The guardian., 1953-05-09

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MOTHERS DAY, Sunday,
May 10, is followed by the Boston
Diamond Ball on May 18th, next
Friday night. There is a rela-
ton. Many mothers will help
sponsor the Ball. Many more
will benefit from the event which
will help them Cor their chill
dren) or kinfolk. Some mothers
will attend while others will send
their silent prayers from their
homes, including Resthaven.
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IT SEEMS colored mothers
have received very small recog-
milton for their part in world
progress. Historians have been
lax. Who knows the millions of
valiant mothers who kept firm
faith in bondage. Who knows of
the unrecognized true OAR
mothers of Crispus Attucks, Alex
ander Hamilton, Peter Salem,
Braz Lew, and more? Does the
OAR recognize colored mothers?
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BROWN MOTHERS kept their
soul religion, their brave quiet
soul religion, their brave quiet
hopes. even in bondage while
raising their own children and
shepherding paleface families, in
cluding U. S. Presidents, Cover
nors, Congressman, both north
and south, to help build better
Americans. And then, in free
dom, brown mothers gave them
selves and their husbands and
sons in wars for democracy, often
without appreciation for the vet
eran war crosses they honor each
Memorial Day.
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ADoLPH HITLER, the old (and
new symbol Of racial superiori-
ties, was solidly shattered by the
sons of colored mothers. So will
other tyrants. The son of Mrs.
Joe Louis Barrows defeated
Hitler's physical idol, Max
Schmeling. And the son of Mrs.
Owens caused Hitler to flee the
Olympic Stadium in Berlin,
sending his false gods toppling
into the dust.
DR.. CARVER was another one
OF the millions of colored sons
whose mothers faith and prayers
followed them through the worst
of circumstances to success. DR..
Mary Bethune became an educa-
tor and an advisor to Presidents.
DR.. Bunche became an advisor to
nations Of the world. And one
could tell of the mother-faith in
Fred Douglass, Monroe Trotter,
Thurgood Marshall, Judge Hastie,
Adam Powell, Roland Hayes,
= Marian Anderson and many other
Americans.
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THE RELIGION of colored
mothers was impaired into the
generations which produced the
immortal American Spirituals. the
famous Fisk Singers, the almost
traditionally famous colored
church choirs which have pro-
duced most of our outstanding
sepia musical talent. No race of
women has worked as long and
as hard and against harder OBJ
stacles to build and maintain
churches in America. No mothers
know more about the true Power
Sf God.
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THE DIAMOND BALL this
coming week is a symbol of the
unselfsh and continued Christian
attitude of colored women to
serve God and country. It is
reply to the SANDER and villifca-
ton levelled against our people,
both here and in Africa. This is
not, and should never become, a
useless society event. This is a
useful symbol of aid to the Chill
dren's Hospital, Shaw House,
Cambridge Center, NAACP, st.
Marks, Resthaven, Ere ed o m
House, helping all people.
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GOV. HERTER and Mayor
Hynes are slated to lead the PRO
cessional March" of the group
Presidents, bringing some small
honors to the various groups
which have unselhshly cooper
ated and Joined together to serve
others. Mothers everywhere will
rejoice at this demonstration of
unity which can lead to greater
efforts. May the mothers be sue
cessful. And this is just a small
tribute from a son who grad