St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-07-27
Letters To The Editor
ANN HEoeEMAN TAXES ISSUE WITH NELL RUSSELL

COlumnss Nell Dodson Russell Julius J. Adams
compelled to take with outstanding col
umnists enough to
make it necessary.
joined MA
ACr the National Medical Association the National Beaucians
Association; Mrs National Association of
Colored Women Dr. Benjamin Mays Atlanta Attorney Oliver
M former councilman OF Richmond Virginia MI James Eger
Allen Director Of the NAACP Branches of the State Of New York
Mr. Robert Bond Director of the National Social Welfare Assembly
Kareen Jr Jewish Guardians Edwin Lukas the
American Jewish Committee; Miss Margaret Clarity National
Council Humphrey
others in opposition to the current Tv production Amos n Andy
YOU Mrs Russell not fully understand the implications of
this campaign. You say
Well I they're starting up campaign against
Amos m Andy show The campaign against Negroes appearing
against any brought
results
Of the radio shows that formerly Negro actors bit
ring in white actors to do the vocal Uncle Tom-ng."
against appearing
dialect should not
appear a pro-
Harry Buregh always defined dialect
individual to use a new language
Those of us who are Directing to the current production do it on
three grounds:
First, a script Andy.
vision date that the based characters
intelligent vicious magazine Broadastng Teleca
ing, for July 9th has this to
The Kingfish, the
ovabe than
stupid His wife Sapphire the hrew but at the
July elevated to prominence the plot that the
character does deserve.
The characters Andy. this episode
IAN performers by script script
by them"
largest money spent pro-
motion of show ought not to be used to present to the Nation week
after week such unintegen you
that date honorable character
permitted to emerge the script.
The second thing which disturbing the consistent presenta
of black
fasten the old stereopes wildly the minds of already
biased by inadequate education.
The third matter has to do with the ability and
Negro actors and AS group they have been exploited
little opportunity the ability
them.
You, Mrs Russell question e" why sensitive souls
put Top
Adding Jewish jokes
Again the already stated the matter
dialect the Jewish and Irish dialect is found frequently
the air. but Jewish people control good deal of the radio and e
field they
dialect script also reaches the Tv The Irish
their the they
of the Nation think of them mostly wildly the fighting
Irish Neither the Jewish the Irish would for
TV or radio in which all of the
characters the least desirable elements of their respective
munites
course, plenty bgmouths lazy just
like Andy" 1t that
true that they be found socad better
true tha he normal strong vigorous lighting Ne
does not get the normal breaks radio Visitors
this country have already told that Negroes must segregated
acceptable
n Andy have been used to illustrate the point
Those of who concerned in this matter believe the
ability Negro
has played magnificent role American history We know that a
ect be beautiful and expressive We reminded Of Negro
mother the Deep soun VINO mad papred her walls with news
noticed that had selected
She answered II tell Honey kids
wild de Great monn All kids need and
the Great they look teevson radio
fearful hysterica
been strong vigorous fighting characters within their soad
White people need to know it, too
Adams. your Harlem generally
conceded be feeling
To this take immediate exception The
Harlem unnecessarily dirt
other cities with
to know the fighting South
number Southern Negroes Please
Andy off TV before Southern communities get TV channels This
will hamper fight immeasurably."
liquor dealer Washington this good
groes throughout the Nation"
hope have persuaded protesting
local TV station and by sending protests Mr.
Rosense $50 Fifth Avenue New York New York that
Andy channels Sincerely yours
(NIrs) Hedgeman, Washington
G., July 10, 1851