The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-03-03
BY ELLIOTT J. PIEZE

an occasion of its kind, Mrs.
LuHelia~ w. Harrison, executive
secretary Of the Zeta Phi Beta
Sorority, addressed the 9th and
final program in the 18th forum
series sponsored by the King of
Club Sunday afternoon. The
scene was the Mt. Zion Baptist
Church.
Establishing a very fitting cli-
max TO this years forum theme,
"The Farward Look in Human
Relations" Mrs. Harrison opened
her discourse by explaining that,
Il come not to speak to you as
teacher, or a civic worker, or a
mother, or a politician, but l
come as an American citizen,
proud of my American heritage,
though ashamed of many of the
American traditions"
The speaker added that, Amer
lean heritage is great today, be-
cause we, including Americans OF
all races, have made it great"
Calling a spade spade letting
the chips fall where they may,
Mrs. Harrison observed that
"there isn't anybody on the face
of the globe today who is as lazy
q as the American White man. Be
cause of his lazinesS, she continu-
ed, the American White man went
to Africa and brought back the
Black man to do his work for
him. But that Black man played
his part in making America what
it is today. America would never
have been what ( is today were
it not for the Black man." the
speaker said.
A teacher in the public schools
of her home city, Houston, Texas,
Mrs. Harrison agrees that some
of us are not ready for integra-
ton. She explained that there are
many things for which she her
self is not ready, but fastened to
add when will get ready, If
someone doesn't start me in the
right direction"
The speaker pointed out that
there are two groups of people
IN this country the thinkers
and the doors. Those who par
ticipate in mob violence are do
erS. If all of us were thinkers,
there would be no problem of
human relations. We would have
better race relations and better
human understandings" she pre-
dicted. "We must train people 10
think. IT'S no hard job to shoot,
cut or otherwise i'll treat another
person, but it takes a good man
or woman TO think" the speaker
continued.
Mrs. Harrison cited a number
of examples of indignation in &C
ton in the State of Texas with
out incident. She quoted a num-
Der of authorities who declared
that the ministers are the ones
who do most in bringing about de-
segregation without incident.
Approaching a powerful clos
ing the sorority executive said,
Americans must realize that this
is an American democracy.
Americans cannot stand alone in
the face of the Communist threat"
In her closing the speaker gave
some sound advice to her many
listeners. She advised that they
think seriously of "De-Niggera-
ton" Soften your voices, stop I'M
necessary loudneSs and stop buy
Ing CadillacS to put in front of
the houses which you rent. She
advised among other things as
means of bringing about de
Niggeration.
LET us cease being Negro citi-
zens. want to demand that re-
ceive all of the rights and privi-
leges to which I'm entitled-not
because of the color of my skin
but as an American citizen. I'm
proud to be an American, and If
necessary l shall die fighting for
ell that is mine, as first class
American citizens" Mrs. HarTi-
son said at the end Of her adj
dress.
The speaker was introduced by
Mrs. Ida Tayloy Radcliffe, pr1n-
cipal of Northwestern Senior High
School. Music for the occasion
was furnished by the Northwest
ern Senior High chorus, under the
direction of Mrs. Joel Ingraham-
Mrs. Harolean S. Storr was the
featured soloiSt, and was accom-