Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05
VIM. |. Patterson Answers Roi 0tt|ey

We in these United States crisis in rea
tons hearings Un-Amecn Committee in an attempt
smear Paul rameup calling for terror a.
gans The Khan has answered quickly
murderouy attacking Negroes The responsibility MI
Humans
But Negro willing accept Jimerow
status They will fundamental changes
They ready join hands with their progress
sve white allies to struggle and discrimination
democracy ALL they willing to wait
oteys articles published in the N Daily Com
pass position Americans apologize that would
struggle Were his thesis his distortions of the truth to
eredenee would all sit back and wait telling ourselves every
thing gradually getting people that there is
struggle against the rulers America for the equal status
rghuly oeys thesis precisely what the rulers OF America
believe Fortunately Americans will reject It
attempt conceal the hellh Jmerow ghetto
daily have to live We will reject
graduasm today UnAmecan ProKan and ProFast IN
American democracy Negro Americans are prepared to
intensity their struggle glorious Frederick Douglas
the Americas That struggle
is essential American democracy and world peace
upon the past and learn from his
tory The monumental revolutionary struggles of l776 against trnt
king placed America the order of bus
freedom the slaves into the first draft Of the
independence profits slave trade
and plantation economy the newborn
ment compromise the issue
The - slavery continued the spiritual and
growth webeng of country The Civil War to free
country blight would have destroyed it, inevitable
But the Roi Oes of slavery days
Frederick Douglass and the aboons makng every pat on the
head freedoms touch
The terrible contradiction between human property bH
resolved by the Civil War For brief period the soeaed Re
period American school children white and
only people together with
the poor south struggle for
equality freedom There elected during this period ~
Negro congressman governors In South Caro-
Supreme Court Negro They
only democracy But the HayeTiden
Compromise first bipartisan selout ended the Of
nulfed civil rights of the Negro
Property made moery Of the 18th 4h and oh
Amendments policy policy based the
denial the human civil rights Of the Negro people made the
o the day.
The result called Americas economic
problem No IS o ynehng Millions
Negroes poor whites today position almost indie
serbobe degradation
southern Dxeas the inherent neroy domi-
all relations
been used the thinking the American
pie regions other than the south Nowhere Negro his
country right that white bound by law order
speet The practice of Jmcowm emming from enterprise
has been cysazed IT'S policy
| Today. national crisis exists relations
From President Truman permits segregation Army,
the who bruay beats and murders City
streets Jmcrow policy Of gov
eminent From the permits be used
ameps and legal ynehngs Supreme the United
States which refuses rule fundamentally covenants
Jmerow the policy OF the judicial government Congress
which hlbusss anynch laws St Louis
violence against Negroes Jmcrow policy legislative arm
| OF government The circle Is complete
Mr. ouey Notwithstanding things getting better for the
Negro people Where gains have been made they
as result OF struggle against the policy of Jmcrow and
That pcreaics both state federal and gains
| are nowhere consolidated
For Negro to speak OF graduaism today
now claim to the right life liberty the pursuit happiness
win which all Meeans today supposedly endowed ncgaton
OF qusV The Negro people want further probationary period
White Americans too must be ucd by Ocys thesis or blinded
by white ehau'ni They place In the forefront OF
the struggle FOR the rights of their black lest they lose hc
own which II awful peril
To-day the battles of the Negro people for democracy are part
The ung struggles OF The colonial European masses They have
allies everywhere No theory gradualm such as Ro Ocy adj
VShces can be allowed TO thinking this crucial period
The fight Of black Americans dignity has merged witt
N the freedom Of all progressive mankind