Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-05-11
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Harvard University, spoke at the
annual banquet of the College of
Liberal Arts at Howard Univers-
ity. During the program 60 stu
dents were honored for outstand-
ing achievement during their stay
at Howard.
Mr.. Worthy was making his Sec
ond appearance of the week in
Washington. On Monday he had
appealed to State Department Of
ficials to release his passport
which had been lifted following
his return from Red China. He
saw the Government action as but
one of many restrictions of civil
liberties imposed by the United
States in recent years.
In reference to the late Senator
Joseph R. Mccarthy (R., Wisc.)
whose death had been announced
just minutes before Mr.. Worthy's
address, the reporter said, "In
this atmosphere of subdued Nc
Carthyism, the Negro did not fall
for the things sfor which Mccarthy
stood. In fact, Negroes have be-
come the custodians of tie things
for which American Democracy
stands"
Mr.. Worthy said that oppressed
peoples all over the world are tired
of being servile. The Negroes of
Montgomery are not afraid of be-
ing bombed; the nationalists of
Algeria are not afraid of being
strafed; and the masses of Hun
gary are not afraid of Russian
tanks, he added.
The reporter also took the Amer
lean white press to task for not
taking a stronger stand in the
defense of civil liberties. "By bow
ing to the edict of the State De-
partment the daily press has for
feited its right to call the Red
press Government-cOntrolled," he
said, cts just another case of the
pot calling the kettle black"
Mr.. Worthy said that when a
newspaper submits to censorship
and restriction, even if voluntar-
lily. the principle of the free press
has been violated. He saw the
Negro press as guardian of this
basic right He told of his pub
lisher's refusal to recall him from
Red China following such request
from the State Department. He
also told of the refusal by Negro
papers in general to play down"
stories of discrimination and seq
regation during World War ii even
after the Office of War Informa-
ton had strongly urged that it be
done
1.-THE fact that the F. B. |. Wis
tied many of these papers in an
effort to mtlmidate them did not
brighten these EDITORS" he said,
cit only led to stronger stories"
As for his personal behavior in
defying the ban on travel in Red
China, Mr.. Worthy declared. amy
individual has the right to say no
TO any Government at some point,
lest in the future all of his rights
will be denied him"
Among the groups being hon
ored at the banquet were three
Juniors who will tour foreign coun-
tries this summer as recipients of
Experiment in International Liv-
ing Scholarships. They were James
W. Brown, of Central Islip, l.. L.,
n. Y, who will go to England;
Miss June T. Mitchell, of Gates
vile, n. c., who goes to Italy;
and Donald Worden, of Pittsburgh,
Pa, who goes to India.
Other groups honored included
Liberal Arts Student Council Of
ficers, 1857 inductees into Phi Beta
, Kappa, students whose names APP
peared in the 1861 edition OF
Who's Who Among Students in
American Colleges and Universe
ties. and 10 students who received
keys for outstanding achievement