The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-03
Acorns To Oak Trees
BY JULIAN c. wYcHE

Discussing the Negro in Detroit last week in regards
to politics and finding him lacking in organization and
leadership thought this article By Robert Lucas free
writer who began his with the Federal Writ
ers Project after graduating from Roosevelt College IN
Chicago would prove food for thought in attempt 10 ut
ze his ballots towards getting things done politically
Appearing in the May issue of Tomorrow Magazine
under title How Negroes Look Whites Mr.. Lucas at
tempts prove that AT present the attitudes toward
whites varies almost widely their skin colors One
could easily say there different attitude for each Of the
fifteen million Negroese in the United States created and
modified by the personal experiences OF each IN his daily
contacts with white people,
The gamut of these attitudes from the street
corner demagogue proclaims that il is all bunk
about this being one-word and Negroes and whites
all people, while DR.. Aonzo C. Morton president
of Hampton Institute declares that Negroes should
pare themselves to become citizens Of the world, adding
that we can afford longer ignore world prob
lens.
Another case of extremities in attitude, Mr. Lucas
points out is the open hostility. through effort to
operation based enlightened sefshness to
concept that white is right always.
The writer makes of late DR.. Robert r. Motion,
president Of Tuskegee Institute words add fact
onng perhaps no single phrase has been frequent
y used in discussing the problem in America than the
have always this remark with certain faint knowing
smile. for certainly the Negroes attitude is conditioned by
the attitude displayed toward him by his felowman
Using comparison with city and rural residents,
Lucas cities that there would be understandable
different attitude toward white people by those the
city who work aong side of him the production line;
however, the other hand he points out, no sweeping
cancellations be made in such complex issue.
Citing that labor unions. organizations and individuals
both constantly working for harmonious
relationships white and Negroes evidence of their
untring efforts be almost daily, he racial
hatreds results chiefly of religious fanaticsm d
economic factors.
He concludes Are there, then, attitude common to
all these ubgroups within the Negro group? Undoubt
edy The most predominant attitude among Negroes is
that recognizes the glazing faults in the American
economic and political framework with its conscious eff
fort suppress the Negro They also have learned to
let the white know what the Negro wants, while
accepting them individuals rather than big white
Fog expressed by paywrighter Ted Ward in the early
thrtes.
Negroes see, and to a large extent the Negro
press has helped them that certain small
and selfish individuals who profit from blackwhte d
vision foster racial hatred" adds Mr. Lucas.
1t is this last which appears drive home
the points about our lack of political leadership and
ganzaton in the Motor City For is these small groups
and selfish individuals that indirectly foster racial denti-
ty for 80 dollars" self-esteem or publicity.
! The groups will form Independents opponents
Of Of the major political parties and align
candidates which favor the Negro While it is UNDER
standabe that few will fight for civil rights the ma
ory in the running usually pledge tut seldom uphold
these items.
The procedure is true of these socalled race