Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-03-28

Paul
White Ia one ot the nations
most influential public figures ami
was recently named by n national
magazine a. one of tho ~ most
Important persons In the u \,
The NAACpa record ~ past
performances NJ presidential and
congressional candidates deter.
ninoa 90 y large extent how u
large percentage Of NegrocS will
vote,
The NAACP In non PARTISAN
and does not officially endorse any
political candidates or parties,
This In q long established policy
Of the organization and their rea.
Ennlng In that this policy protects
them from political exploitation
by any party or candidate.
II does, however, encourage ita
membership TO participate In poll.
tics individually.
UrEra Vote Drive
White recently sent memoran.
dunn To all branch officers urging
the branches Co launch u reglatra.
ton and voting drive and the
publIciEinR of the records OF the
political candidates.
The NAACP has q Legislative
program that includes the paH'
sage Of such legislation an FErc.
anti.lynching law, antl.poll tax
bill support Of public housing
and etc
A. the last national convention
of tho NAACP. a political action
resolution was passed,
Part Of this resolution stated.
The NAACP recogmiara thai
to achieve the ohIectiVes of ftsil
democracy thrTr must be- free and
Etsll use Of ihs ballot BY MI eiti-
Bena regardless Of race, creed.
coIOF. caoHsnie status or other us.
lust restrictions. We rrallse that
In the days ahead, attainment of
ouT legislative program win de-.
pend largely upon the fullest par
ticipRtiOn of cur EnctmlsTTahlp ln -
dynamic political action program
WtthIn the Ron-paEtisam policy ~
the association"
The murder Of Harry r Moore
and HIS wife, NAACP organizer.
In Minis. FILA, this past Christmas,
has stepped up the demand for
federal civil rights legislation.
II 10 expected that ciVil rights
In going TO play q major role In
both conventions this summer
Whites Background
In 1891. Waiter White succeeded
James Weldon Johnson aS the M.
aociAti0n's executive secretary,
since that time the NAACP has
grown from q membership 81 I0,'
900 10 over q half million, making
n the largest civil right" group
IN the nation.
White has Investigated ~
lynchlnRs and " race riots since
he first joined the staff Of the
SAACP In 1918
u Author
lie has written extensively on
mob violence In the United states
and the best known Of these. The
Rope and the Faggot" and -
Biography ~ Judge Lynch" are
regarded as two Of the best
studies on lynChlng that have b"ep
made.
During World War II. White
served RR a war correspondent for
the New York Post and wrote the
Rising Wind" . report on Negro
troops and segregation In tho arm.
ed forces In the European theatre
~ operations
Ills auto biography. " A Man
Called White" IN an exciting story
Of hls Investigations ~ lynehIhRs
and race riots and other personal
experiences he has had while
carrying out HAACP work
White writes a syndIcatsd col.
umn for the New York Herald Tn
bsins and eight other daily papers
Snd q weekly column for the chi.
cago Defender.
lie has contributed or has been
the subject for articles that have
appeared frequently In the lead.
Ing magazines Of America.
Stories about him or by him
have bern In Time. Ebony. the
New Yorker. Readers Digest. Ne.
gro Digest, Saturday Evening
Post, CSIilsrs and IIaSpeT's Mage
nine.
splngnSu Asdailst
In 1887 he was awarded the
BpinRarn Medal. presented an
nuAIIy 10 q Negro American for
distinguished service.
Hs was awarded the medal for
his Investigations Of mob violence
IN the Us. and for his remark
able tact, skin and persuasive
ness" In lobbying for q federal
anti .gNueh hftf