St. Paul recorder., 1957-04-05
Negro Press Is l3O Years Old

American Negro Press observed It's lsoth ami
There radio speeches
features recognition the sponsored
al Newspaper Publishers Association.
Negro Press perhaps the freest OF the mediums of
sion In nation with free tradition remains
the most important fundamentally for disposal
the American Negro.
pound Negro Press has pulled more than
Its share Of the load in the advancing Negro along
the road towards recognition human being deserving
Overlooked that in its crusade for
freedom In the United states for the Negro
Press has emerged the chief protagonis Constitution
ana OF freedom Justice and equality In nation whose founders
great fundamentals.
When the OF almost 90 years did not
degn insist that the principal under the
Bin Of Rights men, Negro Press
was laundering the uncontoverbo place
In this Republic for secondclasa citizenship
uon conceived dedicated hope part
its citizens restricted their progress by and
It concomitans
the American years ago which predicted
that the world prestige which this enjoyed among
and day any part OF the nation con-
which rightly charged the
emerging in Asia and Africa has brought homo 10
America truth Negro tried 10 warn the coun
clay problem seized by the Rus
propaganda min after World War II has pictured rs m
nation which talks about democracy but offers very
NegroAmerican While information which the
Russians have assduousy brown black and yellow
people OF the world the plight America exag
gerated the whole truth Americans Of
color actually live in states the the
Reds do not have to lie This is suspect among
almost every non-white nation the
the country had needed Negro years ago we
trying to explain away the and color
to degree Actually only way to ex
plain IT, to hope that the non
white nations win understand bgotr prejudice and intolerance
is not peculiar to land death even In
nation such
There life which have been
influenced by the Negro Press This
the major daily Negroes are news
too This reporting Of the average Negro
citizen has superseded the police police
court reporting school Of journalism
the main eovergc which metropolitan das Negro com
munity.
this campaign Negro took a calculated risk because
by exposing its subscribers intimately with the
daily could easily to great degree that
the Negro Press the American scene which
has actually been business its long
nssence ntegraton Its editors publishers phoso.
phe view that when there press be happy
to turn their talents into serving community many OF
them
No authority however willing predict the end OF
the Negro Press for each healthy growth in crcula
the threat competition part OF this growth IN
circulation the majority group who have steadily shown
an increased interest closeup and
cultural patterns among their fellow Negro citizens
This journals the nation
TO recognize that many white Americans groups
have enough interest their country gruups
within its population including the
ed IN OF the important
becoming regular readers
paper We believe that this securing leadership
Of influence everyday the ethne
that has aided the Negro community greatly problems
Every person white Is part OF the Negro
Press ought to be proud Of its accomplishments