Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-01-08
Forty-Mine, The Year OF JubiIation

1t is the consensus of opinion of liberal Americans
that Nineteen Hundred and Forty Nine will be Jubilee
year for Negro Americans Apparently President Tn
mans Civil Rights Program hos the BLESSINGS of Some
Amer'eons; Let US hope and proy thot e49 will be
yeor OF Jubotion not only for Negro Americans bt f
the AmerIcon people, for of or sofe until we all
ore saved Negro Americans part of the qreot bull
work OF Americas Constituency and whatever oood
comes to them comes olso to the American Peope For
TINS reason 1t highly important that Negro Americans
be gwen complete citizenship rights in accordance with
the constitution of the United States of America
We believe in all probability thot l94o will be = wear
OF !u0otion, yeor OF special indulgence of tolerance
and goodwill This assumption is based on the foc+ ~
the changing trend of the times There ore some Ibero
Southerners we'll Northern liberals who reoIze th
time has for some one to take stond for b,o,
decency and toke the stand now Stronq Nations 80,
no longer hope to climb upon the backs of weoker M
tlons and suck their fes blood Likewise the South c
not with hold much longer from the Negro his chonce n
corn living under modern conditions EmonciDot;on
meant that in Eighteen Hundred end Sxty-hree it means
more SO todoy when economic snores of ciyzoton
are for greater thon ever before
1919 can be historic year, while on the other hand
it can be period of disappointment and disiIvsion
Lest forget it con be futile repetition Of morv o+h
years when Negroes foil to exercise monhood and
intelligence in chompioning our cause COMPLETE free
dom will not come to Negroes until we wont II our
selves. We must firmly resolve to work and fioh oooinst
the unprincipes together ond help moke Democracy
nVh9 reoiTv we must nave VISION, tolth and COURAGE
IN order to Iced impetus to the coming of the Jubilee
year Poll Tax prerequisite for VOTING is unomericon
ond lynching is disgrocefu and shameful! wherever il
happens We must mobilize strength against these
evils ond niquities and help bring to America respect
TOR low ond human decenoy for all the Citizens These
unfortunate conditions however bod they may be- offer
great challenge TO Negro Americans choenoe to do
something about them program of oction must toke
the place of lipsevce if are to get results We must
serve notice those who have been evoed to power
and responsibility that business We must al
so continue to press claims for equality Education
Sending two three Negroes to white universities in
the South does not in the least thot we ore reach
ing goal of equality of education In order for Neo
roes to oton equality of education in the South we
must have first class educational opportunities on por
with the other group and this must toke place with the
country school continuing through the hioh
schools and colleges Therefore the bosic and fundo-
mental problem of equality of education for Neoroes
lies in the Strengthening of elementary high schools
and colleges No student however brilliant he or she
may be- who does not have first class science
laboratories pre-medicol courses hope to COM
pete with other students who have these ADVANTAGES
The student not to blame for he may be most capable
but has not had chance. The blame is on our system
of education which permits inferior system of this
kind In all fairness TO children and their posterity
we must stort to correct this problem The problem
must be corrected here ond not in Washington for it
is here where we must WrestIe with racial preiudces
and demogoguery The country and the town must link
up together if we to equoty of education
for Negroes Lynching hos not disappeared yet money
for Negro education is not up to por; equality of op-
portuny for Negroes not just around the corner This
is our challenge of the New Year We will be faced with
mony pressing problems, let face them squorey and
inteIIiqenty If we do may be obe to participate
in the celebration of the Jubilee Year of Forty-Nne