Arkansas State press., 1957-01-18
MAp -. Negro's Defense
BY There's Jones

Recently NAAcP officials several southern states have
been arrested investigated imprisoned charged
sion and banned nom further activities all because
stand In champonng the of the Negro Negro
homes and churches bombed Aabama six
Negro ministers were arrested In Atlanta for unfolding
the law Of the land interpreted by the Supreme
Court These acts Of violence and attempts TO nmdate grew
out Of simple desire Of the Negro to be an AIIrAss
CAM AT concerns him politically economical" ...El
= We are convinced that tA-
Maternal Association s"- program and purpose OF the
thsesfpr~ .sy misrepresented intentionally ignored
,ets have look at the background and reasons for
This organization began in January 1909. result Of
race hot in Springfield Illinois. Mary White ovngon. OF
New York. william English waling and Henry Moskovitz
planned be held Lncolns birth
day discuss Negro-white situations In America
The organization seeks and expects to secure for the Ne
mo Ill the privileges available any citizen opposes all
forms of segregation discrimination njustc suppression
special privilege 1t maintains that the Negro should have
the cultural privileges and the same rights to marriage
any other citizen of the community II defends the Negro
who has become INSCRIPTIONS who suffers
Injustice the hands Of the courts
seeks plift the coored and of this
Try by securing for them the fun enjoyment Of their rights
citizens justice In all courts and equality Of opportunity
everywhere 1t favors and aims to aid every KIND Oh education
them that which teaches special privileges pre-
class or caste II recognizes the Of
the Negro problem and seconaism believes In the up
holding of the Constitution of the United States and Its amend
nts tn spirit of Abraham Lincoln 1t upholds the doc
trim down." II abhors Negro crime
but sun more conditions which produce crime and most
Of al the crimes committed by mobs In the mockery Of the
law or by individuals In the Of the law believes that
the scientific truths Of the Negro problem must be available
before the country way wholly clear the right
ing of existing wrongs It has other belief than that the
best way up the Negro is the best to aid the white
peace and social content 1t has other desire than
for exact i.Etce and other motive than yatrio,sm
The EAAcp has dealt more with the legal and political
sxt, of the race question than any other organization
Of its kind In the Supreme Court has decisive victories
REGARDING the fundamental constitutional rights of Negroes to
n has opposed antNegro Legislation
iation that secured fundamental rights to the Negro
During Hungarian revolution. thousands Of refugees
have come America and. newscaster states they are
anernr from tyranny death land of peace and life
hey have received with open given chance at
LIE liberty the pursuit Of happiness while the men
ton Of little space bus. few seeking admission In
conveniently located school bring violence The Negro
IN the America for which he has fought bed and died
The NAACP stands FOR al the rights and privileges that
have been the Negro and all take heart the
fact 'Iruth crushed to earth shall rise again"