Arkansas State press., 1944-04-28
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approximately two years
ago, a Negro soldier was MUIR
dered on the main thorofare
set aside for Negro people in
this city by one, who at that
time WAS dOnned In the uni
form of a white peace officer.
The so-called Negro leaders
became SO incensed over the
incident, that they hurricdly
busined themselves and Or
ganized what was known as u
Negro Citizens Committee. The
committee went into action and
was successful in holding one
Of the greatest mass meetings
that has ever been held in the
city. The public responded
with finances demanded by the
committee who In turn was to
have a federal investigation of
the murder since the local Of.
ficials considered 1t q shut and
closed case.
An investigation was made
ordered by the war depart
ment after pressure was
brought by the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement
" Golored People and the
Negro Press. The newly or
ganized Negro Citizens Com
mittee, without any statement
to the public Immediately went
in to obscurity.
A few months later, a teen
age Negro school girl was
raped by three, two who were
donned again, in the uniforms
of white peace officers, while
the third one was labeled as a
taxi operator. This same Neg
no Citizens Committee comes
again in the open, ~ meet
ings, fund raisings, and a hell
Of a lot of hooey to get down
into the public poeketbook,
again the public met the
needs of the committee. The
case was soon hushed up, and
the Negro Citizens Committee
likewise.
What has happened to the
girl victim of the rapers?
What has happened to the
Negro Citizens Committee?
What has happened to the
money the public entrusted in
the hands of the committee to
see that justice was melted
OUT
just what is the Little Rock
Negro doing In the way Of Inn
proving his conditions? What
kind Of organization does he
have that he can point to?
The recent ruling Of the Y. 3.
Supreme Court giving him his
second emancipation would
find him utterly unprepared
were it not for the lone fight
that has been carried on sing
demanded for 20 odd years by
DIR. j. M. Robinson, a local
physician. II Arkansas de-
cides to defy the courts ruling,
what recourse would the Little
Rock Negro have, save setting
back and letting the North
ern Negro fight his battle? As
he has done all along. Is he
too busy, or too jealous to or
ganize himself into any worth
while movements, and does his
stupidity prevent him from
supporting any worthwhile
movement brought to him?
Two years ago when the
city was in a turmoil, and
Ninth Street was termed dyna-
mite, this paper Unanswered
u campaign, and took it to the
powers ut that time for Negro
officers to patrol the Negro
section when the local officials
were against arming Negroes
i'm Arkansas, and all so-calleG
Negro movements were afraid
to open their mouthpieces, and
got officers appointed, and
since then nearly every Negro
organization in the city has
taken credit for 1t, during
their money raising campaigns.
Is the Little Rock Negro e
sitile in letting somebody else
do something and then taking
credit for IL?
What il needed In Little
Rock?
New blood that Is not afraid
of the old mossback leader
ship? The city of Little Rock
IL one of the greatest cities