Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-09-20


II Dixiecrais IN opposition 10 q
advanced ~ a recent report ~
Human Rights for ths Western
States
Contrary 10 the general opinion
that tho West has no racial prob
lem. the Human Rights C0muAt.
tee reports that segregation ia
rapidly increasing In the mountain
and great plains states OF the
Yves,
These states have previously
had mo civil rights statutes guar
antselng thu ordinary day-tos
day basic human rights Tor every
American. regardless 81 his rare
Or color. In places af public &C,
cornmodalion" according To this
study
The Supreme Court schD0l De
cialou has made the evil more ap
parent ard revealed b, ~ blot
and stain upon ouf American
democracy There are grave dan
gers 10 the nation and 10 the
western states themselves IN al
lowing The situation Of widespread
racial or color discrimination ln
public places 20 continue until
these discriminatory practices
crys,aiize into rigid pattorua Of
aggregation
with this South on the way %
ward dcsegrcgailon u would In
deed be- a tragic bhIpdsr for The
western states 20 move In a back
ward direction To stand stlll
10 fall 10 enact corrective laws. Is
actually to 80 backward while the
evll Of discrimination worsnna"
IN an effort 20 point up the
Importance ~ this problem and
The gravity Of the situation. tho
Committee made stats by
state survey 10 show th1 zap
butwc~n the Democratic ideals
and tho practice Of equalItarian
principles
Tho report showed that dlscrim.
ination and segregation are pre-
vsient In I,lsb.s, Warren. Lowell.
Douglas and Yuma. Arizona And
that hotels, restaurants. cafes,
bars and night clubs generally en-
ciude Negroes In Tucson and
Globe. Arizona Tho same altua-
tios exists la Phesn.z. where The
first class hotels accommodate only
nationally prominent Negro per
so.alitiea'
Segregation aiao eslsts In mos,
of the leading movie theatres In
Phoenix and Globe. Certain sec
tlons OF Arizona have been labeled
az little DluaH
There In policy of racial dia.
elimination in tavcrns bars, night
clubs and places Of entertainment
and amusement In I,oiae and PocA
telio, idaho. according 10 tho re,
port Most pf tho hotels and many
~ tho restaurants refuse service
Go Negroes
The report further revealed
that many ~ the 500 coiorrd
airp,en stationed AZ Grrat Talls.
Montana AIR bass, have beVp
turned away from eating places,
hotcin. theatres. and barber
-hops In that area
There Is only oue place IN
Groat Fails where Negro airmen
can 20 tnr entertainment There
are places which display "tpua.
dtan weltome" signs ard thea say
"aorry. airmsn. we don't narvu
Colofej people here
There are only three places Va
Butte Mon whore Negroes may
eat. and tow u them are operated
by colorcd people Negroes ATE
usually refused service IN public
eating places ip Helena, Mont
Hotels ~ that state arr stln cool
Go Negro patronage although they
will accept travelling Negro attn
istea
The situation affecting the Ne
gre in Nevada IL almost on par
with that u the deep south rhete
arr 5000 colorcJ people IN Las
Vegas bat they cant gamble
downtown with the whites they
can't live In hotels ard they can't
cat IN the restaurants
Ios Vegas Humiliation
Negroes arc Inundated and scg
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