The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-18

By
ROARk B RADFORD
tcs,dsn.sA tram CcIlisys Aoaorinel

family move in. our white tenants
would move right out"
There is housing shortage,
il was suggested. Perhaps the
vacancies left by the whites would
De gratefully filled by colored
families"
Swift anger rose In him. "Anc
make a Niger dump out Of it,
he raised his voice. Say. you don''
know nothing about ringers. You
get bunch Of jigs in this build
ing and the value would 70 down
10 nothing" The surs Niger"
and JIG were hls-they are not
mine
a SIMILAR attitude is exhibited in
most az the more expensive res
taurarcs ard hotels IN midtown
NcW York
Laws have been passed in many
~ the Northern states. but whether
hose laws have heloed or hindered
the progress ~ the Negro race is
question that has not been
ems Ncred satisfactorily. One ;hing
il certain, Laws have not eliminat-
&c discrimination
LEGISLATION has never changed
the american people. The most
notable example Of this is the
late NolStesd Law. That lesiS-
lation and its enabling Constitu-
tional amendment were put on
the books by a minority group Of
highly organized. well-financed
Iealots and not by = majority Of
Americans with q great common
desire. II STAYED q dozen years
and had far-reaching effect on
The whole country, but II did not
stop individual Americans from
doing as they pleased.
NoW thai We have three wars
A~Sc~ our belt snce APPROXIMATION
&c Uncle Toms &abin has been
N-o6gcec n New orleans withou;
'rusIYc 2 rot aHd cotton is SELF
rt =. twenty cents pound. j,
.oc~s fairly safe 10 bring up other
Constitutions amendments and
80 legislation rat grew ou; %
'rc~ These, arc nc l4th and 18Th
amendments. Witch gave fun citi-
sc~,~ .o ri-N.S 20 Negroes. Not only
cd 'Hcv produce murder thievcry
'y~ch'o. and race riots during the
S~>' fc.N years " their existence
TbTa,'-Cv a'Sn SCI the yatiern FOR
a wcr,.' 5':i.uSe which Sull cx-
IS sitter c.cr,v years. and after
7,1s: ~ nc conditions which slim
us.ci Tho initial violence have
beer sDa,cd sy tine. and under
=, r5ng
\ Relief in legislative Miracles
TIC or,v.t Tain; wroDc with these
tq,o amendments Was ;hci- timing
Too : believe ell fair-winded
nre,'r ~ o.rec that INC il'N and
'i'N NUCU60cUtS arc lust decent.
humane. and r.-h; A. tho time
they were enacted the kindeSt
construction that can ne put on
'hc0' Is ,Ng' &c peOcle responsible
believed ~ legislative miracles In
cfcc' 80 anc-dTen's waved 4
~'ac,e w:"S and said - me Ne
go You are not slave any
moro You are a tull.heoEec
.Ay>'SrG-sn c':,zen
TNere vas no PREPARATION. 10
re0i ~ mental and econonlc
adjustment FOR Negroes and whites
no exceptions m96e FOR the dif.
ference between the literate intel,
iiEcn' craftsman and domestic anc
The Mid. lcs;-forturste field hand
II Nas more than the vast naiory,,
~ Negroes and whites could b,
reasonably expected To handle
They behaved as any other grouy
VI human beings miSht be expect
81 ~ behave under like circUm
stances The fact that they did ~,
worse Is a tribute ~ few ~ tN'
more intelligent owes. now lost :,
memory because Their actions were
not 20 u,ar ~ ;hc time
The nearly elshtN years 'hs
have passed since the adoption n
the llil ard 18Th Amendment
have ouietcd MANY - ne rsycN"
loslcal s,ils involved Ru' ~
, process has been retarded ey ex