The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-04-09

Birmingham. Ala - Calvin News
Seryicel - IL must De obvious 70 AL
that some way must be found 20 i'm
prove the masses Of our people. es-
pecially those who make up large
part Of the population Of large cities
all over the United States.
Did you ever notice the general
department. Of the masses On street
cars, sidewalks. in theatres - the
loud talk and the filthy language
within the hearing Of the most re-
spectacle and sensitive peOple2
Have you noticed how often you
have been disturbed in church or
some important meeting, or the thea
tire by some folk who came late and
carry on distracting conversations?
What about the women who bring
bowling kids TO meetings? Can these
be made TO realize that no baby has
the right to make It impossible for
a house fun Of people 70 enjoy a
sermon or a show?
And we have 10 do something
about our kids who hog the side
walks as they go TO and from school
What are we going 70 do about
those who eat and wallow on front
porches, loiter on the street and
make indecent cracks al women
and girls they do not know?
Those folks are holding a whole
race down. They do more 20 fortify
and Justify finn crow than the
color of ones skin ever cold do. we
are going TO have hard time gett-
ing anywhere as long as we have
them with US. They are the ones
by which we all are judged
They tell me some White people
who want TO give visitors, who do
not know and understand that Ne
groes are different, "a true" pic
ture Of colored people - take them
on an automobile cruise through
the Harlem sections Of larger
cities in the evenings.
If you have ever been on Fourth
Avenue in Birmingham and similar
coIOred thoroughfare in other cities
into which hundreds Of thousands
Of CoIored people are TANNED, when
Bear Mash, Buzzard KOOst. Ten
Commandment and Hell Half Acre
folks come TO town, you now how
they make the whole race look. Its
awful.
All, White and Black. are respOn-
slble. A Niger is some thing You
make by neglect. bad housing, lack
OF adequate educational and recre-
atiOnal facilities, and race discrimi-
nation and segregation Improve
ment Of the situation lies in our
recognizing the importance Of max
ing life and living more attractive
TO those fortunate enough TO acquire
education and character evolvement
TO the end that they win want 10
migrate TO and stay in the South
and wrestle with the task Of inn
proving our people.
AS il stands today, most Of the
capable people come to the point
where, because Of low, bad educa.
tiOnal environment. they feel that
they just can't stand il. and move
away or are constantly in the pro
cess of preparing TO move to sec
tons where conditions are not 50
depressing and sldncive to back
wariness.
Some sort Of uplft organization
should dedicate itself TO the task ~
helping the big mouthed. uncouth,
ill-mannered and wink have you
among our people see themselves as
they are seen by others.
The facilities Of the motion pic
ture. posters In semi public places,
advertisements In new spapers and
magazines, and well worded appeals
over the radio and through churches
would help a great deal
II has been said that five average
ColOred children on a playground in
some sections OF the country keep
more noise than as many as one
hundred White children
know of an exception to this. /
found 1t at Gilbert Academy in New
Orleans. This institution is situated
right In the heart Of an aristocratic
White community. And I had IN sat