The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1958-06-28
EDITORIALS
N STAGGERING Case

History building up staggering case against the
United States OF today
virus OF RACIAL superiority until and moods which match
the herronvolk of Adolf Hitter and the parineid OF SCUM
Africa are becoming common commodities
Negro committed 10 the insane asylum Soley De-
cause he applies for admission the University OF MSSisS
pp and his LAWYER prevented from defending hlm De-
cause the LAWYER respected for his sobriey and
character is rejected from the courtroom for interfering
and being under the influence OF eoofbals
And this henois act lightly described as an exam
pie Of Mississippi getting tough by Tom Rogers news
caster for Philadelphia ratio station WILL ALREADY no.
for lis imcrow Band Stand teenage record show
II nearby New Jersey. William Levitt launches
Is 0Oohome community with racial hatred sputterng from
his mouth
Declaring that New Jersey and Federal laws against
racial exclusion in public housing projects going
10 be observed by him Mr. Levitt openly boasts that such
laws neither applicable enforceable 50 Far as ne
concerned
Morris Millgram head OF a national organization which
has successfully pioneered in ntegraed housing develop
ments points that Mr. Lesitts antics shocking in
OF both the domestic and international situations that
builder northern community would publicly state such
policy in such direct violation OF human rights state law
and F II A regulations
How will Gov Meyner OF New jersey reconcile his Oft
repeated boasts about New Jerseys stringent Civil Rights
Law with the attitude OF Mr. Levitt
It's dilemma that probably he will never resolve.
Let's examine the picture further
In Arlington Va Negro woman IS arrested for refus
ing leave her white friends AZ picnic OF the Unitarian
Church She charged win dSorder conduct and yoat
ing the laws Of Virginia which forbid Negroes 10 sit With
White people IN pubic
the ninth such III the fair city OF Arlington
And then the case OF Minnie Jean Brown the Little
Rock student who expelled because she fought back
In describing her ordeal IN the current edition OF Look
magazine Minnie Jean declares she going 70 Try
turn 10 classes Little Rock because she thought il her
racial duty 10 break down barriers
She tells OF boy gonSt Who blocked aisle with
his legs and told her NJ II YOU want 10 60 By you'll
have 10 kill me walk around the And then he
kicked her
After many similar Incidents including one in which
she spilled bow OF chilli BOYS who blocking
her IN the lunch she called 10 the principals OF.
flee and suspended
She allowed 10 return vVtTrol after promising
respond any insults fight back regardless
OF the prOyocaton
One white girl SID 4 hate Minnie Jean because she
thinks she IS good a. am.
Minnie Jean said that during gym classes the girls
would stand around and dance what they said Ubangi
dances and basketbals ana deck rings would fy
aroung the heads VI the Negro pupils.
she said the violence kept increasing BOYS would
up behind her and kick her You can't get much lower
That IS part and parcel OF the United States today
Is II any wonder rocks thrown al Vice President
Nixon IN South America,
RAciSm will cost this country its prestige and its proud
position IN the world Of today
We had better begin 10 get house in order.
N was African who said
" YOU do not like me because am ignorant can be
educated
" you do not like because | am dirty. I can be
taught 70 wash
" YOU do not like because am pagan ! can be-
come Christian.
" you do not like BECAUSE am crude and Lmsn
nersd can BE- taught tke social sraees-
But. you 10 NOT like because Of the color OF my
skin. can but refer you 70 God, who made il so.
Phil Independent