Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-08-02
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BY PERCY GREENE

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means any street in any town any
where in the good old USA where
the members of the TRIBE con-
gregate on the corners, in the mid
die of the side walk, and in their
ITavolite spots Of Satdae
mite, 70 eat and drink their fish
snd beer and talk about anything
md anybody that comes to mind,
With most interest generally on
the plight and plea Of Amt Hag-
CARS Chillun To elucidate
on these views was prompted by
the fact that the notions that ! got
about what to try to put down here
this week came to me as ] strOlleI
up and down South Park, and so
journed at the Corner of 43rd, i7th.
55th, and G1st, then somewhat
further south, to. listen to the talk
of the members of the tribe up
here in the Big Windy, Chicago TO
you) which has changed only
slightly, with some nasal contor-
tions and kissing through the teeth,
since they left the land of cotton
and magnolia, a few months after
the first world war got started. ]
was up in the big windy attending
the Democratic National Conven-
ton, and with q lotta other mem
| bers of the tribe from down in the
land of cotton and Magnolia, who
while not delegates, marked the
first time that members of Hag-
, gar's Clan, except as porters,
chauffers, and body servants, has
ever set in at the National Demo.
cratic Convention from anywhere
down in the land of cotton and
Magnolia .. Biggest, greatest,
and best thing that happened il
that convention for the members
of the tribe was the speech by
Vico-President Barley urging that
Amt Haggar's Chillun be given
their rights, and the next was the
speech by Congressman William L.
Dawson Of Illinois,. who takes my
! bets for being the country's great
est Negro Leader regardless Of
pantry. But that speech by Vice
President Barley is what | set
out to talk about =. and what |
want you-alls to think about. While
he was speaking when he got to
talking about us, saw a lady, not
one of you-all, wipe tears from
her eyes, and when he got through,
the hand clapping and shouting
lasted for more than one hour, and
tWasn't mere than 100 Of us in the
place, which made all the hand
clapping and shouting for hand to
be done by them 10000 other folks.
and while | set there looking
couldn't help but thing about what
my grandma used to tell me, that
our troubles amt that we amt low
ed by whie-folks ". but is cause
we amt iearne to love one another.
SOMETHING THAT MADE ME-
LAFF: While ali the drama of the
great Democratic National Conven-
ton was being enacted it was no.
without its humorous moments.
one thing that made me laff was
when the demonstration for Vice
President Barley was at its height
that was friend Levye Chapelle,
from up at Greenville, down on
the floor waving the Virgin Islands
Banner.
SOMETHING YOU OUGHTA
KNOW: If you were at your radio,
while the vote was being taken in
the convention that voice you
heard casting the vote for the Vir-
gin Island Delegate. He IS the
brother Of Mrs. Lillian Rogers
Johnson, Of Clarksdale, and is Gov
eminent Secretary of the Virgin
Islands.
/ LEARNED TOO IN THE BIG
WINDY That James Oliver
the we'll known Parish Streeter has
q new wife. He introduced her to
me as we met down on the BIC
Southside. The new Mrs. Oliver is
a Little Rock, Arkansas School
teacher. Mr.. Oliver told me that
they married over there few days
before coming to Chicago. Their
chief debate now is whether to
make their future home over in
Little Rock, or up here in the Big
Windy City.
NEWEST SPOT IN THE BIG
WINDY Is the Pelican,
swank bar where all the ex-Farish
Streeters gather and congregate
on the lower South side. It's locat-
ed on 61st just around the corner
from Souht Park Vernon An
derson, and his Brother, William
Anderson, two well known Parish
Streetehs are the proud proprie-
tors.
WEEKLY QUESTION: "The
Mission of the United States is
one of benevolent assimilation"
William Mckinley.
grandchildren.