Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-10
About A jackson Race Riot


occurred OF Incidents the extent magnitude of
which need not DE mentioned here envovng Negro Sold
lers their wives and women companions military and civ
Than police which, because of the large numbers of Negro
Soldiers and civilians present in that area because of
the large rumber military and civilian police brought to
the because the and excitement there
by engendered has brought about widespread concern
lot of loose and unnecessary talk and unfounded ror
among both groups of impending and unavoidable
riot here Even before the Wednesday night incident there
had been lot of loose talk going in Jackson about
riot here
That talk of riot in Jackson in going on NAV be
attributed to number of causes recent riots in other
cities and sections the nation the presense of MANY Ne
soldiers from non-southern communities the contn
effort the part of Negro leaders throughout the
country to have the Negro entered largely into the
TONS effort and for betterment the Negroes lot
both citizen and soldier and the high atmosphere
OF war tension may be mentioned Whatever may be the
of such talk be doubted that such
talk is evidence of an unhealthy condition developing
citys relations.
While such evident unhealthy conditions exist in race
relations in city Negroes especially soldiers civil
alike should avoid all such loose talk exercise the
utmost in order to the most cordial relations
with all white well colored people with whom they
must have contact
From the Answer telegram sent out by the Pitts
burgh Courier of the Nations greatest Negro News
papers Interested in publishing symposium of diversified
thought and opinion the and for outbreaks
like the recent riot in Detroit and elsewhere sent
number of the leading students of the Negro
latons this country quote the reply of Vrgrus Dab
'The recent riots disgrace to tie nation and
people see
that the basic determinations and injusces which
these disorders reflect corrected speedily pos
sible.
No section of America escape the blame for what
has occurred. While the fundamental are fairly
clear, the remedies for the immediate future less
clear Laws and customs which have developed the
centuries cannot be obLteraed overnight, and it be-
hoOves Negro leadership to impress this fact upon the
Negro Masses Men of Goodwill in all parts of this land
must counsel together with view of achieving the
most equitable and most speedy adjustments that
possible The Negroes ought not to be asked to wait
until after the before anything is DONE Some of
the nustces from which they suffer be wiped out
by meaEs of evolutionary processes and through patti
ence and fOrbearance the part of all concerned"
certain elements that easily within those conditions
In the Wednesday Night incidents there may have been
which affecting the spirit morale of the Negroes of
the CITY, which fall within those nusces from which they
suffer- that be corrected pointed out by Mr..
Dabney. Reading Mr. Dabrey's further and with
view to present conditions in Jackson there i'm
mediate suggestion in his statement 'Tha Of good
will in all parts of this land must counsel together with
view to achieving the most equitable and most speedy ad
justments that are possible"
And that suggestion is that White and Negro men, who
honestly and sincerely desire to preserve the good of
great city, who believe in the essential virtues CT
christian democratic JUSTICE and the lasting value of inter-
racial harmony in the community meet together in spir
it of determined goodwill discuss the racial problem
result of which there be riot in the city
Of Jackson