The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-07-15
Between The Lines !.
BY DEAN GORDON B. HANCOCK

The recently published fact that Lena Horne
stage idol has married White is news of ordinary i'm
Ever and anon we read OF prominent Negro men
marrying White; but seldom do read about Negro
men marrying White AS stubborny opposed this writ
er to marriage ne certainly faors the
old concubinage procedure, where and women who
in many instances really loved forbidden to marry
both by laws and customs
The greatest objection to intermarrage hinges about
the lack OF reciprocity that too manifest AS long the
White refuses to take to wife the fair daughters of
Ham, TINS writer wants to Negro men refuse to take
unto themselves AngloSaxon wives There no bioog
cal objection to ntermarriage All of the obec-
lions are social and these are tremendously important
When Negro manifest greater desire to marry
White women than White manifest to marry Negro
women, we have fundamentally vexing problem
does not feel that there would be stampede of ntermar
rage even a social and legal barriers removed In
the final analysis Negroes prefer Negroes and Whites have
like preference. But there have always crcum-
stances where love cuts sharply lines and then
the customs and mores founted to the four wind
In the days of slavery and after, when attempts
made to legislae purity, concubnage made in
evitabe There have been times when Whites Negroes
would not be denied they sought the solace of
love and its satsfactions. Quite we'll do remember
spending the night with an old Baptist preacher i'll South
Carolina many and in the morning after break
fast we walking through the woods took note of
the fact and mention of the same that he was
iatto and that his father probably White.
No., said he, my father Black and my mother
was White" was shocked for he born slave. He
knew the whole story how his mother had fallen in love
with her fathers slave and to this love, he born His
mother not "feebeminded" as most White women
who marry Negro ordinarily classified by certain
students of the question
She afterwards married and brought up fine family
having the financial backing of her wealthy father If
love then the savemsress lines it is not difficult
how may any other lines These w enc
gro marriages attract attention because of their rarity
and not in themselves amount to much biologicay
while socially they enjoy unique popularity.
This writer was terribly troubled weeks ago by
conversation he had with young Negro woman Il make
my way about New York City by day and night and Of
ten frequent night clubs matter of broadening my
note with some that whereas the Negro usually
bring out their White lady friends seldom White
man bring his Negro lady friend The thing is onesided
that it hurts"
Of course it must have hurt her for it hurt even
as she spoke going to get very far if men
are fonder of White than the White men are of
Negro women There is somthing in this situation that is
tragic and dangerous. Of course, marriage very per-
sona affair but personal affairs also social affairs
While there may be personal attractions that hurte
lovers across lines the fact remains there is nothing
to prove that Negro betters himself merely by marrying
White any more than there is to prove that the White
worsens himself by marrying Black.
Personally this writer hates to anything that in
cates that Negroes fonder of Whites than Whites
of Negroes So then when Lena Horne marres White it
gives much needed the few nterracial marriages
we hear much about Lena Hornes choice is con-
Germ!