Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-02-23
this
day and age
Tolerance Or Nothinu
BY Clyde o. Jackson, City Editor

woman speaking 10 OF Negroes last
week proclaimed is time for all people of all ceed
10 stand and be counted that only kind of
want In America AmerieaniSn. this
long these lines completely Il certainly is time that all
stood be counted in time for this long
now and have strong suspicion that of the
are suffering the tragedy Of today the fact that did
stand up and be counted before imagine when this speak
er stated that "the only kind Of ism want America
Amercansm', she primarily that don't Com
munism Well am here add that had better get rid Of
that other ism (Which is Fascsm of coure) if expect
to be able continue stand up for anything sorry this
speaker did make this observation 1t very
stand before group of people who have been prosecuted and
mareated all of their natural lives and say that WE ALL
stand up and be counted What about of these socaed
good white people standing and being counted the
ton Of the foul and dirty deeds pracced upon the Negro in
the south What about standing for justice in the for
people? What about standing for the carrying of
laws and eonvictng white people who murder and otherwise
violate the rights of the Negro instead of freeing them after
mock trial? What about standing for equal opportunity for
all Americans rather than the discrimination against
tive bo paying citizens simply because they happened
be born of minority because they happen worship
differently from the of the American white people? What
standing for the abolition of the poll Arkansas
which thought up by warped mind only device
the Negro citizen from voting? What about standing
the recognition of the Negro first class citizen?
Naturally whites and Negroes alike going give
verbal spanking stating that such statements these
strong that not quite ready accept such state
much less think about carrying them out.
prime trouble with the American people today that
they simply refuse openly the truly dangerous stua
of the question in America quite ready
such statements and such facts the time
will be ready If ready face such facts
very survival depends upon woeuly close
to of civilization and world We have to
point civilization when learn to live and let
live either do others would have them
find in oblivion Yes have gotten TO
that period when must have tolerance-or nothing
We wagng bloody and exhausing war in Korea and
the brink of wagng in Europe 1t is already wei
known who oppose outnunber by great mar
GIN if continue keep manpower and divided
and our people hating and fighting each other simply because
the the will the backbone TO stop
the aggression and Negroes by few boodrsty
maadjused dirty white fascs pagueing the SOUTH any
thing can happen and probably v 1t disgusting and DIS
couraging federal government sit idly by allowing
these southern with their power of states rights to
openly and unahamedy these unpeakabe crimes upon
people.
Yes nv dear friends all stood up to be count
ed black white yellow red brown whatever we may be-
Stand up Christianity snulnes good or eV proei
hood war, right wrong.
White people will realize that the days oil 1ool1g
the Negro past saying that you cannot sun eX
plot them them cheat them murder them or rape uef lo
they outnumbered ten TO but am saying al a eds
now they have realize that they being Wronged
and thev don't like You can tell all of the dangers OF
any of the ss" what the Negro is concerned with is
whether or not his children going be granted he
reh freedoms whether they going to be forever treat
ed as slaves without human constitutional rghs Inc
Negro fought after war for his native land america
He has never shirked patriotic duty he is not Sinking
now and he will never hirk he is tired Of spng his
blood war when the white makes all OF e po
ces which bring If going to fight these
wars let have hand the making OF these policies
so that we won't altogether feel though are lighting
white mans him. Yes it's time to stand up ana De
counted-for for justice of injustice for
Christianity or sinfuness for good evil for brotherhood or
war for right or wrong for Tolerance-or Nothing!