The Omaha guide., 1947-01-11

AIdILAI y 01IE ALL III
America have heen GieiIlrsionpd
cvar the vrove M 'vrc' mos brutal
i4v ana oreseoia7 raoe--;on s~or7 aD
of the far1boyant promises Of
post w. darnoc ae- ed deccn-
cv Vet here has beer el7-7lv
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1870,
NNAAC' nn,.al heetlng on jan
uary 9 i fto arftnrfrrn Of Nav
Ynr''~ Tr4-1om House. cortinlr-
ed eT1e entire civilized world was
SHOCKED n 1916. by re~orts Of the
ultra of American lvnch-
ing mobs -7,o tortured and multi
ated Negro ~7a0 ord even wonlca.
1t listened @i-ort u~nbelieving, t.
reDc~+e Of h1ovr-torch killing and
eye-rarui~r Of Negro veterans
freshlv --ttl~ne1 from 4 war to end
torture and racial determination.
But it must be encouraged too
when it watches the flame of re-
sistance famed into full life as
Negroes 7nd their demOc~acy-lov-
ing friends fioht the Bibos and
Rankins stand their ground at
the r~egi~tration booths defy
organizations like the COlumbians
and sit it out in Hnsegregated
housing projects in defence Of the
bowling mobs. The NAACP vic
tory at Columbia. Tennessee; the
historic victory over Jim-crow
seating in interstate bus travel;
+l,e unprecedented spectacle of
$50 Negro veterans called out by
NAACP branches in Mississippi.
standin@ in the courtroom at the
Bilbo hearings. anxious to sneak
against the hate-filled champion OF
lvnchiac. the white students jam
ming the Austin. Texas courtroom
shoulder to shoulder with Negroes,
giving encouragement to the As
SociatiOn's lawyers IN their i
to force the University OF Iexas 10
admit qualified NEGRO students:
all Of this is a part of the flame"
The NAACP secretary slgnlfl-.
cantly focused attention on the
political scene with specific re-
ference to the far reaching Il
portance OF the ASSOCIATION ou-
preme Court victory IN the Iexas
primaries issue, which gave the
right to vote to Southern Negroes
for the first M The new Con-
gress is viewed with hope" de-
clared Mr.. White. but Ne
groes VIII continue 20 view IL with
a large degree Oh sKeptlclsm. IN -
northern and border states with a
combined electoral vote OF 28l, 1t
should be remembered by both ma
jor parties, the Negro vote could
swing the alance of power. With
Negroes going TO the poils IN the
soutn, thelr votes must now De
onsloereo a decisive FACTOR IN any
eieclioh' me nePupilcaii NOW ~
49, nave jus. w 800 .nt
thar. ~ 49, Nee,ues
NJ
tne ioliowI.s are some u ute
nisniighIS . the AssoclaIioH .
WIN i04o
Nlneteen was a year
OF TREMENDOUS SroWtn Q the AS
Soclatlon. One hundred elghty-four
new branches. Sixty-four new
yoyuth councils and college chap
tiers were chartered. The Associa-
ton also set up in the national of
flee a department of public rela-
lions, educational department, and
aLaue prUvlsiols . cruIcl se-
ne slalI Vi Ile "asnnls
e4h ouIeau was aIslnehleo ny
Le oL LaooI oecIe-
So csa1 avail u ne t
Tb,,rgood Marsbau Snac;a1 Cam.
sol of tbe Associofion So cita-
ZION in INV Io4e auIiet;n
1L..~ .u
o DouINHNuS
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49, No..
nn.ar,~ned
- sns'na 0aSe WITH esDapiNSieN
the negal prlnclple n a state Sc
gregation laws do not apply to
interstate passengers on inter-
state carriers. Inc Legal Depart
ment arranged for and directed
the defense of some twenty-seven
Negroes charged with crimes
varying from attempted murder
To 1iiROAl possession OIL 100
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