The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-10-15
Time Someone is Burned
BY JULIAN c. WYCHE

The murder of 14-yearoid Emmett Till by two grown
Mississippi has caused some parts of the state TO
shroud this infamous crime. while the nation has pointed
accusing finger the heart of delta cotton belt home
land
Proestations have been made from lone individuals
10 meetings, most of the latter being sponsored on
the day by NAACP branches from coasto-coas IN
demonstration of unity and strength
Chief purpose of the meetings were to create fund
continue the Associations Fight For Freedom Campaign
and send petitions to Attorney Browne that bear
thousands of signatures of who want the Federal
Government Cor Justice Department. to make complete
investigation of the Till 'lynching
This is form of action which pay off by unit,
ing seek human and civil rights guaranteed
by the Constitution.
Happily there another proposal for action which
could curb bgot and racebater from denying Negroes
their constitutional rights This proposed by our US
Congressman Charles c. Diggs, Jr.
Congressman Diggs suggested that all Congressman
from Mississippi be questioned when they seek to sit in
the opening session of the Legislature This proposal
pears be sound well effective and enforceable
We don't know if this the branchild of the Con-
gresham but at least appears ideal weapon to
fight back the Southerners who deny the Negro the
franchise.
If memory serves correctly the fight for equal oppor
tunty to attend satesupported institutions of higher
learning could have been realized twenty
Tier if the prosecution he NAACP attorneys) could have
touched the exact legal points which in the late thirtes
Lloyd Gaines admitted to bordering state law school
until similar could be built for Negroes at Jefferson
City Missouri
Certainly one should protest the sitting any
whose electorate practices discrimination in its
system of voting How anyone speak for you when
you have been denied your constitutional right of the
franchise; Just because your skin is darker?
This system of elections the very basis for form
Ct government which is by the people, for the people and
of the people. How bgoted Congressman, elected
by preiudced electorate, fairly and adequately repre-
sent all the people of his state?
Actually the Southland has made farce of our fed
era system of because the minority of whites
have denied the majority of Negroes the right to vote by
surrepttous being that educational require
nents essential for to mark * the ballot
The southern red-necks have demonstrated that the
rule Of the minority will prevail and have defantly
red the banner of bgory while packing gun using
intimidation to deny rights to the Negro.
The bgots at least the older ones seek to keep
Dixie dumb to the knowledge that the Campaigning
Days had several Negro representatives in Congress
Thus deny the vote to the Negro and lest likely will he
have say of whom shall represent him.
It's encouraging that Congressman Diggs has proposed
this plan Of action against the y-white electorate
throughout the South which despite their rantings
shameful displays of prejudice, is still part of these
United States and therefore accountable to uphodng
the US. Constitution particularly the 14th Amendment
Uncle Sam it appears needs to be firm with his
errng Southern using Federal enforcement to curb
their widness if necessary Certainly they have been
wh-fre-too-ong with immunity and it's about
time someone's fingers were burned.