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White eactionary leaders right liberals
left enter the Negro community and gain support for their
regardless Of how their affect the Negro people
Southern upset by the recent Supreme Court doson
able call Negro together effort hsr
aid In the attempt maintain the system Of racial
ton and at the tms comply with the recent Court ruling
Republicans California whose opposition Rep Helen
Douglas expected could Negro their
efforts 10 bring about her defeat The Third Party anRcred ut
Mira Douglas support Of the Maraha Plan Negro
ss. her candidacy groups Negroes
40 weapon against Representative who has given vigorous out
spoken support 10 all lsaSaon beneficial 10 the Negro people
Another group Americans for Democratic Action
into The Negro community and have the that the
southern Republican and the new Third Party
has had This currently supporting movement to draft
General Eisenhower This understand why
Osy opposed TO racial Segesoncan tho General despite
the fact that he staunch supporter Of racial segregation They
probably that the Generals general liberal opposition out~eg
his opposition racial segregation although frankly do not
think the General liberal anything This cannot
however how SELF RESPECTING NEGRO could support Gen
sra Eisenhower support the efforts of ANY organization in Its
efforts 10 draft him candidate for the Democratic nomination.
Why does this situation exlT Negroes could not do the
thing In return Imagine Of Negroes going to Republican
leaders and asking them Democratic candidate because
Of his favorable attitude toward the Negro Next the Republicans
In their downtown clubs would likely DO telling the like this
why John know think those Negroes had better he watched
think they all going imagine Of asking
10 put their special interests ahead Of the party Why 10 listen
10 them talk would think that Civil Rights and the ynchng
bill were the most important things In tho word Democrats Hp
preached In the would probably react the
organization throw support Third Party candidate be-
Of walAees attitude toward the Negro Rejection by the ADA
would b. certain.
Negroes were 10 approach Third Party officials and ask them
10 forget their differences with Hubert Humphrey and support him
against hail. these officials would that the Negroes dis
playing political nalvets rarely
n that the Negro community despes IL ghettolke
form reflection Of the nation whole There Negro Rcpub
leans there Negro Democrats there Negro Socialists and
there Negro Communist Perhaps
kuSsrs that membership In that organization Ii denied TO
Negroes
explain however why organizations
enter the Negro community and support for which
often the interests the Negro The
accepted explanations Negroes hr that Negroes
and willing 10 do anything for and second
Negroes battered by the attention Of white people that they
willing 10 do almost anything maintain this contact There
Of truth both Of those They do tell
the whole story.
Men-blAck yellow, white brown-have always attempted
make accommodation working with Power
forced 10 sacrifice their principles their fellow and
themselves In Norway Holland Belgium France attempted
20 make accommodations with their NaH Other
fought these conqueo upon the principle that their freedom
and liberty be desired than life itself
In other European countries today will find the type
Of cooperation with Red Communist Power
ouiang did not bring freedom 10 his ceunymen Laval did
not bring freedom 10 France These Negroes who easily make
the Negro will bring freedom Justice Negro Every
advancement the Negro has made America has been result
Of hard aahng his part the 81 whites who could
not compromise their with the principle Of justice
The Negro would do well 10 ememtrr Frederick Douglass when he
said Power has conceded anything without struggle
Il has and viii"
Tho late Marcus Carney the last leader Of influence
attempt kinde the fires Of naonalH NatOnAlsm foolish
and dangerous opposed - Nevertheless mpera.
tive that all Negroes remember that they Negoeahe ony
violated by that Government whose duty 10 protect them
hour Of the day every day Of the year.
Negroes should those who interested In protecting
the american way" by saying Let make truly democrats
people win be able deal with the yran. from within
and without