The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-27
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the American people. Presiden,
Roosevelt, in his latest major
broadcast. expressed no doubt that
the United States. Great Britain.
China, Russia-all the Allied ma
tons would outline a peace pro-
gram that would protect the rights
OF all Gabriel Heater, outstanding
radio commentator. says. Il hope so.
but ! wonder" The American Ne
gro strings along with Gabriel
Heater-he hopes 80. but he won
ders!
WHO BELIEVES THAT Great
Britain has any honest intention of
freeing India? Not the American
Negro. What Negro. even in the
midst OF ssnguine faith is not
appalled, by the knowledge thai.
along with our millions OF broad
minded purehearted men and wom-
en-: our peace-happy Christian
homes: our vast oeneficent. internal
Improvement and encouragement Of
religious education; our world
honored principles Of righteous
government that from Washington.
the very dome OF the national CAPT
;ol TO every city and hamlet in the
land race prejudice and discrimins-
ton is practiced in one form or
another?
THE VERDICT OF historians and
is that nations perish
because their foundations crumble.
FATE is not The power that deter.
mines the destiny OF a common
wealth: the people determine that
destiny. am that is why the Negro
is fighting 10 preserve the founda-
lions OF our government He knows
that unless he fights for his own
rights. and the rights OF every other
group. the foundations of
his government will crumble. and
that government which he loves
will be destined 10 failure. He is
only adhering 70 the immutaole
laws OF justice which govern ma
lions as well as individuals-;he
admoni;ioHs of history call for
obedience 10 these underling princi-
pies. Civic rish.enousness. undetiled
81 uutrammelled. Is the only safe
suard against GiSintegration Ne
g-oes today are fighting against dis.
migration. and those less inter-
esied in true democracy mistake
this crusade as "a selfish advantage
D: universal calamity"
AMERICANS BOAST Of a land OF
he free. and yet we are slaves TO
co" dt!ons that bligh, the lives and
stjfe the progress Of one tenth Of
OUR nation. Under such conditions
The foundations Of our republic can
~; De free from decsying intlu.
eHceS. The American Negfo Is fight
ing agains; these influences and in
this f.Eh, he will not be defeated
He may be stopped FOR The time be-
ing. bu, he will come back again
FOR h.s cause Is right and just.
WHITE MEN NEED no. worry
abou. the Negro and how he feels
about his country. They would,
however. become concerned with
Congressman who are
daily trying 20 pass laws tina. will
prevent democracy from working:
hey should worry about those
Southern and Northern stalwarts
who insist that millions OF l-yal
Amer.cans-black and whi,e-shall
no, have the right 10 vote: they
should consider these anti-demo-
,Ta;ic white men near our army
lamps who say damn the law-we
Si.l operate according 70 Hi.lers
plan. they should be worrying over
hose white workers who hold I'D
because they don't want |
~ work with Negroes who are cry
rs for chance to help defeat the |
AXIS No. my friend. you need not
worry about the Negro ard his fight
'cr full citizenship The Negro |
Knows he is right and he would |
-athef be RIGHT THAN wHITEi