The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-10-20

Oct IL, when federal court suit
against segregation on buses was
filed by Atty. G.. f. Graves, Jr. II
was specified that this is a class
action, intended to benefit all Ne
gro bus passengers. Perhaps most
important of all; the suit would
have state and city segregation
laws declared unconstitutional.
This action, along with the school
desegregation suit filed some
months ago should prove that Ne
groes in this area are certainly
not satisfied with the old status
quo, and are determined to fight
for first class citizenship by wip-
ing out all vestiges of Jim Crow.
Those of us who were fortunate
enough to hear Miss Irene Os-
borne speak before members of
the Dade County Council on Com
munity Relations last week had a
rare experience. We listened to
facts about desegregation from all
the Southern states, but they were
facts given in such a manner that
they seemed almost inspired. A
Quaker leader and expert on ra-
cial problems, Miss Osborne is in
the Miami area for few weeks,
speaking before groups, conferr-
ing with local leaders and study
ing Dade's White-Negro relations.
have known for many years
the work of the American Friends
Service Committee, Of which Miss
Osborne is a staff member. If any
organization can be truly called
one working for all mankind, this
is it it. 1t carries on its work
throughout the whole world. In
time of war, or any emergency,
whether in the United States,
Europe or Korea, human beings
are helped, no matter the race COL
or or faith. The Committees work
in rehabilitation after war, their
feeding of the hungry, their Civ
ing of medical aid to the needy,
follows truly almost word
word the Biblical text. This is
one of the organizations that is
showing men and women of all
faiths, races and colors, where
ever they may be in the world,
that it is possible to live with
each other in peace and harmony.
The Dade County Council on
Community Relations could
scarcely have secured the SER
vices of a better person to be
with us here in Miami to aid and
advise us on race relations in this
area. In the short time Miss Os-
borne has been here, she has dis
covered that the situation as she
sees it, is good in Miami for in
tegrated schools. In fact, school
deSegregation could be accom-
pliShed without too much trouble,
she said. You can be sure that
those, of us from the NAACP who
were there listening to Miss OS->
borne, were heartened to hear her
say that there is nothing to be
gained by delay and inaction, ex-
cept danger. If communities do
not take some kind of positive
action in the indignation of schools
troublemakers are able to stir UP
prejudiceS and hatreds that seem
to breed in the atmosphere of de-
lay and inaction. Miss Osborne
also expressed the need for COM
munity planning and a long range
program in the comig desegrega-
ton of schools.
The Miami area is fortunate to
have had an organization like the
Dade County Council on Com
munity Relations in existence here
since 1851. This Council exists to
bring together all citizens con-
cerned with the Improvement of
community life; the promotion of
better understanding among
peoples of varied groups - ra-
cial, religious, economic, social
and cultural. OF especial interest
to US, the Council studies, en-
cages in long range planning, and
works toward the solution of
problems involving any prejudice
or discrimination.
There can be no satisfactory,
intelligent or peaceful solution to
problems arising in a community
whether it be race relations, houS-
ing, or tensions arising between
groups, unless members of all