Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-18
Disturbing Spectacle


window breaking resulted
plus willing rowdes forced Parker close the
business enterprise into which he had invested the savings OF himself
wife.
business district where there
all of small establishments The restauraur himself
with Parker
minds those who encouraged him. the color
deliberately aroused nhbO in that district
and adjoining areas by Grass base appeal to race prejudice his "
could easily caused riot Christensen lost his fight against
the hospital and health committee and
defeated Friday the city council where IA aldermen had the
his keep
legitimate opening because its Negro
Undaunted by victory play decen
paired nghbohood Saturday night and told of
coudthat the people
irresponsible elements the neghborhood to
give the Parkers "the works"
Jeerng gathered police department squad
around the neghbOrhood but did the cuoans of the
dispense the crowds who hurting threats Mr. and Mrs Parker
few arrests the interest Of law and order would have probably
molesters police evidently had
orders the people front Of Parker restaurant
the used by Chrstenens
cohorts trouble would certainly have developed
people by Chsensen campaign threat
ened the white lessee of the building who had rented the resau
roundy reed and of called
poor death" and asked
the Park who had sunk their money in making Improvements in the
place to move.
try land find the of fighting
the odds prejudice much for them They have decided
give It's sad sordd and ought Alderman Jens
Christensen lot of pleasure but II ne (which
doubt ne ought spend few eepess nights thinking about mans
nhumani.y man"
Minneapolis NAACP, evidently
completely of the fact that and being
pvd rights which agency NAACP supposed
help maintain Everybody else in Minneapolis knew about but the
NAACP!
So part trying
protect Parker by authorities other
Individual members NAACP part helping
his license the officially nowhere
be found Page Sherlock Holmes!
definitely ashamed that individual of the Chris
k drawing from the funds of Minneapolis
by the Philadelphia transit strike.
In Philadelphia the pulled off manfey, unfair
tees minded people everywhere could
what has bred by widespread nefaous discrimination against
Americans on account Of race or color.
Philadelphia need casigaed being great exception
right cities employment practices by
Philadelphia.
The Negro: A Contrast
General has cited Negro units for the valiant
work they did D-day.
No acquainted with the fine record of the Negro soldier the
astW World will be surprised that.
Under heavy fire. these units landed the beaches of Normandy
their difficult assignments with efficiency and
They Many of them their
They sturdy soldiers and
their right fight and die the sands of France
to help keep the torch of human liberty alive.
Yet in Philadelphia recently disastrous strike
cpaed the right Negroes be employed trolley
operators in Negro sections of the city.
The Negro has long to before he aans economic and
political justice in this country
fighting fronts the ugly of prejudice still follows him
home.
1t sad situation, yet by hopeless
Sooner later the of decent public opinion
this country inevitably the Negro far fuller
measure of justice than he enjoys.
Meanwhile should forget how well and faithfully the Negro
heads that he helped establish in the of human
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