Arizona sun., 1956-02-10
Dovid Lawrence and Desegregotion

David Lawrence and Desegregotion
Some of our readers undoubtedly David lowrence
column in the Arizona Republic Of Saturday, February H. Mr.
surprised that bringing the Negro children into
with white children will lower the erodes
Columnist educator there things
know about the conditions that affect the edu
eoono development Of children Of America, whether they
be white Negro.
slum children, the average, matter what their ori
en make lower grades than children who live I'M
Negroes by the thousands have been housed in the Woshng
sIums which Americas worst and ore oso o
the doorstep Of the Supreme Court OF the United
Stoes" These people have Washington from urban
ums all the SOUTH As the chances
homes chances better in Washington thon in the places
which of them have Aso life is less hozord
Gus hvmioting and the Washington slvm provide
ot many them knew These eschonce
children have always depressed the grades OF the
Washington Negro schools in spite Of the thousands OF prNee
Negro children the Washington schools who would have
rosed the grades Of schools they offended There
similar ess-chonce white children who depressed the ov
grades the white schools but White children from
the south experienced such school cond
those for Negroes southern communities which
have fed Washington sums No southern state provided
educational opportunities for Negroes thot in oP
provisions for whites Negro school terms
shorter salaries Negro school buildings
in thousands communities hardly worthy to be
coed buildings Many southern counties have no high senoo
facilities for Negro children transportation today all
the completely Inadequate and for proee
ally For Montgomery County Aooomo was
infamous for spending one hundred doos per eoPo TOR me
education Negro children Such eeozed wholesale robbery
people has been successfully and consistently per-
petroed by the history OF monknd The mass
robbery murder Of the Jews under Hitler is the
est comparison in modern "socoIed" civilization Only the
theot eegegoon caused many Of the liberal stotes
to otemp make gesture of equalization Of educational o
portuny Conditions hopelessy unequal In most OF the
southern that serious effort to equoze would bank
rupt for Such the RECORD
segregation and America must in serious woys
than lowering Of the school grades in the de-
segregated schools.
What has the system done the noton's monPower as
we face war? Negroes have been loyal Americans but their
competence has been severely undeveoPed in every
war incudino the world and the Korean engage
ment Fortunately conditions have elevated the Negro Peo
pe economically during and otter each and produced m
respect for the Negroes willingness and Poenfoy 10
Negroes who trained to eontooe
the more whites poy with their lives.
Within the Lost few months the National Association OIL
Manufacturers appeal for greater consideration OF
Neoroes employment and upgroding the theory 1no
the Neooes tremendous potential tor providing m"
portont which the notion needs and because OF
the Negroes potential as consumers
The South will day prose the action Of the Supreme
America by making asset rather than hoo'ly OF me
ureot neglected potential in Americas Negro people,