The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-08-04
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If You Fly You kknow

nIcHMoNp vs.-I YOU fly. YOU already know that
nxinp in the South ups and downs foi me Negro
traveller First you know that YOU are Just announcer
Amel csn Then YOU know that YOU aren
Believe or here IN the beautlfui rlcn'"ono
.,.rt ! feel suppose as any other American VINO
soght waiting here for flight into ne Woe out on
der Knoxville the only southern cry ina" ! "'oiu
compare with Richmond IN IT'S treatment OF Negro d"
passengers
WHEN ARRIVED here from Atlanta ate break
f.s, IN The terminal restaurant AS best recall. and
We lot Of southern arpoftS cou'o nave o'"s
that NJ, where IN Knoxville
In tins pattern Oklahoma City Kansas CITY, 81
I.n,,s and Washington c. outside of the south Ne
Y,.s az, served without question IN the airport res
,,,,n,s az these cities. Almost anywhere YOU may
.bisin cup az coffee and that about ends IT
SOME MONTHS AGO. Was gong from Little Rock
u, Montgomery. Al Little Rock had very heh'
breakfast When arrived IN Memphis u was wei past
lunch TIM. and felt IL Appearing IN the dining room
] was offered servic. the balcony waiting area
Sine, gave balconies as movie struck BOY
ha,k IN Atlanta could accept such for meal as
hung, IS ! was hat dsy IN Memphis So assembled
,oyself II the snack and stood over mkshake
viii som, other Americans
THE NET STOP en- route 10 Montgomery VA Bir-
mnrl.afr There ! had wait before the final hop to
H., Aobam. capital ~ the time arrived IN Bnmnr-
ban Nne,e that il didn't eat soon wouldn't he able
/. s.r aboard the Montgomery plane two and half
hons iaer
Feeling ina, The s,ns ma, picked up my last pas
s.r. ,oupor had i'sponsblity for my welfare
Drew myself ny i, that airnss ticket agent and
lad> ~ call Joc Joe thought WAS somewhere
pun,lnp bags
BUT THIS WAS another Joe and al that moment.
.l.,, j., ent tn, bags those he WIS cushing over
Il. h checked III, fight. And he bach
> hash to pc nae menu Where would eat In me
t"rpae, room Arsin couldn't make it
must admit In ny physical state ! some what
wtsnod for Boss Cfump's Memphis There would have
had w.Iet falhei than afcap. They declared that
u,ia bad 'ho TYP. Of table that the white
follr using here i would have been airfieight
AFTER BREAKFAST this morning tn, regular
"a !, - 10 one Il tho uptown hotels l would have been
d,opr,d tier, iusi other passengers carried TO
John Marshall
IN southern cities Negroes per
united the regularly furnished airport tianspor
And dc not know az another city in the South
~h,t hotels serNiced with for Negroes being
ln ludoo Here they viii take YOU 10 Sauphtei's and
return fer YOU
BUT IF YOU ARE in Houston New Orleans Miami.
Jacksonville, Savannah Memphis for instance YOU
gong 10 have special airport ia the city.
Fmihei # alert this special service Will
.,s1 YOU tne and rnon,X.
hft,i fy'np for quite a while I've learned to save
tcit T. am constituted special al tho airport,
tins inform that am route special
70, and that ! want my special service waiting
Then nc longer pay extra Tor beng considered spec
la
II MISTER CHARLIE ldcs 10 Jacksonville for one
ne too 50 when q, e. Jaxon some airline PAYS the
extra GollaI that the cab In Houston ! pick up
3 IS and She ycpor tho airline paid sven extra
h'ittn cent that suppose pay for being spec