Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-28

did a fairly good job OF painting
Negro children as knife-wielding
outlaws. His line OF questioning
was apparently aimed TO prove
that Negroes were not only stupid.
but were thieving, destructive,
sexual msniacs.
Only three OF the slx-man sub
committee were present Wednes-
day, the opening date OF the hear
ing. They were chairman James c.
Davis of Georgia, John Bell VII.
liams Of Mississippi and Joel T.
Broyhill OF Virginia. all outspoken
segregationists and foes of school
Indignation.
The other three committee
members who were absent were
Congressman Woodrow w. Jones
OF North Carolina, a. l.. Miller of
Nebraska and Dewitt S. Hyde OF
Maryland.
One of the witnesses called on
Wednesday was c. Melvin Sharp
president of the ID. c. Board of
Education. A number OF teachers
who oppose school Indignation
were also heard.
Refuse Indignation Proponents
Testimony
Several proponents for school
Indignation had requested permits
sion to be heard, but their requests
have been denied by the subcom.
mittee, Among them was Eugene
Davidson, president of the Wash
ington Branch NAACP.
After the NAACP's request had
been denied. they joined forces
with other organizations forming
the Citizens Committee against
Defamation. This committee asked
the privilege to be heard hut was
also ignored, Other requests came
from the Urban League and the
American Council on Human
Rights.
Chairman Davis announced dur
ing the hearing that these organi.
cations requesting TO be heard
should summarize the facts that
they have for the committees
study. II the committee feels that
the information which they pro-
pose to offer is well documented
and is pertinent 20 the hearings
the committee would then consider
giving them a chance TO appear
Beside Sharp few school
teachers were called before the
committee on the opening date in.
Guiding one colored principal. Each
of those witnesses were questioned
on whether they had noted more
thievery in their schools since in.
tegration
They were asked IL the scholas-
teal attainment OF the Negro
children was not far below that n,
the whites on the same grade
level They were questioned on the
discipline Of their schools since IN
tegration, as compared with those
OF segregated years. They were
asked about the sex behavior Of
the oolored children. Inquiries
were made on whether or not Their.
had been more destruction O, phv-
steal plants since Negroes used
them.
In almost every instance these
pro-segregationists replied 70 the
affirmative.
Hugh Smith. principal Of lief.
ferson High School. said discipIin.
airy problems had increased sine. |
Negroes enrolled In his school n.
said he had encountered NOR.
problems in the past two wears
than he had IN his entire 20 wear,
a. head of that school
Since integration. he said ,ha
enrolment Of his school had t,
creased from 900 TO 600 Las, wear
his student body consisted %, a
bout IS per cent Negro and Is %,
cent white, He said his office was
''wsys crowded with children who
'ad been sent there by their res
oective teachers for nnisbebav1or
Colored children, he continued
'ad the idea that they could pc,
"hat they wanted by fighting for
l. Apparently they did not have
God at home, - they made an et.
'ort to get lunch money BY nrh,.
ng for a. he added
He agreed with the committee
'ounsefs suggestion that IN.
'olored children were greatly re-
Arded thus, making IL necessary
% hold back sorns other children
However,. h- d~ciined IN agree
with John B~Il Williams that tho
re Of white children az Iow In
e"ms groups was far above that
az eolared Children with the
sAs> background and environ.
mat II
Ire MtSsissippi Congressman
,ropo~es 70 prove TIA, economics