The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-03-17
NNPA Announces 1866 Winners
Of RussWurm AWards

NGW IOIk LILY, N. I.-MdTCn Id
Winners of the 1856 RusswlIrn
awards were announced this
evening by the National News
paper Publishers Association on a
radio broadcast observing the
129th. anniversary of the bounding
OF the Negro Press in America.
The ten citations, given annually
by the NNPA, recognize persons
and organizations which have,
made possible a richer conception
of democratic principles and for
upholding the highest traditions of
the American Way of Life.
Recognized this year are: T. r.
M. Howard, Mound Bayou, Miss
issippi, who has led the fight for
Negro rights" in Mississippi; Arch
bishop Joseph Francis Rummel of
the Catholic diocese of New. Or
leans, for his affirmation of the
principles of desegegation in New
Orleans parochial schools; The
Ford Foundation, for its grants
aiding schools and hospitals; The
Negro citizens of Montgomery, Al
ALBANIA, for their non-violent pro-
test against segregation.
Steve Allen and his NBC tele-
cast, Tonight, for his unbiased
and forthwright use of talent re-
CARELESS of race or religion; The
Southern School News. published
in Nashville, Tennessee, for its
factual reporting of the facts in
the progress in school integration;
Autherine Lucy, Selma, Alabama,
who became the first Negro Stu
dent at the University of Alabama
despite threats against her lite;
Moses Wright, Money, MisSissi5-
pi, who courageously testified in
the Till murder case at the risk
of his life and loss of his home.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission for its decision prohibiting
segregation of interstate L,assen-
gers; Clarence Mitchell, head OF
the Washington DC. Bureau of
the National Association for The
Advancement of Colored People,
for his consistent work in fighting
for civil rights of minority groups.
Special citations were also given
to Rev. George w. Lee, Belzoni,
Miss, and Lamar Smith, Brok-
haven, Miss, who loA their lives
defending the hight of Negroes to
vote in Mississippi.
Others appearing on the broad
cast, The Negro and the Destiny
of Democracy, including E. Fred
eric Morrow, administrative as
sistant to President Eisenhower in
charge of Special Affairs; Thur
good Marshall, chief counsel for
the NAACP, Congressman Charles
c. Digs, Jr. OF Michigan, c. c.
Jejoe, Jr., president OF the Ma
tional Newspaper Publishers As
ISOLATION. Dowdal H. Davis, gen.
eral manager of the Kansas City
Call, who presented the Russwurm
Award winners.
Awards winners of previous
years include such persons as
President Eisenhower, former
President Truman, DR.. Charles S.
johnson, president of Fisk Uni
versity, Roy Wilkins, Executive
Secretary and Thurgood Marshall,
chief counsel, of the NAACP, Les
ter B. Granger, executive director
of the National Urban League,
Jackie Robinson, Branch Hickey,
The National Conference Of Chris
danS and Jews, The Metropolitan
opera Company, Archbishop
JoseSh H. Rlrter of St. Louis,
Archbishop Vincent S. Waters OF
North Carolina, Mary Church Ter
ren, DR.. Ralph c. Bunche, Plain
tiffs in the Supreme Court cas-
which resulted in the decision out
having public school segregation,
and others.
The Russfrr1n Awards are
named for John B. Russwurm,
publisher of the first Negro news
PAGER, freedoms Journal, which
started in New York City In 1871.