Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-01-02

lHFn carly lhht thil, MCi'nefhon
became aware that q group OF
African students had arrived at
the colleges on missionary scholar.
ships. Central College enrolled Au.
g'IStine Nioku-Obi. "a, an ebony.
black graduate 81 a NlRcriAn mis-
sion school Mcpherson College
took IN six other Africans
James Craig, 20, q half Scots Nigp.
Ran who wanted To be an arRi.
cultural missionary; Joseph Obi,
20, q one time math teacher In
a mission high school twho soon
topped McPhsraon'a honor ROLL (.
Isaac Grillo, ~. u surveyor aiming
for n degree In civil engineering
Daniel Onysma. ~, an accountant
who wanted Ia be an electrical
engineer. Emanuel Thompson. ~,
pharmacist studying 20 he an
orthopedie surgeon, Elijah Odo-
kara, ~, = railway telegraphor
who was taking . premedical
course,
Odokara had come 10 the u n,
In spite of warnings from his
father p7.ycar old ceremonial
leader Of the idoi-worahipinR
Omenani religion Christians"
scoffed tho father don't practice
what they preach"
fright by Night, Lake most Md.
western. towns. Mophcfnon was
unaware that II had q segregation
problem before the students ar.
rived from Africa, II counted only
~ Negroes inside the city limits,
and they managed pretty we'll 10
keep out ~ the way, 80 when
NigsHan James Craig went into
barberShop for his first ~ v.
haircut the barber sputtsred I'm.
certainly, then announced that he
ontild not cut n Negroes hair, said
Craig later. ~ told him I was
half Scotch asked him II he
would give me half q haircut, lie
asked mo 10 leave" Augustine
NJoku-Obl got - job In n laundry,
discovered that he was being paid
only half ~ much m the whites
next "a him The first time the
boys went "a the movies. they
werr hustled upstairs 10 the bal
cony.
Joe Obj. the eE-math teacher.
vent one evening into q downtown
cafe and sat down NJ the counter
The connterman told Joe he would
have Ia eat In the kitchrn II was
awhlly hungry" Joe said later
so went back there 10 the
kitchen They put N" At nth"
table near the sink The dlshwRHh.
sr spIashsd Soapy water on my
food, and someone started t0
sweep the floor and made a dust
cloud" Joe was terrified Hc
plunkrd down the price ~ his
meal, dashed out through tho front
d0or. and ran without stopping
al the mile and q half back 10
the college.
This Made Me scared" The
boys we're unprepArsd for another
MidwcstSrn phenomenon winter.
A. The first cold snap, Mcpherson
College tslsphonsd around town
~ Ilne up some warm clothes,
One ~ the first calls went 20
lDyal HcT'hsrH0n slumna. ROzslla
Bwitz"f tho towns Democratic
pDHtmistTrAs. Tt1zsilR. n widDw In
her IOs runs an efficient post
office. smokes Pail Malls. drinks
an OCCASIONAL bourbon and COKE,
likes politics and people She WIS
curious about the African students
and invited them over. Two nights
later they sat comfortably around
her living room. slipping coffee,
browsing through her bOoka, list
sninR ~ her records and talking
What they said wAs an sarfuI.
Nigeria. they told RoEslla. - surg.
Ing toward lts own nationAlism
We are struggling for indspend-
snoe" Isaac oriIlo explained. We
won't stop, That Ia why We want
education to help with the re-.
yoiutI0n" They told about their
NiEsnAn friends who study In
Communist countries, come back
homs with plenty Of money for
political activity" and hot with
praise for the Communists. They
read ROzslia an editorial from the
West African PIIot. written BY
their hero. Nnamdi Azkiwe. known
~ TAX" zlk, they said. 10 q non.
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