Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-12-09
The Deep South Speaks
~ Robert Ourr For GINS

FIGHT FOR FREEDOM-The effectiveness of the NJ gro
newspaper for the preservation and extension of democracy for
all people during the past decade the white Souths
farming discovery.
Purely mercenary white journalists the South capita
lzng the growing interest Negroes by and
Negroes by employing Negroes to conduct columns sections
entitled Concerning Negroes What Negroes Are Doing and
Negro Activities Some of these wheconoed newspapers
which started off with such column few months ago
now carrying many as four columns.
In section of the South white weekly is devong the
entire back page of each edition to local about and by
Negroes solc advertising from Negro businesses
featured that Each advertiser given bundles copies
of the paper to give to his customers.
The weekly devoting full page Negro with South
white soliciting the advertisement among Negro
businessmen thought by to be part of setup which
underneath is anti-Negro Nazi Germany antJew.
When this setup exposed likely that supporters among
Negroes will discover that their advertising dollars have support
ed newspapers which an-Negro and that their support
makes possible publication of hate sheets which
among unenlightened whites
In quarters leading workers nterracal setups
blame the Negro press for the awakened Negro accused
of leading the crusade against "Jm Cowm segregation
discrimination and making the Negro disconnected with hs
place and the do nothing handlers the Negro problem
The oppositonS technique to bore into existing
gro newspaper set with dividing the into
conflicting vewponsone for newspapers with polio
les and the other for newspapers without poes-ust
something to make money.
The other method is to enlarge the Jim Grow" section
conducted by local Negro reporters and the Negro
papers dollar without having to give Negro mechanics
nsts editorial writer's circulation and advertising executives
employment Put this with the average white days practice
OF playing the bad dongs of Negroes and playing
their worthwhile activities and you have seup the
gube Negro aids and abets and finances his own downfall
Negro publisher called on large employer of Negroes
and sought advertising recently and told by the head
the firm that his ito pink The meaning being that
bordered red The publisher requested that the pink
be explained in g. b. terms but the only
&" take your paper home Saturday night and
read it, don't remember any particular thing but just the
general tone of contents
When the publisher persistently pressed pointing out
Of something definite basis of the pink charge he dis
covered that he dealing with sponsor of Dxecate
eactonary pncpaty And this group dominated big
and industry and has the finger progressive wing of
the protesting Negro Press
There this when the Negro church was
looked to for leadership by the Negro Today leaders in
that group looked upon rackeers beggers
exceptions to the rule otherwise there would be rule
has been discovered that the South the Negro the
Negro press and the Negro lawyer today his light
and leading AnNegro forces destroy
of the Negro press for rights fighting lawyers too with
the aid of the gullible Negro.
This fierce struggle of racs underhandedy control or
destroy crusadng soulful newspapers for Negro newspapers
patronage and wherewha control Negro thinking and CO.
operation may drive Bahaimnded groups form powerful
affiliated newspaper chains which will be than Negro
newspaperrea newspapers employing writer's mechanics and
opportunity for minority groups representation upgradng In
all departments The newspaper has good foundation upon
which TO build II in reality American segment of
the American press
The truly free newspaper Of will feature actvi-
ties of peoe without regard TO color creed This may
end the o-caed white Negro paper And out of that will
come-ust good newspapers There need for that type of
newspaper. Millions wait to support IT,
But the building and maintenance of press de-
ponds upon the extent which you believe man or
people only entitled to the things for which they willing
to fight