Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-11-04

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,,pht to. It's "hot stuff" In a
truthful way. revealing the warmth
ano GOODNESS of human nature IN
nat adjustment period which
,bourded with political trades mis-
understandings, treachery trainpl-
ed sincerity on the p a r t Of
whites and Negroes and the birth
Of special tactics and connivances
to put the Negro lack In his slave
place.
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For eight during the
rule of president u. 8. Grant.
who had overrun the South
with a military machine---the
freedmen, blacks from their
chattel, existence, and whites,
from their economic noose--gos
together and began In the sew.
eral Rebel states what might
have been the neuclus of the
real working Of the democracy
as set forth by the fathers OF
the nation, Fast relates. Mean
while, the former slave hold
ers and dealers watched, rs
only they could under military
rule Of the Union Army, with
an evil eve. Then the election
Of Rutherford b. Hayes came
and in his~narrow victory there
was deal with the South
whereby the military rule
would be removed and States
Rights returned. There fellow
ed the rampages Of the kn
KIux Khan and the placement
of "badge Of white" upon
everv-willing or unwilling
white man In the section,
along with the mark of black"
upon every American In whose
b,ood ran a reported minimum
Of Negro ancestry, and the
thorough job of alternating
the freedmen through faisity
and brutality. Between its brief
expanse Of pages, Freedom
Road gives a background that
all Negroes who want to fight
for their brettren's economic.
political and social freedom
must have if they want to do
a good job. despite grimness
and sacrifice.
The story-boo revelations c
Freedom Road" or their similarl
ties should be the knowledge @
every voter and surely that G
every assumed or elected leader @
public opinion and voting block
who awaits the national electio'
Of November 2. The fact IS tina
there are backgrounds, real an
telling. for all practices, demo
cratic Or demogogic, en- the Ameri
can scene. At every turn, witt
total disregard for party recognf
tons and pay, Negroes. North ARK
South, should vote with the force
hat make for their total Liberation
on the American front. There ar,
some who would somehow disregard
the present and the past-the rea
backgrounds-the continuing prac.
tees of old, the scheming anew
there are many who would dis.
regard everything for a dollar ir
the palm, a smile or story OF
false. half security. in the exer-
else Of the voting franchise.
1t might be pointed out, how
ever, that half baked action, II
either North or South, by Negroes
must go, either through honest
temperate effort or through force
such as Is being spent around the
world today In the cry and fight
ng for freedom and security. A
wise voting must obtain for our
'ortinuing and really absolute free
dom.
Only a few men of political
grandeur and position nave
come forward and told the
truth about domestic problems
before the country today. The
most Outspoken of this clan
IS dead; the others voices
probably will never be as great
and humanity warm. This brave
following has said that neither
political party has offered Ne
gro Americans more than
grain Of salt via platform. II
must remain, therefore, that
party and candidate back
grounds be considered In the
voters mind. Voters in those
states where their votes really
count, must act for the sake Of