Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-08-16

In m eae -1me workers have rather frequent opportunities
washington Last week We paid our Fst visit Q mat
city In eleven years despite opportunity there at least once
year
Back in 1919 the last time the writer in
your correspondent oed that he would never return 70
washington capital city Of the UsA rather than
the capital o. the confseacy until the past five
years
Earlier in our Be when we were ralroadng Pullman
Company we had visited Capital city number Of times We
beauty city took number Of low cost agh
seeing frustrated because with eating places
all for Negro owned establishment
usually Predominanuy Negro district to obtain
even a cup or
In Isas sian was good Minnesota Congressman Con-
Senators from any q the northern states ha 70 e
Negro American capital 70 the u
Supreme Court building for lunch The supreme Court puus
for long time The only place Negroes could eat noon meal
without embarrassment
some may remember that Oscar DE Priest
Illinois. Negro the Reeonsuc
day had colleagues the T"enies because
OF his staff refused food In the House OF
Representatives employees cafeteria and dining
washington beautiful cities on earth the
American OF visiting community found well nigh i'm
possible Accommodations as late as 1919
one OF the first Jobs Humphrey Of Mime
Washington in eA9 the hotel sit
pointed that discrimination public accommodations
against nationals the capital Of the nations was mex
cusabe and shameful He not only wrote to the hotel mems
personally members Of the association at every
chance that their duty to change outnoded re
admitted being tremendously
conditions Washington the occasion Of visit Of
al the world including three four
African students.
Humphrey group his how he
,oo them an tour Of the capitol building cctng them ON the
greatness Republic and its democratic form Of
individual and provided freedom and
justice and equality for all its people
group impressed capitol building
by the convincing eoquencs Of the
Senator from
Later day group surprised
Minnesota solon that downtown Washington had
European students the but refused
the because they thought they
American Negroes The entire group Of course walked out Of the
restaurant
Naturally Humphrey embarrassed further
solved DO he o up the practice
administration generally for
the last vestges discrimination public cafes
those Washington know that there
capital before The Eisenhower administration
which determined the embarrassing restrictions
courageous the Mary
challenged discrimination In the Chds restau
rant chain under old District law which had been dead letter
years Negro WssngtoHans
MAGE the ave the Go and other groups started fun onslaught
and closed the only legitimate theatre there
because Actors Equity refused TO allow their members to play
viii Negroes n the early
Eisenhower administration be credited keeping the
attack district Jmcro fun speed and today could
unhrsangiy the Capital city Of country did
walking talking and acting like citizen and
like a quarry slave,
We stopped at the Maynoer Hotel home Of many Of the most
distinguished Lawmakers where only years Negro
American simply welcome and the
bones about q Now everybody from the alert doorman the maid
who does makes you welcome,
Many Dixiccrats Congress
which the heading hostcIry
n three Washington only few
would bodily sought
drink
There important things In life than food drink and
the winds simple simply
the city greatest
disgrace great to the reputation
o United
Foreign embassy attaches from
back their hypocrica
nationhers that they
had blocks purchase hamburger and cup Of
coffee And right the nations
people legislators bull, the buildings
and monuments 60 the countrys greatness
Wen write about Impressions Of Washington life
and brief trp 70 n in subsequent We've run far BE-.
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