Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-10-03
Rev. Martin Luther King And The End
To Public School lntegration

During press conference in Jackson last Wednes-
day afternoon, Rev. Martin Luther King, who has
ceved both national and international note following his
leadership of the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
movement held conference in which he predicted
that all resistance to public school Indignation will have
ended during the next five or ten years.
We have never been among those who wildly APP
paude the efforts of Rev. King in the Montgomery
matter for the that his efforts there have
ceeded in making matters for the of Mont
gomery Negroes and far the abolition of bus segre
cation there from recent observation and
reports there has been change in the conditions there
fact which makes Rev Kings, despite great national
and international publicity, nothing than paper
victory
We have never been among those who wildly APP
paude Rev King because of opposition to the Boy
colt effective weapon for the American Negro he
being among those who profess to be taking example
from Ghandi the sainted leader of independence for
India while we in looking at the fact that there are
some 100000 900 Indians in their country which
the British had logical legal claim have been I'M
able to find any analogy between the situation of 49,
100000 Negroes in the United States and the 400 OOO
OOO people OF India to make logical practical the
adoption of the Ghandi technique by the American Ne
gro who at best that share this great coun
try, the United States, with 140 million white people
We don't believe need attempt to elaborate on
what would happen to the Negroes of the South, and
the rest of the nation in the face of serious counter
boycott on the part of white people.
In spite of our disagreement with the distinguished
Montgomery Albanian in the above instances we
find ourse in almost total agreement with his estimate
that all resistance to public school negraton will have
eIued IN live or ten years, but for entirely different
reasons
Judging from every day happenings in the matter
OF public school ntegration such the L. S. Appellate
Court reversing the decision of the lower u S. Court
and upholding the Arkansas Pupil placement laws al
ready upheld in number of other southern states dur
ing the next five or ten years the L. S.
Courts by uphoding the Pupil placement laws as so
modifying If not repeating the 1854 decision of the Su
preme Court by inrecton as to make further resist
to public school Indignation totally unnecessary
even the part of those organized for that special
purpose.
Furthermore during the next or 10 years we see
the great masses of intelligent Negro citizens of the
South awakening to the fact that token ntegration
which the public placement laws permit is than
lntegratlon we'll coming to the understanding and
appreciation of the fact that all of being Americans
all other things being equal school with all Negro stu
dents is just as much American school as a school
with all white Students and that this is despite the
SacredneSS with which people regard segregation
Meanwhile, while awaiting this transition in history
we would advise the Negro citizens of Mississippi to re-
assert their traditional pride in the Negro school, by
making sure that those who responsible will continue
their efforts to make all things equal in providing edu
catlonal opportunity for Negro youth
Finally we express the conviction that the masses
OF Negroes during the next five ten years will have
become completely Disguised with the political preach
ers who have deserted the sacred command to preach
Christ and him Crucifed" to stir the racial caudron
out OF which come only hatred, bitterness bewder-
ment and Illustration for the masses of Negroes
Yes, we are also of the opinion that in five or ten
years there will be end of resistance to public school
Indignation.