Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28

last week were. Il 10 II, StdhuliS
Negro delegates and the real and
immediate needs Of Negto citizens
of the South as respects their Civil
Rights was expressed by the Mis-
sissippi Editor in a sterning speech
during the Monday afternoon ses-
sion. Citing the recent courage
shown by the Mississippi Negro
and other Negro Citizens of the
South in demonstrating their
knowledge of the value and power
of the right to vote, the Mississlp-
pi Editor said, because we believe
in the wisdom of the ancient say
ing that Bread is the staff of
life" we go along with you in the
putting of FEPC first on this a
genda, but for US of the South give
US the full right to vote with Free
dom from fear, and like religion,
we believe that all things will be
added unto 1t.
The national Mobilization for
civil rights called by the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People and sponsored by
more than so other National labor,
fraternal, civic, Religious. organi-
cations, January 1917. opened
Sunday afternoon with a broadcast
over station WOOK, sponsored by
Tomlinson Todd, Director of Wash
ington's famed Institute on Race
| Relations.
With Thurgood Marshall, famed
NAACP attorney as Master of
Ceremony, participants in the
broadcast included Myron Sch
wartz, Jewish Communist Rela-
tons, st. Louis, Mo-; Chas. Lucas,
Executive Secretary N A ACP
Cleveland, Ohio; Lillion Hatcher
UAW-CIO, Detroit, Mich; Paul
Brown, Kansas City, Mo-; Kelly M
Alexander, President, North Caro-
lima Conference NAACP Branches;
and Percy Greene, Editor and Pub
Usher of the Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Mississippi.
During the three days of meet
ings held in the Inter-departmental
Auditorium Of the Department OF
Labor Building delegations were
sent to call upon President Tru-
man, and members of both the
House and Senate from every
state, with the possible exception
of Mississippi and Alabama, urg.
ing the passage of the Civil Rights
program at this session; calling
for a change in the 64-vote Rule
in the Senate; and calling for the
continuance of the 21-day Rule in
the House.
Members of the delegation who
called on President Truman, in ad.
dition to Mr.. Wilkins, were: Elmer
Henderson, American Council or
Human Rights; Joseph keenan, ane
Louis Hines, AFL; Felix Cohen
American Jewish Congress; Mi.
chael Straight, American Veterans
Committee; Charles LaFollette
Americans for Democratic Action
Benjamin R. Epstein, Anti-Defama
ton League of B'nai Birth; Will
ard Townsend, Clio Executive
Board; Hobson Reynolds, Improv
ed Benevolent and Protective Or.
der of Elks of the World; Adolpf
Held, Jewish Labor Committee
David Solomon, Past National
Commander, Jewish War Veterans
Miss Alma Vessels, National Asso
citation of Colored Graduate Nurs.
es; Rev. Sandy F. Ray, Nationa
Baptist Convention; Thurman bod
son, National Bar Association
Irving Kane, National Community
Relations Advisory Council; A
Philip Randolph, National Council
for Permanent FEPC; Mrs. |. LIE,
Levy, National Council of Jewish
Women, DR.. Dorothy Ferebee, Ma
tional Council of Negro Women
| Mrs. Robert L. Vann, Nationa
Negro Publishers Association
Jules Cohen, New York Council fo
Permanent FEPC; R. A. Hester
Supreme Chancellor, Suprem
Lodge Knights of Pythias; Roy
Reuther, United Automobile Work
ers; Boyd Wilson, United Steel
workers of America, CIO; Thoma.
G. Allen, Federal Council Of
Churches of Christ in America
and Arnold Aronson, General Sec.
rotary, National Emergency Civi
Rights Mobilization.
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