Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-01-16

comngs many of the have given only lip service
to the idea.
Whenever someone that southern Negroes should
be allowed to school with their fellow whites in the
better equipped educational institutions of
northern brehern many of them mOders of public opinion
moaning about the need have all such problems solved
by education" Often the education" they referring to
waiting until the southern white decides to al
low fellow American of the privileges and bene
fits of unsupported funds
AS we have said before it all very we'll for white
brethren to urge upon us the need for
his which being burned down All of humans
less very academic and objective about the other
fellows pressing problems, long as such problems do not
TO affect US personally.
When 1t was suggested that the NAACP take action
the federal force southern pro
vide higher educational facilities for Negro students the cry
up that the south wasn't ready In effect saying
that this nation conceived in liberty and dedicated freedom
yet ready those privileges part of its
population The other cry that education would solve
the problem The NAACP proceeded the As
result there 1000 Negro students the of
southern schools from which they formerly barred
Our constitution interpreted by the u s. Supreme Court
vided the education"
The take It easy boys would have been until the year
1000 accomplishing the result by which of
the IT, Supreme court the number OF decisions has forced
supported universities in number of southern
admit American students Of color elaSsrooms When the
NAACP instituted these suits there great hue and cry
that such suits would set back improvement in relations
The has been The negligible opposition from
university authorities and rather than the white
dents who many instances of their way make
Negro students welcome Some readers will recall how white
students the University of Oklahoma down several
hundred dollars worth of painted signs that campus which
read For Whites Only and For Negroes Only"
Our u s. Supreme Court has under advisement four
suits which, decided for the Negro plaintiffs would praet
cay end lawful segregation in schools Of the elementary
and high school levels in this nation.
too large proportion of editorial in the north.
All very sympathetic with the problems Of
who the unfair unequal segregated school systems
whereas the sympathy Of thinking should be
those who have had suffer it, and the which
shame Of school system. in parts Of its IS states
Admitting that there tremendous problems in bring.
ing about changes and frontiers relationships
such the adjustment of sepeate Jim schools when
have Americans been afraid tackle the difficult prob
lens Right engaged in expanding the lives Of
and portions Of each individuals days wages help
world problem Yet when called upon on the domestic
front 20 make decisions based the rghtul concept of
Constitution asked always avoid facing bravey what
is right and what Is wrong
This newspaper expects the L. Supreme decide
that segregation supported schools anywhere the
u is in violation of the constitutional rights Of citizens
Time history and the day problems demand that the highest
decide the issue which is a to our inter
national position and national unity.
Just a Armed Forces found finally with constant
PRECEDING that Jim Grow bad frustrating thing to u
fighting mems morale in the Navy Air Force Army Mar
ines the states which still keep unequal Jim Crow schools will
find that they have been living in the past and that abolition
such schools viii day for public education for all
American children Of the Southland