Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-25
The Meaning OF The Booker 7.
Washington Philosophy

A few years after the war to end slavery and the
Reconstruction Era which gave birth to the Hayes
Tilden Deal, and the Un-wrtten Compromise which
made it possible to totally disfranchise the Southern
Negro and give extra-legal sanction to all forms of
segregation and discrimination, despite the meaning
intent, and purpose of the thirteenth fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution
there in the South Negro leader, one Booker T.
Washington who Quilted the tumut and tension existing
between the in the South which being punctu-
ated by the errors of the Ku Kux Kan the harsh calls
against the Nego from the political rostrum threats and
intimidatOns, riots and bloodshed and ynchings to
proclaim philosophy of education for the Negro since
adopted and proclaimed by all the world and to proclaim
philosophy of relations for the South based
this conception: In all things that purely social
be separate the fingers yet in all things that
effect our mutual progress and development be
together the hand
One of the greatest and outstanding facts
ing Booker T. Washingtons philosophy and concept of
education for the Negro and of relations in the south
is that it almost Immediately Quilted the umu and ten
sion and brought to the aid of the Negro in the South,
in his struggle for advancement the wealth and best
minds among Southern White people.
Another, and the NEST tragic fact concerning the
philosophy and concept of education and race relations
for the Negro proclaimed by Booker T. Washington is
that the Negro in the South turned away from the
whole hearted acceptance of his leadership before he
able to and understand its full meaning and ulti-
mate goal First there the opposition that DETECTED
the Negro from his meaning and goal by group OF So
called Northern Negroes under the leadership of DR.
being lead to look away from the leadership of Booker T.
Washington and his philosophy and concept of education
tegration result of the recent decisions of the United
States Supreme Court, which has been followed by
tumut and tension racerelatOnS the South all but
equal to that following the Reconstruction Era.
No sincere study Of the meaning and goal of Booker
T. Washington will fail to reveal that his leadership
meant for the Southern Negro, individual and group
pride the opportunity to acquire wealth and ndepend
without being faced with the direct competition Of
the White community for which he is wholly unprepared
the friendly cooperation and help of Southern White
people, the building of those qualities of character and
achievement which would lead to his recognition and
ceptance worthy by the Southern White people with
out any demand coming from the Negro himself, such
the in the demand for Indignation. Those
who would urge the Negro into the unequal struggle
posed in the demand for Indignation are committing
grevous sin against the In this view of the
ing of the philosophy and concept of Negro Education
and relations proclaimed by Booker T. Washington,
and in view of the all to evident lack of preparedness it
is opinion that ntegraton is being demanded
by advocates of Negro progress and advancement
would only result in his being reduced to state OF per-
manent servitude and dependence, this being the
dubious assumption that will be possible to achieve
Indignation in the South in atmosphere OF friendship
and cooperation between Negro and White people.
The Negro in the South may we'll ignore the few
Negro leaders in the South who have just found
their voices since the Supreme Court decision we'll
those outside the South who are freely using the
words "Uncle Tom, and start anew to teaching their
children to be proud of the ALL Negro School, the all
Negro Church. the allNegro Business, and the aNegro
effort of every kind the way to the making OF
great race and winning the respect and acceptance OF
other
Finally there is far better future for the Negro in
the South in looking not toward negration but in turn
Booker T. Washington, and to his philosophy and con-
cept of Negro Education and race relations.
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