The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-08-11
Between The Lines :.
STATE FIGHTERS WIN


without the passage Of the civil
rights bill was a great victory for
the state Fighters. The working
agreement between the represent
ativeS of the Old South and the
conservatives North is an effec-
tive obstruction TO civil rights
legislation. The defeat of civil
rights legislation is a defeat for
the cause of righteousness;
1t is a defeat of the demo-
cratic forces of the world. It
Is an invitation to communism and
he Is poorly informed who does not
see how the communists will take
full advantage of the situation. 1t
becomes more and more puzzle
how this great country can play
such dangerous politics; how the
Old South is sitting so pretty in
Washington.
We hear from the past how
Nero fiddled while Rome was
burning. We wonder sometimes if
our great democracy is not on fire
while the Old South fiddles and
Congress vacillates in times OF
great danger. Is it really later than
they think The whole nation in
general, and Congress in particu-
lar, seem to be afraid to irk the
Old South and the amazing thing
is, that the Old South is not worse
than it is. It is no wonder that
the Old South holds the Supreme
Court in contempt instead of the
other way around.
One of the brightest aspects of
the whole ugly situation is the
way the state Fighters are trying
to be decent in their appeal for
public appreciation. They do not
appeal in the name of white SUI
premacy but in the name OF
estate rights" this appeal lends
an air of responsibility to dan
gerous and diabolical objective.
The fight the Old South has chos-
en- to make for the perpetuation
of white supremacy is not made
in the name of white supremacy,
but in the name of state rights,
which in its last analysis means
the right of the Old South to hold
the Negro down and to hold him
down perpetually. In other words,
state rights are none other than
the rights to eternalize the sub
jugation of the Negroes Of this
country.
When we see our fond hopes
of civil rights legislation blasted
in the Congress of the nation, it
is no time for cry-babyiSm. It is
no time for weeping and crashing
the teeth. 1t is time for the Negro
to grid his armour on and pre-
pare to renew his determination
to fight unto. the bitter end for
the rights and opportunities
vouchsafed unto him by the Con-
stitution of the United States.
The Negro is not going to be car
ried to the skies on fiowery beds
of ease, while others fought to
win the prize and sailed through
bloody seas. The road to freedom
is rough and rugged and thus 1t
has been from ancient days. When
the white man came to America
he faced the Indians with their
tomahawks and If the Negro can
not face the Negrophobes and
outlast them there is some ques-
ton as to our worthinesS for the
citizenship we seek. 1t has been
said that ''you cannot whip
msn who comes back for one
more round" The Negro must
keep coming back until every foe
is vanquished.
All of the responsibility for our
advancement does not rest Ucon
the Congress of the United
States, with its effective coali-
ton between representatives Of
the Old South and the reaction
airy North. A great responsibility
rests upon Negroes themselves.
There is an answer to the Dixie
Gratis and demagogues; there is
an answer to the Talmadges and
the Byrds and all the rest who
are committed to massive resis-
lance to the edict of the Supreme
aJ1yapno arc all elected at the bal