Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-06-02
On DR.. Joseph H. jackson Remarks
Concerning Bi-Racial Groups

In a press conference here Monday DR.. Joseph H.
Jackson President of the National Baptist Convention
representing more than four million Negro Baptist in the
United States mostly in the South evidence OF the
that he is decidedly cold towards the organization OF
nerracal groups for the purpose OF working towards
solution of the problem of the South which most
southerners admit having reached the most serious
and foreboding point of period In recent southern
history
In reading his statement reported in the press
regarding the subject there is to give very limited
range and meaning what said, and in that light
we are willing to concede long existing impotence
among Negroes, well among other honest and IN
teligent citizens, with the organization of groups,
whether braca otherwise for the purpose OF fact
finding. We therefore heartily agree with the
Justify distinguished President of the National Baptist
Convention in saying that he could point in
members of the two races sitting down to discuss what
they already know.
On the other hand however we believe that there is
distinct difference in nter-racial group organized
do something about what they already know and one
organized to discuss what they already know.
In recent weeks the call for the organization of in
terracial groups in the south to do something about
what they already know has come from the highest
places the nation, which includes the recent state
of the President of the United States regarding
calling Negro and White leaders together in Washington
to discuss and of easing the present tension
The call for the coming together of Southern White
and Negro of goodwill has also come from Adlai
Stevenson Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt, and is and has
been supported by many other people of statue whose
names need not be mentioned here.
Carried its possible logical conclusion the state
ment by the distinguished President of the National
Baptist Convention touches of the spots of race
relations in the South the resentment of Negro Citizens
the fact that they barred from the groups both
Official and unofficial which create and fix the rules and
policy by which the community is governed and man.
aged. To emphasize this point we point to the story
told by State Senator Anderson of Kentucky the only
Negro member of the body who that his mere pres
member of that body has kept others from
bringing up laws aimed at the Negro citizens of the state
Some five six years ago now we were invited into
the presence of Justice Black of the United States Su
preme Court, native Southerner in whose face and
remarks could discern burning zeal for the birth of
south In the of his remarks to me he said
that the intelligent White Citizens, and the nte-
gent Negro Citizens of the south learn to start sitting
down together in sincere effort to find solution to
their problem the south be made the greatest place
earth for the two to live together in har-
mony and goodwill
In conclusion in spite Of the remarks of the dis
tngushed President of the National Baptist convention
and their limited unlimited meaning and interpreted
ton still the organization of nterracia groups at
all levels among the greatest and most hopeful needs
of the south for helping to meet the serious facts and I'M
plications of these times.