Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-07-19
How To Rid The State OF Prof.
Clennon King

The case of Prof. Clennon King the ex-Acorn Col
ege history professor and intnerant preacher has al
ready brought full amount of unavorabe publicity to
the state of Mississippi already woefuy burdened with
unfavorable publicity growing of incidents result
ing from the efforts of it's Negro citizens to obtain rec
ogniton of their rights as American citizens and as
citizens of the great state of Mississippi prompts us to
hear means by which the state can permanently rid
its self of the Cennon King case and all other similar
cases that now are entirely possible in the not to dis
tant future
We suggest that the state of Mississippi can rid it's
self of the Cennon King and all other similar cases
that now are entirely possible in the not to distant fu
ture by announcing the official policy of admitting Ne
gro students to the state supported colleges and uni
Verslty for graduate and professional training.
Moreover, the admission of Negro students to the
state supported colleges and universities for graduate
and professional training would eliminate one of the
main targets of future agitation of the question of
ClVll rights OF Negro citizens of the state.
We further point out that in the long run the state
would be far greatly benefited than is now the
case under its present policy of giving money to Negro
students for graduate and professional schools in the
north only to have them leave the state as soon as thew
nave finished their education returned to the and
satisfied with the conditions upon which the money was
granted.
TO those who object to the admission of Negro
students to the colleges and university of the state on
the grounds that would be yielding in the resistance
to school Indignation in the state would point out that
Indignation among the Negro and white students in our
state supported colleges and university is no more
possible without the consent of the Individuals than it is
IN the northern colleges and universities where Negro
and white students from Mississippi meet in the class
rooms in the quest for graduate and professional train
ing
Down in the state of Louisiana the other dav the
PRESIDENT of Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge
Or Middleton, who is graduate of the University of
MISSISSIPPI received vote of confidence from the mem
berS of the Louisiana Legislature when he while being
questioned regarding the unverstys stand the sub
Ject of integraton testified that nothing was being
done at the university to change the Louisiana and the
Southern way of life. This testimony was made and
the confidence in the president expressed despite the
TACT that at the same time there upwards of 200
Negro students attending Louisiana State University
for graduate and professional training.
We submit that the admission of Negro students to
the State supported colleges and university of Mssis
spp would have effect the way of life of
the state than it has had the admission of Negro
students to Louisiana State University just across the
river from this state.
This suggestion is made to those who control the
sources for the creation of public opinion to those in
places OF nigh responsibility, influence and authority
both official and unofficial; and those who see the
far greater benefits that will come to the state with
the of the purely negative approach to the
solution of the Negro problem