St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-06-14
Plenty OF Race Poison Right Here

Minnesota Negroes and white Americans IN this area who are so
sections boastf The poison
gou bgoty which affects destroys vitality portions
the Southland present parts
North The chief difference
protect the mnores while the
courage aggregation, discrimination and racial bIgotry
the right
demonstrated again here recently In the Minnesota Senate for e
ample district Minneapolis who
formerly posed liberal made open
panc which would have done credit TO the most biased
Mississippi state legislator deciaimng against the u Supreme
courts decision against segregated public schools
The speech did justice
home builders who have been using federal
which his firm refuses to sell Negro purchasers
taxpayers because OF their
However. a speech expects irons northern
legislator most whom take seriously
support and uphold the constitution govern
ment Most of them take literally
b Of Rights Minnesota for example, desegregacd Its schools
by Legislative net In 1863 Its died southern
establish freedom for all Americans
Another manifestation of the anNegro spirit
nous attempt by letter writing campaign City
Theatre in Minneapolis cancel the showing
Beafonte because ANONYMOUS letter writer
wroe "Beafonte who has built up year
eenage suy depended upon
give impact the new fad to be expected from
this movie teenage Negro-hite dating petng partes"
The letter purpose
open Occupancy" by the following The
movie land follow
penetration OF neighborhoods Negro
subtle but nevertheless younger
fad Of nterraca dating then the parents
the want to protect their children
longer valid and the surrender to Wholesale
neighborhoods win be trggeredl"
As this written Minnesota Amusement Co has not
rucled TO the demands telephone calls
cancel the Radio Theatre showing of the motion picture
mas been careful In its advertising far to omit the cast
characters This the letter campaign he
cause at present Harry Boafonte rage among singers
for his folk and his rendition popular
Two national magazines LOOK and LIFE just
uees on Belafone obviously making him
goe yet The film company which produced the picture
tres which show being presumed letting
and Belafonte fans know n film
In the South the picture has effectively by
right here in Minnesota proved by evidence
sent through the mails here Consery-
tive" and signed Fellow Conservative"
will indeed be sad day Minnesota
tribute this type OF tpe preempt the
public mind This has conservatism
Minnesota had anything Of the type
who tried to halt the film and vors combining Negro
racial ghettocs.
The attempt to halt showing ought to be a lesson to
inc "'yNpo thinking things are just fine In Minnesota"
groes and whites who ignore the prejudice and
state lines
1t is the duty our community our state and
our country " constantly battle against and religious bgo
and prejudice evils rear their ugly heads II is r
ouy because each evil is threat to domestic peace tranquility
as wen as threat TO international security prestige
The SNUG Minnesota Negroes who cluck tongues
eir heads about conditions down the
ns TO hp make sure those conditions do not
minnesota soil are source Of great newspaper
The SNUG Minnesota Negroes especially uncalsuc
selfish both support various human rights croups
designed to work democracy combat bgotry should al
little comfort this editorial report White Citizens Council
psychology right here in the Twin Cities OF our fair stat,
OF Minnesota We predict growth that psychology support
u unless those who believe equality beings equality
OF opportunity designed end racial
hatrets, restrictions rights here a homc In Minnesota
We've come long n past two decades
but there little SNUG secure because we've
Got long maintain improve well earned
national reputation religious bias and
tensions a
The thing that dsturbs this newspaper degree
that there American Minnesota about the
situation and working something about are Min
nesota Negroes Many Negroes for thrt,
minutes whether yearly NAACP membership
and there who support
other organizations which struggling for fun democracy
time for all citizens all he nation