Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-02-13

10 the fullest educational oppor.
tunity
Segregated schools are In them.
selves a symbol Of inequality. for
apart from ali other factors they
impose psychic burden on the
children ~ that one segment Of
the population that Is shunted off
into separate institutions Here
we must recognize that the ten
sions u this moment are mani.
festations Of progress.
n the Supreme Court decision
which struck down the pernicious
separate bat equal doctrine had
never been made. there would be
leas overt difficulty in our society.
there would be M padiocked
schools OF intimations ot mob rule
but the lgnominy Of legal segrega-
ton In the South and de- facto seq.
regsted school districts in the
North would be- preserved There
can be no retreat from principle
even an we setk "a lead men In
patience to understand not only
that the law must be- obeyed but
that this particular law Is just and
morally righ,
Fundamental too Is the right
10 vote indeed the key 10 pro.
gross toward full equality 81 citi.
zenship IL unhiudered exercise Of
this right The activity OF the Fed
srai civil Rights Commission has
unearthed evidence Of dtscrimina-
tian 50 cnlloua that men ~ good
will in the south az well as IN the
North have been disturbed Col.
lege graduates professional men
and women voters who were quail.
filed and registered IL other states,
have been put 10 ridiculous liseracy
tests and have been refused regis.
tution on flmsy or caprieioua
grounds
The right 10 choose ones place
81 residence Is one especially prrc.
ia,ia 10 the Jew since he knew in
It's classical origins the meaning
% ghetto with All that Il implies
~ vulnerahtllty, ovcfcrowdinE and
the sense Of exclusion Negro
ghottoa blight nur major cities and
are breeding grounds ~ social dis.
ablhty
| We welcome the new evidences
which Indicates an important
growth % tolerance In the whit,
population Of both North ans
south Ia lnterruciAl Residential
proximity and we view with sym
pathy and approval the growth o
private industry ventures in open
occupancy housing Only when Ne
gro and white children are abl
20 play together, 10 study togethe
and e. grow up together as neigh
bors viii the Negro make 10 soc
J lety the fuli contribution Of whic
he IL capable
: Thankful that the United State
! Supreme Court has given effectiy
! legal dimensions 20 our funds
$ mental American belief that a
! mon arr created equal and er
. duwed BY their Creator with ur
r altrnahle rights Wv mus, provid
e climate ~ affirmation In whic
Z Auertcs may move forward 90
= fuU realisation ~ the faith Of CA
n founding fathers
The courageous perseverance ,
, hosts II Simple men and wuu1c
q seeking tll citizenship for then
b. selves and their posteritv dent1i
sttutes their conviction that u
4 crushing spiritual burden 81 iufe
ipv status IA far more warrir
' and destructive than material ~
{ and that more precious even tina
foha OF hornes or health service
Is ard frequently more precious tina
y NE itself ts the blessing % frv
ldoru
, slowly wee labor toward IL wti
y faith that ~ can without wa
. enee o. the disruption 81 eur so
b lets ard without slaekening
retreat. huild a world In which q
y image ~ God which every hulns
! heing elessodiy posSesses viii
" everywhere nnrtured respected AZ
cherished
u We take heart tro,u the bravei
y and auict dignity ~ Negro scha
e children and from she faith
{ plain farmers persistiaE in the