Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-05-21

that each Of these know enough about what going m
the world recognize the wisdom Of establishing the prece
dent set by Mondays deciGiOn
Many people in our played part the long
series Of which made the Supreme Court decision
sbe Our state citadel Of civil rights It's citizens from time
offer tangible evidence that they against dscmna
ton of Our state legislature has not quite
caught up with the peoples thinking the subject enough
for example, pass FEPC law but there signs that this
too viii pass Our last three have demon
that they against restrictions Of citizens based
junior u s. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey is the
leading exponent Of the civil rights program In the national
capital and indeed the country Our NAACP branch in Mime
apo spearheaded the movement to get the Army moving
Indignation.
Our Minneapolis TRIBUNE, by its series of articles by
Carl T. Rowan the school segregation issue made
dous contribution to the favorable Supreme Court decision
contribution which may the credit deserves but
which public service at its highest level All in all Min
nesoa has worked and prayed for the decision which will
long way towards improving our entire country.
There no doubt that in some states there will efforts
evade the DEGREES which the will make sounds rather
startling to hear state like Georga Talmadge who
uphold the Constitution Of the u s. he planning
TO evade the law Of the land 1t is ridiculous Of the
Fourth of July speeches southern senators make in which
they exo the virtues of freedom and equality when they
tuay in favor Of freedom and equality for whites only
This newspaper has faith in the white SOuheer who
has been growing the past IS who approaches the
whole problem Of relations realistic and fair
in the tensions which lie under the surface Of segregation
discrimination It will be these people and the organized
church people and the enlightened public officials and the
of that section who place country before their public and
sectional preudces who be the deciding factor in bring
ing about compliance with the democratic ideal in the south
The south will need the prayers and understanding of
all faces the change in custom to which cngs in spite
Of the fact that down in its collective heart knows to be
basicay wrong it accepts the inevitable it will in few
look back editor wrote this week and wonder
what all the shouting about In every state where educa
ona restrictions against Negroes have been eliminated in the
higher colleges the faculties and the white students also wonder
what the shouting about and treat the whole thing
a best forgotten joke.
The southern politicians who are going to boiler most will
be those who have been elected year after year the pony
white supremacy platform As the issue disappears
political issue in the south and thereby the nation this type
Of politician faces political oblivion for often he cannot ne
gently discuss the important issues of the day that face
the country II the south rejects these politicians the changes
TO meet the court DEGREES viii move along rapidly.
In closing this lengthy piece venture to that the
unanmousU Supreme Court decision of May H. 1854
easily be remembered In history the important pro-
nouncement reaming human rights since the Emancipation
Procamation.-Cecl Newman