Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-09-14

The pro and con of the question, whether not the
Negro should leave the South in order to better his
stotus and condition as on American citizen with the align
men each side of the question pretty we'll defined and
understood nothing to students of the South and of
the American race problem which is in its general
aspects referred to the socoled Negro Problem Its
current revival therefore should not raise unduy the tempo
and interest the discussion but for the entrance OF who
might be pointed to here unorthodox support on be-
hoIf of the proposition that the Negro should leave the
South in order to better his status and condition on
American citizen.
rising tempo Of and interest in the discussion of the
question has become increasingly noticeable since The
publication of the book Marching Blacks by Representa-
tive Adam Clayton Powell Negro member of Congress from
the State of New York The New York Congressman in
his book urges the Negro to leave the South in order to
escape the inequalities of southern life to which the south
ern Negro is dolly subjected The recent editorial
ment by Alone Willis, in his magazine, Negro South,
including much of what the lawyers call "obiter dotum
in which he took the opposite view to Congressman Powell
being sort of current crystoizoon of the subject.
In contrast to the position taken by Editor AIonzo
Willis in his editorial, and in whot may we'll be pointed
out unorhodox support of that side OF the question
there now comes Editor james NJ Asop of the Greenwood
position of the New York Congressman, advising the Me-
GRO should leave the South in order to escape the nequo
ties imposed upon him by the woys and of Southern
life
Editor AsIops position having been stated in ort
Gle published in recent edition of PM liberal New York
Daily.
The widespread Endorsement of the position taken by
the Willis editorial being in opposition to that OF Con-
qressmon Powell indicated in the widespread repubI
cotton of the editorial and excerpts herefom in the daily
press of the and Of the South to indicate vast
majority of opinion existing in the South in favor of the
Southern Negro remaining in the South and letting down
his bucket where he is.
Admittedly however, the so-coIed Negro problem is
the and soul of the South Indeed the
Negro problem socoIed is the and soul concern
of the whole nation and mony are the anxious voices be-
ing raised quest of solution of this problem that of
fecting only the future Of Mississippi and the South
but the future of the whole nation both internally and
it's relationship with the of and nations of the
world
With one third of its population Negro people the
South may we'll rest much of its hope for future economic
and cultural advancement upon the potential wealth of
this vast segment of it shumon And if the
ereo tmoory of southern opinion would have the Negro
of the South in the south and let down his bucket
where he that majority must the only Iogi
col conclusion that the abstract arguments and proposition
of racio experts and text books have little effect
upon the rank and file of Negro people, but they eff
fected by the actual conditions and incidents witnessed
omost daily that creote and sustain the bewIderment,
Illustration and fear existing widespread omong the Negro
Of the south today.
In arriving the conclusion that the Negro of the
south has become suen he seeks and Of the
rqhts of an American citizen Editor Asop expresses the
hope as though the condition imminent that the South
will be obIe to go through the next five year period without
serious conflict between the two groups In the light of this
hope we say here and to the Negro Of Mississippi and
of the South these ore the times for sueness anger