Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-03-07
What Did ISay To Make You Mad This
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In the February 21st edition of this paper THE
JACKSON ADVOCATE, wrote Editorial follow
ing the speech of Governor Hugh L. White the other
day, up in Missssipps a-Negro Town of Mound BAYOU
IN which recorded the sincere applause and high praise
which the Governors speech received and expressed our
opinion the subject of segregation in the public schools
OF the nation subject upmOst in the minds of respon
Sble citizens everywhere IN the nation that de-
cSon on the abolition OF Segregation in the public school
system Of the nation is pending in the Supreme Court
of the United States.
Our editorial evoked widespread comment from our
contemporaries and the headline writer's in their effort
to Interpret our editorial had in support of the "dua
and "Separate- butequal education for Negroes their
widespread comment attracting the attention of some
woman up in Chattanooga, Tennessee or somewhere who
IN attacking our position sought to nsnuae some per-
sona Importance to her name by connecting it with the
name Of great National Organization, which despite
has been in the forefront in leading Negroes
toward frscaSs citizenship in this country and in the
effort to make American democracy the real hope of
better world
In the face of the headline writer's of our contempor-
les and despite the remarks of the up in Chatta
noga Tennessee, somewhere we here reiterate and
re-affirm position in the Editorial of February 21st
with the addition of some further on the sub
ject OF the conduct of the Negro in non-segregaed
America including Mississippi and the rest of the south
Before going further, however, we would like to
point out that the headline writer's reveals certain
desparon to be found in many quarters of the SOUTH as
well as in other sections of the nation to make appear
to the world that the Negro particularly in the south
IS satisfied with segregation
III Cne Struggle now gong on IN the world between
communism and democracy and with the growing power
OF the numerically superior nations of dark people, no
matter how many Negroes in the south say that they
satisfied with segregation segregation bv law everv
where in the United States including Mississippi must
be abolished because it has become apparent to inel
gent observers everywhere that the of the people
of the world not going to follow the United States
from behind jincrow sign whether it be in MISSISSIPPI
p the south, or in any other section of the Nation.
The opposition of the abolition of segregation bv
law in the United States is mainly based the rather
loose Interpretation of the word "ntegraton" and the
lear OF the manner in which the Negro would act and
duct himself in non-segegated society. 1t is our opin
on that the manner in which the Negro will act and
conduct himself in nonsegregated society," will be no
different from that of other people not subject segre
cation laws
In viewing the whole American scene from it's melt
ngpot viewpoint it will be found that people of the
same racial strains inevitably group themselves togeth
En- This tendency lead to the great French settlement in
Canada the large German population in Wisconsin, the
French in louisiana and the neighborhoods made up of
people of the same racial groups where they are
found in sufficiently large numbers in the citys and
towns throughout the United States. Wise-men phoso-
piers, and Students say that these racial groups are
pulled together by ethnic forces which are more pow
eru than segregation laws any other man-made de-
vice.
The Negro much subject to the pull of "ethnic"
forces as are any other racial group and whether that
woman up IN Chattanooga somewhere in Tennessee, or
anybody else likes not it is our opinion that the
Negro communities of the south would have been just
marked in non-segregated society as they have be-
come in segregated society.
In Mississippi, in the rest of the SOUTH Negroes
have bought homes and established communities, in
which the number Of children warrants the location of
public school, The parents of the children who live in
such communities have right to expect, and should
have public school in their community Such school
located in Negro community attended only by Negro
Children in all other respects equal to any other school
in any other community would no be dual
school, or e-but-Equa' School, than school
attended only by Negro children located in MISSISSIPPI
PTS alNegro town of Mound Bayou, school attended
by French children in Canadian Community
school attended by all Negro children Chcagos south
side and New Yorks Harlem 1t would just be Ameri
can school,
With this view in mind express what we be-
eve is the hope of every rally intelligent Negro Citizens
in Mississippi, that Governor Hugh White and the state
legislature, in the face of the impending decision
of the United States Supreme Court will adopt and
tnue program of equalization of all the schools of the
state $3.50
Now, what did say to make you mad this time,
BayaaaaaaaBEE?