St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-01-01
1853 A Banner Year


year Of great and advance by that portion OF the
American population Negroes In other year in
the past 40 has there been much evidence that country
the United States Of America prepared to extend to its
american segment full opportunity to participate
full partners in the life Of united nation
1853 there steady Improvement in every facet Of
American Negro life In education in employment in industry
in organized labor in housing in organized religion in
mcnt in politics. in athletics In buying powerin fact in
every Of American life things have been better for the
American black
In each Of the principal cities Of the nation, people Of
good will white black jew GENTLE Protestant and Catholic
have down consider how Americans OF color could better
be ntegrated into the total Of American life In many
the very presence Of responsible citizens human
relations groups have lesencd tensonsed to establishment
Of sound friendly relations between Negroes and whites
1863 has isolated antNegro outbreaks the
review OF 1853 will Indicate but in the MAN, American
opinion has definitely rowncd mstrcatment Of Negro ct
before noted The daily press both north
and SOUTH recognizing tho need to get the American house in
order and recognizing the and prescription for the
danger that is internally and the bad public relations
gives the u s. in the world community, has risen to
heights in 1853 TO openly attack all forms Of racial hgotry
None OF the daily in the country have exhibited much
in this regard has the Star and Tribune papers Of
Minneapolis, but many of them improving day IL
the tendency print the whole story about Americas vexng
problem and its effect every single and
child continues In the have dscrmina
ton cleaned up before 1863 the year by the NAACP
Much Of the progress observed in 1853 through
efforts OF Negroes themselves The Negro worker with better
job opportunity better trained and many Of them take
ousy the matter Of job efficiency and production More
workers realize the necessity for making time good
records and studying for upgradng
More Negro workers members of organized labor and
the alert taking active par, the affairs of the labor
unions
Industry especially manufacturing in 1858 utilized
widely the training aud sks Of Negroes in technical fields In
the white collar clerical fields in the Twin Cities for example
there larger demand than there available supply
for office workers As of Dec 20 there competent
Negro Stenographer the Twin City who wanted
employment in that field who job.
This opening up of areas said in prior para
graph has been manifested in all lines of endeavour some
cities widely separated Washington d. c. Des Moines
Omaha and Kansas City, Negroes still do have the oppor
tuny to work bus drivers motoen for municipal
systems There still many road blocks" but steady
pagu OF flay is destroying them day by day The Negro
doing his part better every day lie knows that along with
creased opportunities increased responsibilities
Both the USA aud its Negro American citizens can be
proud of accomplishments made during 1853 There has
peaceful revolution going in country designed
tend full democracy every soul within its borders and 1853
banner year for freedom in the nation the
racial justice.