The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-09-14

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is easily taken for white. shs a..
es without any effort. unnl n.
becomes emotionRlly involved
Af.er she falls in love utb
white doctor and becomes enras.s
she is beseechod by doubt 49,
runs away, breaking her cns,g,
ment without an explanation A.
ter returning to he litus town /,
Mississippi where she was rai...
she is subjected to scorn from n.
own people and humiliation to.
whites when they remen herod a.
Is little "Pinky' John ON N
daughter Of old Dicey johnson
Negro washerwoman. An emo ion
al conflict is the result She /,
TORN between the desire "a repr,
90 her love and he married -
Gaping the problems of rae !,
remaining and being loyal a h.,
grandmother who has sacrificed
to send her through school ana
make her what she Is
When Chester. the nau,
engaged TO. finally locate, her
down South he is natural a.s.
ed % find she is NeEio Gal.
lantly he still offers TO marry her
hut she realizes tina, il vnuini
work, and gives him up
The story Is given co'rl ana
action when Miss FIN OF ~ phts
family tho Johnsons wot or
and belonged TO during slavery
leaves Pinky her house when 81.
dies The will is conle cd and
legal battle results ene.
ontative OF an orEaniya that
rights for Negroes righi. omy
into the scene and tries 10 turn
tho spotlieh Of puhllcty OBJ me
case The res OF he sto IN.
ters on the trial and how iho town
is divided in It's opinion sr = the
merits Of the case aud he method,
used to handle IT,
The subtle conclusion that he
author seems 10 arrive a IN the
story Is that Negroes shorll9i
attempt TO pass for white It's
too difficult and confusing Ina,
militancy is not tho solution of he
so-called Negro problem in The
south. that Negroes should an
segregation and ny 10 wors 'o'
the bettermen Of their peotle ,ud.
iust depend on the good tfs
folks equality folkN and fAe viii
do he right thing in the
As story tho hook ven
written, interesting and 'rao %
life in many instances / hs
prejudices portrayed the possi5ls
emotional conflicts in The eiru
life. torn between two void, and
the philosophy attributed % some
~ the Negroes other chars Ter
nations are a BIT oyerdravn lch
as the nor hern aEilator Nh
Naughton and the knife-wie nE,
Rozalie. No Organization is named
but from IT'S description ono can
imagine the author is referrInr 70
organizations like the NAACP or
Civil Rights Federation
The author is. herself utps
Of Mississippi and The booa mad
vcrtrntv reflects her re- % %
lie racial situation
To those who are pa- ma
believe tha, time and inc .o "S
Of people viii solve this un'otan'
ate situation. he hook vii "a.
affirm their beliefs
To those who are JUST looking
for a good book 10 read - eill
prove interesting reading hoash
injected with subtle propagsnda.
But to those who believe 90 mil'
itancy. progressive legislation,
fighting for ones rights and DO
INK something about The pnleln
now, the book will prove a dis
appointment
THE MINISTERS WIFI. by Mrs.
=. u. Ross. ADORE Publishing
Company. Detroit, Michigan.
Mrs Ross has complied very
interesting and informa "
page book on the status ~ MIN.
ister's wife. THE Minister WE
includes such chapters o. yer
raining. her task. her place ,.
church, her relationship 20 me
community, and 80 on
In describing the duties prom
lens and Joys Of a ministers VIE
Mrs. Ross has included many help.
full hints for womenwho are soou
% marry or have already married
ministers.
One interesting feature Of me
book Is her use OF local characters
and personalities to illustrate GER
tain points. The book also con-
tains photographs Of these per-
sons.
The only criticism OF the NofA
is a slight tendency TO wax 30.
quent on some items that inism
have been described in more sim
pie and direct language and nc
use Of certain trite and hacknyeo
expressions in her description
The book represents a very COM
mendsble effort and shows 'ha'
the author has very thoroueh
understanding OF her subiee' Pc
ing the wife Of a minister herself
Anderson Blount. Ada wa'hlnr
ton.
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