The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-03-24

THE NEGRO ROAD
The following articles, Drama In Prejudice" and
'The Negro Road taken from the magazine, But
cher Workman for March, 1851. We know readers
will be interested in both of them Drama in Prejudice
needs comment. "The Negro Road" is written by vsi-
tor from Chicago who being shown around by taxi
driver who has lived in Miami for the past twenty years
After you have the story you should agree with
that this taxi driver is rather preudced and that has
yet lot to learn about Negroes and their privileges in
visitor through second and third avenues Negro
Business Section and to Liberty City and Brown Sub
division, where they would find beautiful modern
homes owned by Negroes Perhaps taxi driver would
be surprised to hear that Negroes have attended such
ular night clubs Miami Beach the Cotton Club
Alton Road, COpa City on Dade Boulevard and A n
Now, Mr. Taxi Driver you should be better informed
so that you will be in position to give VISITORS the right
impression about Miami
We would be doing ourselves injustice if we tried
to make anyone believe that Coored Miami was what 1t
should be- constantly contendng for improvements
and they being made slowly but surely along all Ines
DRAMA IN PREJUDICE
his the about refer
to is human in the flesh a any
first in Memphis Tennessee. That
quite intelligent active organiza
on in civic enterprises and bOasted he hundred
cent that he had feeling the Negro should be
his He could believe they should be allowed
meeting attend schools with whites In fact
he openly conended the Negro inferior type and that God
intended him to be the equal of the white man."
Slas He active
formerly Said he had the rheumatism which was keeping MN from
getting shops He thought shame Nggers
being Memphis shops while white members
loafing
trip Memphis later and met Sia Judson
wheel chair His hands looked cramped and twisted
His face showed signs excrucng pain
taking horrible why can't do something for the mil
arhs sufferers ge me? he asked There ought to be
somewhere who develop remedy that would be help
only pain"
remedy would be found He said he would kiss the hand of
that
visited Memphis SiaS JudSon
his wheel chair His pain had disappeared and he
peced very told that his
with Corsone the miracle drug arth
S We asked him he would still kiss the hand OF the who
discovered Cortsone 81 woud Slas Judson replied
happened that had
the picture Dr. Percy Julian the great
chemist who discovered Cortne We showed to Judson He
Christ, is the greatest that lived"
Did the Negro is inferior type of human being
rs THE NEGRO ROAD
nation Recently in Mi
the city by automobile Our driver at point
commented as follows
stores until get to the next
white When the inter-
section you every will operated with Negro
help"
We drove through section
trict segregation Mams mig
ger town"
Miami Beach advised that
Miami Beach throughout the day but the rule
that they must be there after nighfall."
Our driver that he talking about because
he has lived twenty did not
section Miami appeared something akin
tn did further whether Negroes
eroied in
failed to see during twelve day stay there single duy face
during the evening hours.
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