Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-05-24


/ "eW from he gloomy past tHI
now We stand AZ last. where the
white CLEAN ~ our bright star 10
I cast
/ iiow far aud hgw fact we Ko
4 toward fnifilimsut ~ free and
| untranfnsisd way ~ life IN this
/ country for Negro citizens In a
| large measure depends on DuF
own initiative. sacrifices and
willingness ~ porsoyere
Since my appointment 20 Tho
White House 8tBsf. many white
citizens have written me letters
questioning on what facts and rea-
I 74uiHR De- W base our pleas for
first class citizenship The poet
answered that whom be wrote
This land Il ours BY night ~
birth.
This land In ours by hight u
fgll.
We helped to tlil its virgin
earth.
orr sweat il In its fruitful
sail
our strength and spirit Drawn
ard brain. have been part and par.
eel Of nearly every end~hy6r that
has brought oar nation 20 the top
~ the civilized world We sttimbi
81 through the wilderness and
tmcketa ~ North America with
tho early surveyors who laid out
our land W. crossed the pruirlea
and the plains and the mountains
Ia covered wagons and on foo, 20
explore The widening boundaries
~ our Republic our aNsH fell the
forests our broad backs built the
roads aEd carved tho mines out ~
tho howUla ~ the earth We laid
the railroad ties that connected
the North with Tho South and The
Eaat with the Wrst We titled the
soil that FED millions % mouths
II our civilization. and Ne mixed
the concrete sud laid the bricks
and mortar that sent The SHY
Herspers towering towards tho
heavens in our tasmlnR. roaring
Ciilea America II us and We are
America
oar music ia the true folk mita
ID ~ orr country our fprrfRthers
pat their aith IN God. ard with
tieathieaa BELIEF IN Ills Goodness
and mercy lifted their voices "a
the heavens la chants predicting
that Rye and bye, bye and bye
I'm going 10 lay down this heavy
load This music has echoed
around the world from tho golden
voices ~ Marian Anderson. Dogas
thy ltaynar Matiwilda Bobba TO
land Hayes and others ~ has
moved the world by ita spiritual
and meiodlC qualities and kings
and queens havr wppt unaahame1
a. this music touched their very
souls
We have given uur nation and
the world artiatH. statesmen doc
tors, writer's inventors. ministers.
educators lawyers and athletes IN
every aveuJs ~ lifs we have
made cur contributions
Ilut this Il the story ~ tho past
HISTORY h not ~ the past alone
II goes on and on ana is tho re-
cord Of daily occurrences SO We
yiai and I are part 81 the
history ~ cur times II we want
future generations 10 THRU 90
their heritage and be proud ~ Il
az yea can he 81 YOURS you must
bsgtn nov ia accept the reaponsl
biiities that 80 along with the
privileges og firat-elaaa citizen
chip
Any Negro no matter what his
political faith who has felt the
boot and heel 90 racial oppression
segregation and discrimination
should have profound interest m
dream ~ the Eisenhower Admin
sttaupn Ne should ask every
candidate ~ every party who
sollCits hts vote IN he believes IN
the Eisenhower philosophy %
democracy and u the candidate
cannot give an unqualified on
lafsamvpt We should be OF and
running booking FOR ono who can
And what VI tho Eisenhower
philosophy ~ Democracy 70 la
the rhilvNaphy Of WlNDlng the
American dream the dream ~
equal opportunity the drvam ~
mriit glndiuE lts own level the
dream ~ q parauna being able fo
riao lr The world aa Tar ~ hu abils
ity and ambition can carry htm
The drram haa literally never been
fulfilled by ans group. white af
Negro bat its eternal quest has
profoundly Influenced The tharart
sr ~ American satlutY amt n 70
mains The norm tho standard rs
which We Judge social Processes
and institutions
NcsaHee 90 ms rioaa association
Win the President over pariat
so touf Years an1 the experience
gf a lifetime devoted Go ms races
fight for unrestricted citizenship
10 th.a country. I feel particularly
qualified 90 make the following
observation without Courageous
White ltause ln1trrahlp utihr
trE ga Influence o. swVcp away
every barrier Dt resistance 20