The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-02-15
WE JOIN IN THE OBSERVANCE OF
NEGRO HISTORY WEEK
Can EditoriaD
By Sarah Nj. Marvey

BY Sarah M. Marvey
During the past week have Joined in the observ-
ance of National Negro History Week. and as we have
done the past 19 years. dedicate this special
fostering nterracal goodwill by acquantng all Misss-
sppians with just bit of the valuable and merorious
contributions made to civilization by NEGROES OF THE
PAST AND PRESENT
This issue will not attempt to give details but only
present enough of the stories of the achievements of
Negroes right here in the state to belle the great belief
of groups and individuals in other sections that ALL NE
GROES IN THE SOUTH ARE LITTLE MORE THAN
SAVAGES living in dire poverty and want to show and
to that Negroes in the South in Mississippi and
indeed in Jackson are doing much better in many re-
specs than many of their brothers of other sections who
spend so much time Saving us from the Devil" while
those around them falling into the deep blue sea"
to nst into the minds of young people the fact
that regardless of present conditions they need not be
ashamed of the fact that they born are being
reared in Mississippi and the South with very few e
ceptions all Negroes who have done are doing any
thing worthwhile born and reared in the South to
show our youth that whether they live in Minnesota or
Mississippi the Black American will come into his own
ONLY AS HE SECURES THE BALLOT and ECONOM-
&c POWER only our leaders realize that lawsuits
and court DEGREES often shortived and are not as
important teaching the masses the value of SELF
HELP, SELF-RESPECT, MISREPRESENTATION! as ed
ucating the masses in RACIAL PRIDE, encouraging
them to go INTO BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIES here
tofore not entered nto and in the words of Rev. Ross D.
Brown teaching them to stop dressing like Prince on
poor mans wages; to stop buying fine automobiles
while he lives in financial alley; to stop loafing
swearing the streets, stop throwing away weekly
wages, stop talking loud and telling secrets"
And to be honest to admit that we are not wanted
not always because of but often because of risk not
always because slaves but often because we de-
sroy property not always because of character but Of
ten because OF careleSSneSS and in proportion
realize these things, will begin enjoy the full
est extent right here in Mississippi better e of first
class citizenship.
In broader sense this Negro History Week Issue is
dedicated to showing youth that theirs GLOR-
lOUS HERITAGE, that while it took centuries to pro-
duce Byron and Bacon, Emerson and Edison, a
Washington and Webster-it took only little more
than EIGHTY YEARS to produce a Marian Anderson a
George Washington Carver A RevelS A Randolph Joe
Louis, Jackie Robinson TRUTH Tubman, and Turner
We most certainly do not intend to give the impress
sion that Mississippi Heaven that it comes near
being desirable place in which live as we would
have it. but Mississippi is home-any of plan to
live and die heremany of know from experience that
is in many respects than any of the other AZ
states
&c. while maintain that in order to be better cti-
zensn order that the State of Mississippi have we'll
balanced ctiZenry of prosperous cities town and viii
lagos ALL CITIZENS MUST BE GIVEN EQUAL EDU-
CATION OPPORTUNITIES, EQUAL JOB OPPORTUN-
tiles, BASED ON ABILITY, EQUAL AND FAIR PAR
|T1CIPATION IN THE AFFAIRS OF OUR GOVERN
MENT ON ALL LEVELS also admonish NE
GROES to begin now program of helping themselves
program of preparations for better and fuller life
we admonsh them to assume the RESPONSIBILITIES
OF Citizenship admonish them to begin now on pro-
gram of self improvement when the opportunities do
come, will not be found wanting" and unable to
take advantages of them