St. Paul recorder., 1951-07-13

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can make more capital here on the issue than taking
ton on any of the more pressing issues in the community
Detroit truly melting ordinary
word Of many foreign born becoming the
general population however but rather melting pot
and northern cultures
One of the problems city to really
become cosmopolitan the various
cultures which continue this metropolis yearly
blended The white southeer itnerant
as while the Negro Immigrant tends to stay and make this his
permanent home
Therefore the Negro population growing percentage
wise until today the Negro per
population approximately they only
cent in 1910 This doubling population
brought attending housing health and
employment
squeezed into the socaed Negro
erupted seams and today there is ge into
neghborhoods orderly however
and and
This new distribution of Negroes coud
tuay strengthen Deros democratic tensions
changing neghbohoods providing
many of majority group doesn't move wav land thew
really running
Negro community is as poorly organized cycaIy
and politically the Twin Cities but the
organization is much more disastrous.
We people who are almost
wholly dependent they collectively in
the community to get things done without
ted leadership So appointed speak Negro
on important matters that really
Of the points expressed
those of the group are appalling.
The housing policy community resulted
large Negro ghettos in which both the elementary high
school system unfortunately
don of initiates youth knowing other
timately during the formative
portant to positive development of democratic thinking
caring of the large Negro
population with the Receiving hospital city
hospital medical hospitals entirely seq
regated basis with wards sections hospitals
for Negro patients Only few Negro doctors
the larger hospitals Asbury although some
arrangement Inferno
tunies limited to the operated
large Negro hospitals and clinics have
the health fba
dards according ~ q rocent xrso ~ th ~, ~ 90 w $50 -,
these institutions. So much for the negative
positive side following early in 1s4s Mayors
Interacial Committee established
ious situations in the City has full staff of qualified
is doing excellent job in this regard.
In terms of employment some Of the best patterns
pOyment particularly Service opportunities
can be found around the nation are here In Detroit
Recently the Urban substantial gains
twentynne Negroes employed
the downtown OF the production
dusry the main source of employment in Detroit and
Negroes could equality opportunity this
particular field but apprentice
jobs they really only situations There is
fair employment
given m a voluntary
public operated by city are opened to all and
Of the main golf tournaments
ment held here recently, to Negroes.
thing is that the Poe,Jeffer-
Community community group
pethoned City ntegration in
Public Housing Project which being built general
that
Well this is the setting which the Detroit League
its job And don't mind saying that jumped frying pan
literally
be not raonahzng when Il would again
With staff Of fourteen workers. working
with other human relations
son involved in this situation and hope
tant future Detroit award for
tons the Twin Cities meited years
might be that bit attempt
diagnose Detroit the
wanted community
of friends in the Twin Cities what kind job
vastness