Arkansas State press., 1951-03-23
this
day and age
ReiIbent For Heaven
BY Clyde O. Jackson. City Editor

During Negro History Week the National Guardian "a pro-
gresye publication Of New York; fit to reprint edi
toral of mine entitled This Saw In America under the
caption "a Negro Looks AT His Native Land" that
| have received numerous letters from the nation
pressing mgings, braves announcements and
threats on the article which admittedly extremely bitter one
shocked reader Washington the bitter
and daring reproach against the American way pub
shed Another coyy noted that what it lacked in Bit
made up for in cynesm and what it lacked in cynl-
csm it made up for in bitterness Still another reader
hs anonymous exploded that have been surpassed only
by the Russian and Chinese diplomats in decryng the Amer
way tMy reply 10 him would be, dpslhg corrupt gov
eminent of Negroes in the south
decrying the American way then plead guilty. Well
told all of this time and time again so naturally m
receipt these left quite unuffled However
these writer's left thoughtful that is the one IN
opinion represent baed and be~ildered individual
angry quite just Who After careful
consideration my reply her 'Baffed and beWaeeu
am definitely not in the dark as TO who Is response
ole for the plight of Americas darker minority
Who wouldn't be baed and be3ldered who hears white
ministers alleged mea Of God using race SANDER ana Sus
gese racial remarks the radio networks on sunday MORN
ings These are men fostering racial discrimination ana
dfferenas blessed Name of God and under the sroud
Of religion
and 10y secretary the Army Frank Pace T deliberately ~
denied that Negroes being mseated at Camp
Rucker Alabama well other southern Army camps
when the whole world knows its true FOR facldal evidence %
that fighting broke week among Negro and white
soldiers in Camp Rucker resulting injury Of number oil men
After all even spineess Negroes get tired Of white pgos
ordering them around ALL Of the ame1
wonder if il doesn't bevder lie note that We
have been in an "undecared Korea for nearly year.
have lost b. death thousands Of and by wounds
uBss Bis thousands d others yer We nave gained
rat1rs no prestige no great military accomplishments,
outstanding achievements allies no nothing! we
boast about how much higher the Chinese casualties over
ours tell you that is nothing TO boast ABOUT mat Is
net going to bring peace going bring Asia closer 10
us isn't going bring back the lives of the poor souls We nave
sacrificed and neither designed make us the most loved
nation in the world realize these statements are not at all
but YOU see believe that Gin their Words peace
can only be achieved through war; he refusal of the com
monfon to things way is the cause of ALL OF me
world disorder Possibly would believe that lived in Iiol-
land Iceland Newfoundland the North South Poles but living
under the strain of skin the south in America and
knowing the eshness and veness of the white souherner
simply cannot that he hasn't brought Of this blood
she'd uncertainty horror upon himself land as conSe'
quence, upon mel.
We claim righteous but the record shows we're
wrong we bound for glory but most OF us are bent
He'll