The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-09-29
"where Do You Stand
On The Race Question"

The following excerpts from a book recently pub
Methodist Church. Roanoke. The book obtanable by
mail at the Art Printing Company, Roanoke Va. Also at
the DOCK stores on Kirk Avenue (down town. The price
per single copy is so.
II write on this subject for two reasons" says Rev.
"p During the past two years. more strife and
other this great 10Th Centurys progress
Very little light and very much heat has been fired
in Tennessee and Teas shown us that there exists
a noxious, emotional atmosphere
the answer to social evil this has posed Someone
has justly stated that placed in jeojardy more
not permit it, There is also the much quoted statement
as there are times when silence golden and there
affects the lives of millions and therefore not too big
may o%R 81 'lsSez
orr Cont began first with the ssnoo problem and
demc quarter Negroes never had it better than they
soWrH s are ao wha
they should be with the Southern Negronevertheess
ha s a soo out Of bs the o log house into building
Teachers salaries have increased ot proportion to
Carolina, s22oooooo paid annually to Negro teachers
IN Georgia annually to Negro teachers and
At this very moment, legislators for State of vr-
gna are meeting to decide whether not accept
Stanleys proposal for cutting off state funds
which integrae He wants part of Indignation well
as many other of his staunch supporters the
time running into problems with the state appellate
courts, to the legality of his segregated position
can't win on completely segregated proposal
many noted educators who know many of the answers
have stated.
Virginia MUST face this problem like many of it's
sister staesintegrate Slow but gradual basis Even
with the student assignment plan in effect that still could
result in wealthy whites sending their children private
schools and the wealthy Negroes sending their children
private schools and the poor white poor Negroes
tegratng for good for bad and possibly creating
caste system-whch does not belong in any democratic
government
Our Negro brothers praying for the solution to
all these problems and with my personal lack of
knowledge too resolve to pray for the RECONCILING
SPIRIT of CHRIST to permeae the minds and hearts of
our political leaders, in time when Fort Sumter cpl
sode' could again explode us into violence and misery.
Nevertheless lnegraton is going along smoothly in thou
sands of cities and towns the country over There has
been much talk and little action the part segrega-
toniss who have promised violence and bloodshed
Guy B. Johnson of the University of North Carolina who
has done much study in this problem has up
experience this way:
There serious predictions of bloodshed if this
thing to pass, and to the best of knowledge
drop of blood is yet to be she'd 1t is undoubtedly true
that shall not have many local clashes, such
Clinton Tennessee Mansfield Texas; Surgis Kentucky.
While am writing the schools other matter
is very important which don't hear anything about
that is the forming of Negro representation advisory
better understanding the problems facing each local school
board Even Gov Stanley would show his honor and respect