The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-29


Of progressive movements sfoot to
help break down racial barriers In
our country. While they give Us
hope that someday the major prob
lens Of discrimination will be dis
solved. II also gives US an indication
Of how tremendous is the task yet
before US. BY virtue of the very
fact that we And these instances un-
usual enough TO merit comment Is
indicative of the fact that there is
much which must still be done. An
instance OF encouraging nature
comes to our attention in the report
Of the work being done in Redlands,
Calf.
Two years ago, on Inter-racial
Sunday. February 2, Charles Sew
ems and few Of his fellow church.
men decided 10 make a truly DEM
ocratic effort TO have this Inter-
racial day more than a farce. On
Inter-racial Sunday they held a
breakfast and fellowship hour fol-
lowed by devotional service IN
one OF the churches. They had so
much fun and enjoyed the expe-
rience so much. they decided to
form a regular study group. Since
that time on the second Sunday
OF each month at $50 am. they
meet in one OF the churches. There
have been several projects COM
pleted. Now they are engaged in
study that takes the form OF one
racial group bringing a report to
each meeting about the contribu-
tons Of some other racial group
There is no very formal organiza-
ton. but at each meeting the invi-
tation OF some church is accepted
for the next meeting and it is de-
cided what the project for that
meeting will be. OF the plan the
organizer says, What we have been
doing in Redlands could very we'll
be done in almost every commu-
nifty throughout the land, for there
are very few places where there
are not peoples Of different strains.
Let US be done with idle talk about
people of whom we do not know
let us know them"
In like vein is the conference
held in South Bend. Ind. Called
by Rev. F. z. Dawson. pastor OF
the First Christian church and
chairman of the st. Joseph County
Council of United Churches, the
conference was held on three sue
cessive Sundays The subjects
treated were Minority Groups and
Postwar Peace" -EmploynAent anf
Postwar, Peace" and Food and
ost-war Peace" To the conference
were invited members of all thu
churches in the community ane
members Of all racial groups. Gu
of the conference came the adoption
Of sixten resolutions. IL OF which
had to do with Negroes. Jews ant
japanese Americans.
On the opposing side OF the prob
lem comes news OF the action takel
at the conference sponsored by tn,
National Councils Division o
Youth in New York recently whel
the thought was that they ough
to set up separate conferences ant
programs for the Negro youth o
the Episcopal church. No policy o
separation is wholly good, Blu
where it attempts to set up segre'
gated precedents it is doubly
vicious.
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Keep In mind the program TIA
the City Wide Child Care commit
tee is attempting to execute. tn,
program is designed for the pro
lection OF your children and your
self against the uprising Of juve
nile delinquency problems and re
calcitrsnt young people. by provid
ing care for the children OF work
ing mothers in Day Care nurserie:
and canteens. There is day care
nursery near you, IL not make ap
plication that one be set up in YOU
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