Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-05-08
Negro Community Awaits With Varied
Predictions And Expectations
Givernor Wright's Talk To Negro
Citizens Of State
STATES RIGHTS PLAN-STAND
AGAINST TRUMANCIVIL RIGHTS
PROGRAM TO BE EXPLAINED
State To Be Broadcast Over Statewide
Network At 1870 Sunday Morning

Negro citizens of the state are
awaiting with varied prediction
and expectations the talk to the
Negroes of the state to be made
by Governor Fielding L. Wright
over a state wide radio hook-up al
1870 o'clock Sunday morning. The
governors talk will deal with the
Civil Rights program of President
Truman and the States Right plan
and revolt against President Tru-
man of which he is the acknowled-
ged leader.
While many Negroes feel that
the governors talk might intensi-
fy reaction against Negroes al
ready developed over the Civil
Rights program there were others
who expressed the opinion that the
talk will throw some much needed
oil on the troubled waters.
The plan to talk to the Negroes
of the state was announced by the
governor here Monday morning
In making the announcement the
governor said that race segrega-
ton will rule in Mississippi regard
less of all the self styled do-good-
ers and declared that he Negroes
of this state have right to know
what the States Rights program
is all about and that he would tell
them personally.
The talk to the Negro citizens
of Mississippi; who represents
about half the population will be
made on the day before the Nation
al States Right Convention, with
delegates attending from through
out the south, which will be held
the following Monday at the city
auditorium here.
The National States Rights Con-
vention rs expected to formulate
a policy for future action of SOU
thern Democrats as opposed to the
Civil Rights program of President
Truman.
The States Rights plan is not
directed against Negroes, but is
directed against the platform Of
President Truman which would in
wade and take away all the people
and not just white people, accord
ing to the Governor.
The Governor stated that he will
speak frankly and that he hopes
every citizen will listen as he talks
next Sunday be he white or Negro
In a prepared statement an
nouncing his intention to speak,
Governor Fielding L. Wright says:
'"On next Sunday morning at
1880 am, ] will go on the air over
a statewide radio hook-up speak
ing primarily to the Negro citizen
Ty of our state. l hope everyone
who can will listen in on this talk.
while it is intended to advise
the Negro citizens of our state as
to the intent and purpose of the
States Rights movement it is
earnestly desired that the white
citizens hear it too.
Il recognize our Negroes, as do
all good white Mississippians, as a
part of our citizenry, and as citi-
zens we want them to be fully in
formed on the importance of
importance of states rights.
an talking to many Negroes in
the past few weeks, | am convinced
that most of them do not under
stand what the white people have
In mind. | understand that some
have been told that we are organi-
zinz against the Negroes.
"Probably some have been told
that the States Rights" button
worn by the white people is sign
that the wearer is a member of
some anti-Negro organization.
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