Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04
South CooIs as Miss Lucy
Debates Her Next Move
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innocent of conspiring in the
egg throwing and threats of vio-
lence of the mob Of 5000 stu
dents and outsiders on February
6. the schools board Of trustees
expelled Miss Lucy for making
Outrageous" and unsubstan-
tiated charges.
Four Identified
There was no indication that
Judge Grooms planned to dc
anything further in the case. He
issued the original order last July
instructing the university to adj
NIT Miss Lucy. A possibility was
that Miss Lucy's lawyers would
because of the expulsion action
ask the court to hold university
officials in contempt Of Judge
Grooms' orders.
The four individuals. originally
named by Miss Lucy as part
Of the conspiracy to drive heI
from the university, are workers
In the nearby town of Tuscaloosa
Three are construction laborers
and the fourth is a truck driver
Three of them were arrested or
disorderly conduct charges Feb
ruary 6 when the Negro coed
was forced to abandon her effort
to attend classes.
There was no doubt here that
the damage suits. in view of the
admissions in court of Miss
Lucy's counsel of lack of evidence
against the four, had caused
a change Of plans on the part
of those planning the Negroes
case. University officials indi-
Gated. however, that they would
not sue for damages as result
Of Judge Groom's ruling. :
On Monday the disorderly con-
duct charges against the three
workmen are scheduled for trial
In the Tuscaloosa City Court.
The outcome of the trial could
have important bearing on the
whole case.
The case was a result of the
Supreme Court decision a num-
Der of years ago ordering the
University of Oklahoma to admit
Negroes. 1t started almost two
years before the High Courts
decision of 1854 setting, an end
to segregation of races in public
schools.
Even If there is an end Of this
particular case, the whole prob
lem of complying with Supreme
Court rulings to end segregation,
whether in schools. in public
transportation or wherever, will
remain. There will be more such
cases and that is where the prob
lem lies.
No one. either white or Negro,
has a solution to the problem
that would satisfy the other side,
although they all have solutions.
IF we could just sit down and
talk this problem over calmly we
could work out solution" said
Mr.. Shores. But Mr.. Shores
solution and that of the NAACP
is immediate indignation on all
levels. and that, in the opinion Of
even the most liberal whites, is
impossible of acceptance.
The cry of the liberal whites is
for a gradual" approach to the
whole problem. BY that they
mean something like the So
called Tennessee" system
whereby school indignation
would start in the first grade
and gradually work upward.
Little children have no race
feelings" q Birmingham civil
leader told me. II think it would
work If it were started on that
basis"
But it is doubtful whether the
vast majority of the white popu-
lation hereabouts would accept
such an approach.
Majority Thought Expressed
DIN Horton, Birmingham in
surance executive who is presi-
dent of the American States
Rights Association, said that any
solution of race problems would
have to start with segregation
as an established principle-we
won't go for anything less"
Mr.. Horizons thinking appar-
emily represents that of a major
ity Of the white population Of
Alabama. There are many who
are more liberal than he on the
race question. and those who are
extremists on the other side
who advocate direct action"
Among the latter is an individ-
ual named Ace Carter, who has
sought to form a group of white
citizens in north Alabama. Mr..
Carter has called a mass meet
ing for next Friday to protest
Judge Grooms' ruling ordering
the university to accept Miss
Lucy. He has declared, somewhat
tfreateningly, that he has a solu-
ton to the race problem. Mr..
Carter was a radio announcer
here at one time. and was let go
by Mr.. Horizons. group. Where
he came from originally is a
mystery.
Mr.. Carter claims to have
established As white citizens
councils in north Alabama, but
his direct action" approach was
disavowed by an official of the
Alabama Association of Citizens
Councils, who said Mr.. Carter's
approach to the race question
was too radical for u.s." Mr..
Carter says $4,000 will attend his
rally Friday.
Blames Outsiders"