Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1950-01-27


ancient incidents II only History only by the wilma
OF time we might ignore all But any alive who Will pu L
ear to the ground will to the murner Of his @
heaft VIII surely hear echoes of this cry the voices a.
today.
1t is only few We too came out of our Fa,
from agony untold from fear that day and night FROM
the bondage of slavery and hard lasnng our
until the earth turned by the blood that ~
from wounded flesh '
We do not have to strain echoes of our fora
ahers crying for freedom from tyranny their pavers Co.
liberation and their pleading opportunities that are
To-Day to be privileged to work and fight citadel of slavery
torn down. and new creation God fearing free men
o up al over the world There is freedom in any
star for those who deny freedom to others" '
The measure of freedom enjoy today is no accide, T. 49,
paid for with blood Black men and women from M
very St oay slaves We're landed American wanted 10
be free They prayed worked freedom in MANY
oe mSuhcuVey that no be by God who
oes not want to be free Some like LANDING b
S got OIL The slave ship and learned that they destined
Tor life of slavery, marched the sea with song on h
ups and prayer in their hearts than submit to life Of ~
millions of Negro slaves who patience in the gardens Of %
slavery ana there Were those Others equally and courageous
souls and endured bitterness of it roots knofro Tho, a.
of Liberty would be indeed
There is desperate struggle going ON in the south and v
the nation in large keep American Negroes in Political
and economic slavery that our children and m @
ofens children will forever hewers of wood and draer
wafer i'f the Deliberate and saeRoghe Make mistake about
IT, those powerful stood still while the nad %
progress and enghment marched right to lynch ne
" ooo our homes to violate human of the bat
anu he opportunity to participate in the making of laws and onera
on OF the government under which They want to have and
~ ne power oil lie and death They stop at nothing
TO carry out their helh They resorts to police br, Oil
auoh through hates sheets intolerance the platform
and some pupts while the ply their trade in the pot
~ aefse and The nghdes forth campaigns of intimidation
and brutal
ihee dispensers of hate against indignation fair enlovmt
anu upeaone pracees against right against fair trials
IN the courts against fairly courts and against the t
" negroes TO be recognized human
against against against everything pertaining
as ufledged Americans citizens We have never BETRAYED
our country We who have and died all wars m
'ehociay we who will continue up odd Glory that
eh commune TO the the world which
VIII some day hope be truly the home brave and the lr
" he ee for all people regardless creed and previous
diion of servitude 80
fou and are going TO remain category of political and ~
hoe slavery along with lot of uneacpated Americans
uhe we come to want to participate of absolute
IN he administration of public agency that has
hhg TO do with welfare The is now for us o fsbt @
pees on the boards of Alderman every nook and h,r,, -
for seats on CITY, Country Boards of Education
as Judges and Prosecutors in all and for places in state
ana National Lawmaking Bodies
Let there be no mistake determination with n
~ esquire our nghuul place in high place in these United
o america and in the world that will contend for that
pe on e pains in the valleys the hills with
we nave or can get until victory or death shall CO, 80 ,
ee WI" De no compromise with wrong and no surrender in , t
" reht against evil Our fight enancpaon and VOC ~ [
~ Jul '''e LOT freedom will enable the impossible"