Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-07-27
BLACK ANGLES

BY S. S. TAYLOR
NUMBERS AND RACIAL FRICTION

NUMBERS INCREASED SLAVE HARDSHIPS In
1881 the socaed Nat Turner Rebellion resulted in the death
of so white persons before Turner captured and hanged
and his motley forces stamped out The outbreak cited
throughout nation proving the potential danger OF the
slave population Wherever there numbers of slaves
the fearful phrase alarmed the master class Out of the con-
tagon of terror gradually laws that hardened the lot
of the slave and cemented into slavery unfortunate features
During the dark days of the War Between The States
however History has parallel to the faith kept by the
Negro in the South during the Often 500 Negroes to
single white and yet through those dusky hrongs the
women and the children walked in safety thousand
torches would have dsbanded every Southern Army but not
one was lighted rejoice that when freedom came to him
after years of waiting all the sweeter because the
black hands from which the shackles fell stainless of
single crime against the helpless confded to his
These are the words of Henry Grady the Souhs matchess
white orator They record rreuaby the baseessness OF
the terror black Instruction The terror passed into obv
ion with the arrival of freedom
NUMBERS COMPIICATE RACE RELATIONS TODAY
The dssemnators of fear hate and prejudice have found
other shbboeths since then with which brighten white
majority into baseess terrors and cement upon black
minority unnecessary hardships
The appeal of these shbboleths like the appeal OF the
"BLACK TERROR" of slave times based the number Of
Negroes present The small number of Negroes in general in
the North weakens the appeal to fear there The large num-
Der of Negroes in the South strengthens it. Fear is
easily aroused by the og 10000 Negroes than by the
presence of 80
Mrs ROOSEVELT and Senator BILBO SUGGEST MI
GRAFTON AS A REMEDY. Ordinarily would dream
of resemblance between the utterances of Mrs Roosevelt
and those Senator Bbo Mrs Roosevelt regarded
champion of Democracy for all The Senator is regarded
as an advocate of Democracy for white persons only.
Yet Mrs Roosevelt and Senatora Blbo both think that
numbers hold element of danger for the Negro They
press themselves differently and propose solutions that differ
in details but both suggest reduction of the Negro popua
ton by migration in those places where its presents
problem Mrs Roosevelt suggests that the Negro leave
where he in the majority and 60 to those where he is in
minority Following this advice the process would be
tinued until Negroes would find themselves in minority in
every state and better still, in every county.
Mrs Roosevelt evidently believes that such procedure
would lessen racial friction There is element of
pulsion in her suggestion No legislation is involved and
inc fHpjr lfiSaa
their expense Mrs Rooseves record of fairness
outstanding that her motives cannot be questioned Anything
she suggests entitled to careful consideration by the Negro
Senator Bbos proposition is that Congress send every
Negro who WANTS TO GO to Africa. He would have Con-
gess the travel expense He would have Congress also
foot the living expense for year The Senator would
have this proposition written into the law 1t contains
element Of compulsion to the Negro Neither does it
tain any expense for him. Congress far has shown
disposition to adopt Senator Bilbos proposition
The average Negro feels that Senator Bbos record Of
unfarness outstanding that his fares sounding utter
should be subjected to the most critical analysis before
acceptance
FEAR AND MPLOYMENT POSSIBI ITTES ARE