Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-05

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that some Of the Negro chill
dren are being made pawns
in q fight which they can
not and do not understand.
but I am thinking Of what
viii happen to the white chill
dren who outnumber the
others by ten to one. Ny
heart bleeds first for them.
w. r. Graham.
4 -
Now that the mentors have
rewritten our Constitution.
re-edited our history books.
nullified our State laws and
doctored up our folk songs.
! wonder II some enlightened
Yankee could tell me II it's
now Illegal IN some Of the
Northern States to use the
phrase Free. white and AZ?
Brenda Marsh.
go
! am an American, born
and brought up In Washing
ton State. Now ] ind that as
q graduate Of public schools
there (including the State
university I have long been
integrated. Out there, we
attended the public schools
nearest our homes. Members
Of Congress from my State.
the present Governor and
everyone else, rich or poor.
prominent or humble, did
the same. From my little
grammar school came Alan
Clarke whose sculptures For
ever Painting" and Forever
Young" were purchased by
the Metropolitan Museum Of
Art. My high school has pro-
vided members Of Congress.
Governors. mayors, judges.
lawyers. doctors, teachers,
preachers and good citizens
Of all types. none Of them
injured by "mingling Of
races" As for the honor roll,
1t knew no race or creed.
Nor did the honor roll Of
stars representing those who
served in World War I. Be-
cause we were all Americans.
whether our parents came
from Sweden, Wales, Italy,
Bohemia. Japan or any other
place on the map.
An American.
= =
I think your papers pic
ture In last Sundays edition,
captioned. "A Lesson in Tex
as Democracy" along with
the story on school integra-
ton In Uvalde, Tex, was
most appropriate at this
time. and ! wish II could be
printed In every newspaper
In the South. Perhaps It
could help discredit racial
bigots like Gov. Stanley Of my
native Virginia, and others
who would deny constitu-
tional rights to the Negro,
and help depict racial seq
regation and discrimination
for what It is. the shame and
disgrace Of this Nation.
L. Z. Tharpe.
4
In July my wife and I
drove to Florida and stopped
in q small town In Eastern
Georgia at q general store
which sold sandwiches and
coffee. While we ate. the
proprietor Of the store told
us this story:
A short time prior to our
visit q middle-aged colored
man came into his store and
asked for something to eat.
He was not too clean and was
unshaven. He said he had
been born and reared on a
farm about 20 miles farther
south. Some people from up
North had come to him and
told him there was lots of
work available in Cleveland
and Chicago and that he
could make good money and
live high UP there. He had
saved UP q little money and
he took q bus to Cleveland.
When he got there he not
only found there were no jobs
for which he could qualify
but when his money ran out
he found the welfare au-
thorities would give him
nothing TO eat or q place to
sleep. He started walking
back TO Georgia and had
gotten as far as this village.
He showed the storekeeper
his shoes which were worn
the soles.
The storekeeper told him
to go back In the kitchen and
his wife would fix him some
thing TO eat and he could
wash UP at the kitchen sink.
He gave him q pair Of his
own shoes which were in
fairly good condition, and
said he knew Of q truck
which would shortly be going
throaSA The tyvA elovara