Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-05-03
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BY PERCY GREENE

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NIGHT: / was listening at group
of Youngsters in high school the
other day singing that old spiritual
"No Man Can Hinder Me-, and
while I was setting down to my
fish and beer, which thinks amt
no sin, / had a lotta thought as
I heard 'em singing it again in my
mind and again noted the rousing
assertiveness with which they sang
and repeated the words No Man
Can Hinder Me. What made me-
keep on thinking about and hear
ing 'em sing that song over and
over again, must be the effect its
been having on me ever time
hears one of these young interlec-
tuals talking about Amt Haggar's
Chillun need to quit singing spirit
uals cause they don't do nothing
but git 'em down :. While | lis
tened to them youngsters singing
"No Man Can Hinder Me-" and
noted the way that they sung it, l
kinda begin to think that I'd dis
covered why the young lnterlec-
tuals of the tribe wanna stop ever
body from singing sperituals. :.
What | discovered l believe was
that the "Uncle Toms" and Hand
kerchief Heads" the wurst enemies
of Amt Haggar's Chilluns, and the
Why-Folks, who they mostly fools,
got hold of the Spirituals and start
ed using them as tool to serve
their own ends which was mostly
to git something in their hind
pocket, let the devil take Amt
Haggar's Chilluns and the Why
folks too. What I mean is that
the "Uncle Toms" and "Handker-
chief Heads" tried to hide all the
soul-stirring aggressive songs
that Amt Haggar's Chillun sung
before Moses went down and "told
Old Pharoh" to let "Ma Chillun Co."
for nothing but the dirges and
songs of sorrow which the tribe
would sing at the 'propriate time.
such as Swing Lo Sweet Chariot y
pnd "You Can Take All This World
But Gimme Jesus" ;. 1t was sing
ing the spirituals lack "No Man
Can Hinder Me" that got the tribe
outta the fix that it was in before
'63 and if we keep on singing lack
the Old Folks used to do It'll git
US outta the fix what we're in now.
COMING TO THE UNDOING:
Goodlooking Mrs. Magnolia Cooper
and her husband, Richard Cooper,
are coming to the undoing of what
they've already done. They go be-
fore the judge Friday to see +
each of them can get new start.
AMONG THE SUM M r
SCHOOL STUDENTS at jack
son College this year will be Mrs.
Carrie Shepherd, of Shepherds
Kitchenette so she's telling friends.
Incidentally Shepherds Kitchenette
reaches its 25th Anniversary this
week. Still one of the popular
spots for Parish Street Kats and
Chics.
IN THE HOSPITAL: Amos Will
liams, the master of animal sounds
and limitations, master newsman,
Jackson Advocate, ct al, is in the
local Veterans Hospital. He has a
leg conditions developed while in
the Army. He's veteran of World
War Two. Dontcha yuh know.
LET EN- IN Some folks will
be knocking on your door with
look of dead seriousness in their
eyes, and the same sound in their
voice as they talk to you, and please
let 'em talk to you because they
wanta tell you about the need of
new YMCA building here, and
how easy it'll be for you to make
contribution, and how much
pleasure you'll get after the build
ing is up in saying that you did
contribute, whether little or much
Give 'em time to talk and
Give 'em Something, won't you
WEEKLY QUOTATION: at is
more blessed to give :. \. than to re-