The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-25
Housing
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Michigan sociologists confirms the
contention Of the Negro leadership
In Detroit who have maintained
that racial tensions and friction
have resulted from the restrictions
imposed upon Negro home-seekers.
The Jim Crow stand OF the city
government has influenced the Fed
eral Public Housing Authority 10
refuse TO permit Negro war work
ers to live in the empty public
housing units near the Willow Run
plant which were - be occupied
by whites only.
The effect of this resolution on
the designs OF the city government
may not be important at this time
| but its truths are bound to register
among civic leaders who are an
xious to create goodwill and har-
mony between the races in Detroit
and obviate a recurrence OF the riot
Of June l943.
The resolution read:
"In view Of the public controver-
sy in progress over the relative
merits OF segregation and non-seg-
regation as policies for the housing
and other treatment of American
minorities, especially the Negroes,
the Michigan Sociological society
takes this opportunity 10 summarize
scientific sociological experience on
these matters by a formal resolu-
ton as follows"
No Such Animal
I. That such a thing as fair" seq
regation practice is not to be FOUND
the segregated minority is always
placed at legal, political, economic
social and psychological disadVan'
tage;
2. That when people live In mixed
communities, work or play or wor'
, ship together there is less fhctior
than when segregation prevails;
3. That there is no scientific sup
port-sociological as well as psy
Geological - for the segregation o
blood in American Red Cross blooc
banks, and that this practice fos
ters prejudice and bias and is con
) trary to democratic principles:
4. That the Benedict and WeltfisN
pamphlet. The Races Of Mankind
: public Affairs Pamphlet No. 85)
, withdrawn from military distribu
ton by military authorities, con
: stitutes a scientific statement.
Paper On Riot
,, The program included papers OF
Sociological Theory by Professo
Ames- J -HaWleY,- of the 1universlt!!
of Michigan, who presented, RE
distribution VS.. Segregation" anC
Elmer r, Akers, classification de
= partment. State Prison, Jackson
> Mich, who presented paper oil
The Detroit Race Rioters and Loot
, ers."
AS a suggested solution for mi
nority group status, DR.. HaWley ad
vocated the scattering of Negroe
through the white population as
F, logical approach 10 the elimination
! Of group conflicts. He pointed GU
that recent events in race relation
are clearly indicative OF seriou
stresses in our social structur,
: which may be expected to continu
: developing as the Negroes becom
more articulate and more compt
{ tent to share in the privileges {
society. physical separation" d.
J, clared DR. Hawley. lis in itself
q q barrier to participation by or
Il group in the affairs OF the othe
But it also has the effect Of throw
N ing into sharp focus the differenc
n, between the groups; in fact. it a
Is centuates those differences throut
~ heightening the visibility OF Il
a. minority population" DR.. Hawl'
Is stated further that with the il
l. crease of the number Of Negro
re coming North, the principle of d
~ fusion would have to be applied
g order for the individual to
VI judged for himself rather than CO
demned as a type.
IS DR.. Akers' study OF the riote