Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-01-04
e Re face The New Year

~. cannot say that approach the year with any
- our uieht That than Natural But being
slztc we forced to admit that many obstacles al
ready in path and many more win be thrown to hinder
bsspls dhe law working Negroes favor toward his
firvt DIS citizenship status. the Negro s doeent know
,rr NV he America Just last week Vice Pres
enf N1a the Nations capital investigate the perls
of Dueay and seek ways to give Hunearians shelter and
~ uhen Negroes In Alabama getting bombs and
prn bass President Eisenhower has shown that he Il
- to emergency existing In Alabama calling for
unps the emergency In the Middle East That Is Of
- oasng pictures that Is staring the Negro in the face
h Arkansas antNsgro forces organized and gain
~ by the day to hamper the Negroes demand for
~ IL sanction and urged by Aansass executive
hA md Of the states news media. and enjoy the
neakns cooperation Of many Of the modern "unce Toms
Win such forces In the state Negro In Aansas who
loyu 70 himself can face 1857 with much encouagement
1854 ths United States Supreme Court stated It wss
m Tar state to aggregate account Of race In matters
It public education The white south that additionally has
its laws when the Negro has that
Win Be governed by the laws Of the land interpreted
By ts highest court therefore making It difficult for the
Nero to Be patriotic ritzen The Negro accustomed to
ohg the law When the Separate but Equal doctrine was
considered law Despite Its idiom. the Negro obeyed
cs than the white man. and Il was his law and made to
had hs loyal and observing to that law. is doubtful that
he would lind himself In the predicament he faces But
I'll h could that time keeping the Negro separate
Despite these antiNeero forces there has been
In the deep south giving the Negro the right
hs citizenship II has not been and has not been
swift enough any elaon Those who would brand US as
pesimixtic take consideration that 1t has been
nearly since public segregation declared Illegal
And must recall how long IL would take law to
20 into effect be observed when II Is In the white mans
favor
There those who would say that the Negro rushing
things They would that law cannot change people over
mite Laws enacted to change people, laws were en-
acted to change pactive and people meant well any
practice be changed In a two-andhafyear period.
We reiterae face 1857 with any degree oil
eation We afraid while chief executive concerned
the Middle East things going to get beyond con-
ul the south And while protection being given peo
PIE faron land loyal Americans beng bombed and
blasted with shotgun pellets here at home.
This Il pretty picture Of America. wen admit. but
don't censue US didn't make II chief executive al
We would like 1887 with less gloom. but for the
time being. afraid that impossible There Is too
much to be done of ALL American citizens members Of
the White Citizens councils and the ku Kux Kan must rea
ze that constitutional laws apply to them long they
bitants Of America ~ well as they apply to the Negro
md Be- observed The white must realize that the
law Of desegegaton not infringing his rights
American citizen only destroys his sefmposed right
modest the Negro The diehards the white
people understand that the Negro In his effort to i'm
plement the ruling Of the Supreme Court seeking their
society their association Gas matter Of fact they don't
damned thing that the Negro wans And last but not
as those who have the Of the people and using
influence keep America from becoming country Of
law order would themselves and help America
live up what she would like for the the world to
believe she then when this DONE viii be able face
the future with dignity and security and with the fear that