Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-10
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NEGRO SCHOOL CRISIS.

II : N.N not N.llt lIl.Ss NIIt WI
rocks would cry out. y bronze
plaque on the Lincoln hospital IN
Durham displays these words: Not
one net OF dlSlCyalty IS recorded
against them" This glowing tribute
. j. from me rvvcrc& Washington Duke
| and his two sons ~ tie entire Ne
arc race. From the sacred shrine
Of Bunker Hin ~ the VCTmin-r.d-
! Gcn inferno Of Two J!ma. am!dS; ali
the vcbukcs and abuse, the hatred
I'D iuiuStiCCS II home with al! lis
dewuriligInG effects. mot one ac:
O. d.s!oya!ty Is recorded q sa.nS
them.
The Negro race has not yc; achieved
the dubious distinction q; prgiIc-
. ing a BcncJ.c, Arnold or = Grover
Cleveland BCrgGOu: Oh the contrary
the records are vcplptc win uuncr-
Gus ami varied DorIC MllIrrS and
Robert II. Brooks. y few wears ago
VINO Il was an even question OF
whether demo. raCy could ~ would
triumph over Nu2ISm and FIsriSm.
the Negro children OF this nation
rauird Ia every call ui democracy.
In Vance county The NcGgu school
children gladly contributed their
m.a2vr posse >ionS "a the Red Gross
bundles COR Britain. war fund. ana
the like. They gave their Du-n:r.
anG dimes Tor democracy ~ survive
the Titanic struggle: and when Amer
lCI needed the strength ana CO-up-
Grafton II lis entire citizenship. "uo'
only az, OF diSiyyaliy is rccordCc
aGaIn.: them"
II seems irOn!cal indeed thCn tha:
these same ,hIldruN "!us, be denied
the JUS. advantages Of an Gdura-
! tIvn supposedly guaranteed to them
as the reward Tor their iaithiulncsS
When hey were required Ia fasc
/ the hazards Of fire trap Tor =
soEoO. building. they We're ;yclatcdly
told that as soon as the war was
over they would get new build
ing. Bat The tender mercy OF an
early morning fire delivered than
from the probability OF a catastrophe
OF In" first magnitude. Now thtS
AZ" denied the Use OF CEe or tWo
Ot the seven school buildings used
ior white children in the CIy al
Henderson alone. Did Il ever &C.
cur To he gentlemen responsible for
tins situation that you Owe deb.
OF honor and duly 20 these little
Negro children Did il ever Ocri-
IL the gCnllen!ul responsible Tor
this that a - reward t. the un-
lal'crIn2 faith OF their iOTcbuarS these |
little children are relcgatcd To She |
trash heap OF society fOr no Ctu.Sr
OF their CWn' Or. is it true that we |
have not learned that q deprive !
these helpless children %! their cdu- |
Catiunal heritage is bU: the fOunda- !
ton of fatUrC discomfort and strife" |
We believe II 10 be a crime hat heG |
nv So and Snarpencd ~ lnluUity. !
Yes. We are no strangers 10 the |
NItrOl and hatred G.! some in power. |
and II is true that out of adversely |
have grown MarICii AndersOnS. .Iu, |
LoulSeS ana George Washington Car |
V"rS. But what about your prom
ISc- made in solemn faith 10 In,
parents Of these children The war |
has been over for almost A wear and
not one attempt To remedy these |
conditions has been shown. We mus. |
earn that no segment Of our society |
IS safe unless the whole is safe
Inc crimes committed by Negroes
must be paid for by white ;Id Ne
pro children alike. None Of lis told
the little COiorcd children when they
we're preparing bundles for Britain"
that the very children they were
helping were in school buildings bet
ter than their UWr: these children
gave Di their all in their simple
chlldllke faith. and the record We, is |
mot one act of disloyalty is re-
corded against them"
II you gentlemen who are rcspon-
siblc for this can face your conscience
and your God now. must call upcr
my people IN this crisis to regard
their word with more sacrcdncss
! must ask them not to become
callous ard cynical and not drop 10
the low DEPTHS of malice and hate
a rattlcsnakc makes its own poison.
| must advise them 10 look uD in
an unsteady society. TO hope for tho
best D a drunken civilization and
TO believe in the ultimate triumph
Of right and truth. ] want them 10
know that the Final Judge of al the
earth has sternly declared. For in
aSmuch as We have done it 20 one
oi the least Of these my little ones.
yc have done il unto Me-.
This should not be the reward
and heritage Of these little Noprs
children. because mot o,e al Of
is recorded against ,hcm"
CHARLES w. WILLIAMSON,
Henderson