Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-02-06
Letter 10 Charley Cherokee on
"Sociol Equality"


In breezy sHs Of and minded
t"rs But sOnhdsna shun tls dzzy about rsS
tive covenants and SOCIAL EQUALITY.
Now this pattern segregation have often
cd crazy guilt And maybe confused psrSon
S nS's Nh.EN our I"st~nse hAIp on soSAL EQUALITY
not from fear but from tbs fast that has been used By
mined keep tbs Negro down. And Charsy wonder
mean BY SOCIAL EQUALITY
Charley do you chapter sorority
initiated Negro STf silly question Of course you d. Many
Negro papsrs played the s and
II had ITSELF didns prove damn hinR The
facts were simple Th members Of chapter Of soroty hsd niad
Negro girl Now ChaTsy
ties on eampusss Grs not Thsy are
tons that
pulled bonsr whsn they
Negro into undsmOerae
For Charley the day night thy voted
Negro girl they might have rsjetsd white solely
hr family did not have enough The Of racial
u not Indicative Of the presence Of democracy
Now, Charley suppose
BY the Suprsms Court and bought house residential
John smith, who plenty burned that he has Negro
have equally
next 70 my reluctant nsghbOr John Jones' S down beside him. lie
aHS gets up moves away and continues 70 read his standing
Now night get car and every seat Ia occupied
the nsighbOr.
him. lie asks Negro
But tell him. he dOsn want ait beside Negro. HE will
to get up.
Here Charley examples people
have Negroes Charley you
knowhowsVsr much dsplOrs such bgoythat free
democratic society people have right indulge bEotFy
this indulgence does infringe tho rights another
In the above paid penalty standing up
order indulge his prejudice
The choice hS and would defend his right
other instance John Smith also wShsd enjoy his prejudice against
bodily contact with Negro but unlike John jones'
pay the penalty And Charley that whore and and all
Negroes should start hghting
Right Charley think you Adsquats
enforcement Of the Constitutions Bin Rghts yss Charley
would like President Rights
become Law and the Presidents Rights
msndAon mpsmSntsd by congressional enactment But this
d SOCIAL EQUALITY Charley only TO q serious strats
In both Maine and Mississippi for the
education that those states afford Good housing good
good education equal protection before the awws Charley
settle for those the Negro youths
satisfied another SOCIAL
EQUALITY disciples
officials looking under their bsds Let things
EDITOR
spfR one H Z. S ~: sS Ss: ~ SSGo DE-
UMT-JM CRow-RUssIA PRO AND CON
We notice that the American Youth Democracy having
meeting protesting Universal Military Training We're
psrpSuasa the uhSOund
the United States ought be prepared warks
world.
We havsnt heard these Eoups objsetinR
the Russian method Of compulsory military training
trained soldiers 90 do
no wrong are as much Of
pain the nsk those who Communist every
vO,slsss people helpless people
Too many of education alone will solve
the problem America either hypOcrtos
CONGRATULATIONS TO,
Mira board Of directors Of the
Family and Child Welfare Service.
John Shepard board Of directors Of
the Young wemsnS Christian Association Of Minneapolis
Associated Negro Credit Union foT paying III. eA.ck for thu lunch
con for MN City Negro January graduates
Neil M''sE for his election the pdsnsy Hotel
CORPORATION.