Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-10-16
About Mrs. Roosevelt's Article If | Were
A Negro

The championng of the cause OF the American Negro
by President Mrs Franklin Deano Roosevelt has been
of the outstanding facts in period in the his
tory of the nation when the question of the Negro and his
full Indignation into the democratic citizenship and Ameri
way of life question that has to be of fore
most Importance both in its domestic and international
aspects relates the born and worldwide quest
for democracy human dignity, and universal liberty and
freedom for the common man.
can hardly doubted that the attitude of the Pres
ent of the United States as well as that of his wife has
great sustaining force in keeping alive the faith of
many of the small and subjected people of the world in
the ultimate triumph of worldwide christian democracy
The letter from the President the National Urban League
few days in which he called for greater tolerance
among the racial and religious groups necessary
national unity and to the effects of intolerance upon
the minds of other peoples of the world regarding u.s.
have aroused renewed thought throughout the nation
concerning religious and prejudice without doubt the
greatest evils confronting the world today.
No champion of the of the American Negro has
been subjected to much vehement criticism and vuper
alive attack has been the wife of the President And
that she has continued to champion the of the Negro
under such circumstances has endeaed her to the hearts
of Negroes well other Americans and people every
where who believe the noble ideals and truths of Chris
any In the current issue of the Negro Digest the wife
of the President undoubtedly conscious of their trust
of the honored and well deserved place she has
the hearts of Negroes everywhere turns from the position
of Champion and defender to that of counsellor advisor
while writing the subject, "IF | WE'RE A NEGRO"
position which should serve but to add to the status i'll
the minds and hearts of Negroes and better fit them
the trials with which they are constantly faced.
In her article which portrays deep insight into the
psychology that is peculiar to the in stating that
IF were Negro would have moments of bitterness and
would find it hard to sustain my faith in democracy and
of other races the wife of the President evidences
than ordinary knowledge the spirit
ua depths and soul quality of the Negro which has
tanned him in his faith in democracy and in of other
marveousy important fact that stands cha-
nge to those whose hands rests the greater power
the present and future status of the Negro American
citizen and in whose hands rests the power destroy
hgious and racial prejudice and intolerance in the United
States and to large extent that of the world.
In counselng the representatives of the not
do "Ioo Much Demanding the wife Of the President
without doubt reectng the results of her contacts
with and observations of Negro representatives and lead
erS What in the deeper implications of this re-
mark is the need for greater skill and diplomacy the
part of Negro leaders and representatives espousng the
Negro and the further implication of need for
ADLER, and thoroughly consecrated Negro
leadership Nowhere here able to discover the i'm
picaon that Negroes should in their quest the
basic rights and privileges of American citizen.
In her article, IF Were Negro, the wife of the
President writes not only to- and about Negroes but
and about all Americans who cherish the hope of Better
World