Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-01-22
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Something About Rev. Hume's
Article OF DR.. T.R. NJ. Howard

What to us was the most tragic and far-reaching
happenings during the year 1854 the failure of the
now historic meeting of Negro and White leaders of the
state called by Governor White much of the response
bty for which resulted from the distorted publicity
garding the meeting which appeared in the nations
press before the meeting actually took place.
There can be little doubt that the distorted publicity
given the meeting seriously affected the character and
regulations of the Negro leaders whose names figured
prominently in the distorted, and what know was
untrue statements regarding the purpose of the meet
ng and it is to therefore understandable when Rev.
H H. Hume President of the General Baptist State Con-
venton of Mississippi and Editor and Publisher of the
Delta Leader at Greenvle takes exception and is evil
IDENTIFY angered by the repetition of the distortions and
untruth in regard to the meeting by DR. T. R. NJ How
ard, of Mound Bayou, in recent speech, Radio
Station VIDA in Memphis, Tennessee.
Before the meeting held here in Jackson,
DR.. Howard knew that the statements he made over
the Memphis Radio not true. At meeting up at
Mississippi Vocational College at Itta Bena which fol-
lowed the widespread distorted and untrue publicity in
regard to the purpose and conduct of the Negro leaders
in relation to the meeting, Dr. Howard was in small
group who met with the Governor in planning for the
larger subsequent meeting. Not being of those in
Jured and agrieved by the distorted and untrue pub
city in regard to the purpose of the meeting and the
intent of those Negro leaders involved in it's promotion
DR.. Howard, already taking full advantage of the
opportunity to condemn those involved while attempting
to advance himself in the minds of the Negro citizens of
the state and of the Nation the great militant leader
of the Negroes of Mississippi.
However, at this meeting, those agrieved brought
the whole matter of the distorted and unfavorabe pub
city and the serious effect to their characters and
reputaLOnS, ana tnereupOn, Governor WHITE himself,
went to considerable length to explain to DR.. Howard,
that deal had been made with him. and that the daily
newspaper reporters made potshot stories because they
had been barred from the meeting.
At the Itta Bena meeting the Governor advanced
only proposition and that that the Negro Lead
of the state would support the immediate beginning
of the school building program under the existing law
and await the final action of the Supreme Court in the
school segregation before urging upon people
any other further action. Dr. Howard along with
everyone at that meeting agreed that this
able request. To us, DR.. Howard, more than anyone
else responsible for the failure of the larger meet
ing here and for the attitude assumed by Governor
White following the meeting in regard to the Negro
leaders of the state.
Finally, the chief architect of that meeting
state that it had only one major purpose, stated
in this paragraph from letter wrote to the
Governor in regard to the meeting:
Our greatest hope for such meeting is that it
will establish the precedent for meetings of responsible
White and Negro zitizens at all levels to discuss the
problems of their community, and of the state, and
thereby bring about greater inter-racia confidence,
understanding cooperation, and harmony and thus
stanty improving relations in the state.
Dr. Howard knew of this main purpose when he
to the meeting in Jackson. He knew it when he
appeared the Memphis Radio. 1t should be there
fore plan to everyone that Rev. Hume had just
for his scorchng attack upon the Mound Bayou ply
stefan