The guardian., 1956-06-02
Solid South Cold
Civil War

I
outside of the Solid South may
ponder over it, ending in q
slant to his judgment.
This would tremendously aid
segregation leaders in their
stampede to nullify any fu-
ture DEGREES of the U. s. Su-
preme Court in any manner
affects States Rights! The Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People
Is a tower of strength from a
legal standpoint fighting the
battle of segregation. It's name.
has a rythamic sound of ma
tionWide devotion for a racial
cause that has echoed over
the whole world in behalf of
equality.
This organization has been
aggressive a d persistent on
tn e deSegregation march to
convince Federal and state
courts the Separate but
equal" status for any race ig-
noreS the Federal Constitution.
Will the white North and
South deny the, U. S. Supreme
Court through legislation the
right of making DEGREES and
the NAACP a day in court,
both mandates of challenge
to abolish White Supremacy
in any section of the nation to-
uphold States Rights?
Outstanding publicists sub
Stantiate the above summary,
which is cited in part as fol-
lows:
No one lives to himself in
this day and age. Everything
one does affects the lives of
Others in the community, state
or world. What the South does
with segregation is everybody's
business in this great Ameri-
ca OF ours. The eyes of the
world are on us. We are being
measured in the minds of peo-
pie and nations by our actions
on this particular question.
True, we would still be sub
ject to England had we not
resisted. But one of the uues-
tions of that day was "taxa-
ton without representation"
How many colored people in
the South pay taxes to main
tain public parks, libraries,
voting machineryp Yet they
are denied the right to use
them freely without fear of
retaliation.
In solving our prejudices I
have often found this thought
helpful. God did not make the
Jew, Catholic, Protestant. At
ro American, Chinese, white
man, nor the Democratic or
Republican. But we know. He
did make man.
Former Justice Byrnes came
out strongly against the right
OF our Supreme Court to al
ter its stand on segregation.
But a reinterpretation of the
constitution within its flexible
latitude Is permitted by sub
Stantial and relevant changes
IN conditions; and none can
deny tn a t human relations
GUARDIAN THREE
nave undergone such changes
Hence, our failure to use
other means of lawful adj
lustment did not bar litigants
from knocking at the courts
door.
Surrounding controversy ha-
rbors a belief that because
no two physical things. are
exactly equal, spiritual attrib-
uteS are the same. But if the
freedom of dignity of indivi-
duals be regarded as unequal
u is only because man dis
honorS their equality.
Segregation and ostracisn,
are the same, and their re-
duction may well spur science
toward bridging much Of the
gap Of physical disparities be-
tween peoples.
Below, are prief sideliehts
OF the NAACP, which Solid
south leaders should consider
before further condemnation
OF this organization.
Recently, Alabama's leeisls.
ture ordered an investiration
INTO whether the NAACP Is
communist dominated. And
Georgia's attorney general
charged 1t with "subversiono
in the NAACP's antisegrega-
ton crusade.
But j. Edgar Hoover, FBI
Director, had this to say about
it:
Equality, freedom. and toll
erance are essential In q DEM
ocratic government. The Ma
ACP has done much to pre-
serve these principles and to
perpetuate the desires OF our
Founding Fathers"
And Francis Cardinal Spell
man declared: Despite many
misunderstanding and diff
culties and much opposition,
the NAACP has made tremen-
dous progress in the struggle
to secure for the colored citi-
zens Of the United States that
place in our civil life to which
they are entitled in accord
ance with the rights that pro-