to belle the gen
era belief of people of the North and other sections that
Negroes of the South little than SAVAGES; that
all ilterate and all live in poverty and want
There many who will ask how prove these
things With very few exceptions every white
Individual merchant or business firm that contacted
solicited for advertisement support this special ISSUE
readily responded giving both moral and financial sup
port They all expressed themselves being delighted and
to such paper.
We will admit that there are many conditions existing
IN Mississippi that what would have them be-
We admit that many of the things that people of other
tons say about us ARE TRUE We admit that are in
great need of educational opportunities We admit
we could find thousands of other conditions of which
complain But sitting down complaining will never bring
end to anyyof the deplerabes conditions mentioned
above Neither will people Of sections help better
conditions.
away who know absolutely nothing about who live in
world entirely different from solve problems
We are here in Mississippi to live to die and leave for
our children heritage OF opportunities greater than those
we nave OF better religious educational political
VdnLd9eS 10 De 1ounu not IN foreign MISS
lSSlPPL We who accommodating land in Mississippi e-
poets our children to get the benefit of this land all ALL
MISSISSIPPI is OUR STATE our HOME and it would be
We'll II we would remember the words of the great Booker
Washington when he said Ito those of my race who de-
pend on lettering their conditions in foreign land or who
underestimate the Importance of cutvang friendly re-
latonS with the Southern white man. who is their next
door nelghbor would say Cast down your bucket where
you are-caSt down in making friends every manly
way OF the people of all by whom we are sur
rounded"
But how can the other group in Mississippi learn to
VhP all
know about us IS what they read the daily papers and
we must confess these things often very COM
Phentary One of the best mediums for better racial I'M
oerSandlng as we see it is the NEGRO PRESS We real
ed THIS when we attempted to give to all Mississippi in
pictures and stories the comrnendable and audable
achievements of the NEGRO.
FOR the most part histories show the Negro only as
seSaVage slave or as terate, dangerous freedman
IN either case liability rather that an asset
1t IS for the purpose of turning the picture around and
seeing there not another side tito inquire whether
the Negro has had any credtabe part in Americas
history or made any worthy contribution to its
that we give you this special issue
10 all persons who contributed in any way to this
MISSISSIPPI NEGRO HISTORY WEEK EDITION. we ex-
press our sincere thanks.