St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-09-12

With an energy reminiscent
the South's segregationists hav,
gathering forces in defiance of
of May, 1854. According to rel
apolis Tribune writer Carl Row
capitol Of the Confederacy, Rich
toll Of resistance to the DEGREES of /,
federal courts"
But Richmond represents but a
fraction of the massive floodtide
now poised to wash away the
first vestige of democracy since |
the Emancipation in Americas
Southland.
Americas, Atlanta, Rome, Ar
ington, Little Rock, are but a
few Of the modern south's an
swers to Appomatox and Gettys-
burg; the names of hundreds OF
southern cities have become SYM
bols Of strife in the battle for a
free and democratic education for
millions Of brown American chill
dren.
Standing almost alone in this
fight for freedom is Thurgood
Marshall and his meagre staff of
freedom-inspired attorneys and be-
hind them the small and rapidly
diminishing treasury of the nation
al office of the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement Of Col
ored People
Local Branch Fighting Mad
According to Donald Lewis,
membership chairman of the st.
Paul NAACP, 1.-The members OF
our branch are fighting mad and
we intend to do something about
it,"
One method of doing something
about it" was brought to light
when Lewis announced that the st.
Paul branch will conduct a special
To-day membership campaign
In his announcement, Lewis
said, The NAACP national treas
ury has been hit hard by the
many court cases II is now pro-
cessing. With this in mind we in
tend to solicit our community and
its churches in an effort to pull
many Of our sympathizers into the
fold with their purchase of men,
bership"
North Can Fight with Membership
Dollars
Lewis went on to point out that
the greatest share Of memberships
~ are paid into the national treasury.
Consequently" continued Lewis,
"a good return on our special drive
will undoubtedly be Of value to
the national office both morally
and financially"
Past experience has shown
number of people to be wholly in
sympathy with the principles Of
the NAACP. Most all of our com
munity is opposed to what is TAX
ing place in the southland. How
ever, many people fail to realize
that their membership in the
NAACP is a direct attack upon
the very things they despise," said
Lewis.
While the segregationist
stands ready to defy the courts
with violence, Lewis was en-
phatic in his description Of the
NAACP's stand in employing
only the law 10 gain its vic
tory.
When asked if the national Of
flee had made any appeals to the
branches for help Of this kind.
Lewis stated with pride that the
local branch's move is one of
spontaneity. I'VE can see the situ-
alton as ii is given to US in the
daily press. II is, as il should be.
entirely unnecessary for there to
be anywhere. We feel this is one
Of the many right things to do
in this instance"
The special drive has been tenta-
lively scheduled for September IS
through the 25th. Captains win be
chosen for the various churches
in the community together with
names and address as Of the vari-
Gus places where persons DESTROYS
Of helping in the NAACP's fight
against the south's resistance TO
desegregaton may purchase mem
berships.
1T Is hoped concluded Lewis
that many Of those formerly hold
ing NAACP memberships but who
failed for one reason or another
to renew them win have their
memories Jared We also expect
many sympathizers to buy a mem
bership in democracy"
At press time the following per-
son and businesses had been named
as freedom ticket" solicitors for
the special drive: Local 51s. Eli
otis Grocery. c. S. Anderson at
Pilgrim Baptist Church. Leonard
Garter. Robert Patterson. Donald
Lewis at St James AAfE Church.
and Miss JOetta Kemp.