St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-23
Good Going Ell gin Baylor!

We believe the people of Minnesota well pleased by
Egin Bayors refusal accept humiliation at Charleston West
Virginia without adequate protest and action.
The Minneapolis LaEer Baylor accomplished ath-
ete gentleman and sensitive outstanding American boy simply
stand against being treated like pariah in his own
country showed his manly resentment repugnance and
concern by refusing to suit up for the MIA game
Baylor did what athletes must do and
continue do if indecent part of American life is to be
eradicated
Negroes prominent places in sports entertainment and
all walks of life quit accommodating the gods of pre-
judice and prescription.
People continue accept segregation its public
FORMS and who economic position to combat and
ect and who accept just for the sake of being good
fellows taking the cOwardy route Such accommodation
Just puts off longer day people United
will be judged their color creed but by their
ability character reputation and contributions society
The American white public asks far too much of the Amer
Negro often At pm in the afternoon asks star
athlete accept like lamb the racial insult of twObt hotel
clerk and then the athlete at the day to
get basketball floor and play like inspired compet
and with the afternoons insulting suggestion of
racial inferiority still uppermost in his mind.
1t expects singer like Marian Anderson any of the
popular their best performance before audi
where their blood brothers herded into mcro
sections
The people who mcro Negroes do it supposedly be-
the Negro unfit for equal association and accommodation
Yet these people surprised that this Negro doesn't
the other cheek accepting the humiliation and being put
it bigger than his tormentors.''
Competition any human endeavor be it athletic
sales campaign requires morale and certain
psychological climate No athlete salesman, matter how
capable do his best he is continually faced with
and actions that brand him inferior human being
The psychological effect athlete of such well
known any coach who is honest about the situation
Egn Baylor struck blow for human freedom justice and
decancy Charleston West Virginia last Friday January 6
blow resounded off of the sports pages of the
nation except possibly sections where mreament of
any Negro public Accommodations accepted Actually
the whole led by coach John Kunda should have refused
to play the game.
We salute both Baylor and Bill Russell Of the Boston Cecs
both of whom have made clear that they do intend dis
play their athletic abilities in those communities where they
be accepted human beings and American citizens This
newspaper to the Bayors and the Russes
Some of white brethren, honest but mistaken and
thinking suggested that Egn Baylor should have played ba
ketba Charleston West Virginia just prove the white
folks he big Thousands of American Negroes
Europe in prove that they big enough tc
fight for democracy something they did not have home
which their children do not enjoy of today All of this stuff
about Negroes having show bigots all white Amer
lea that they big by continually accepting insults
less than what due them human beings is for the birds