Minneapolis spokesman., 1959-02-06
Chet Huniley's Weird Alterations

Chel Huntley MIC news commentator who has become
avor who rV newsensts objective his
editorial injected into documentares up last
SUNDAY with Of the aud weird suggestions heard
national hooup from established commentator, many
u day
Iuuey was the chief voice NBC's February l. docu.
mentay 'Tbe Second Agony of Atlanta" attempt por
tray aud report the reaction Of Atlanta especially white A.
lantnl the impending struggle In that city the "
Supreme Court school integration rulings
The program was worthwhile project spoiled only by
tho usually aauo Huntc mcandcng halfheartsd confused
suggestion the militant Negro should back
in the present school ntegraon crisis In he
opued II the Negro who luntey admitted the chief suf
fcrcr In unequal Jmcro education would bno down then
maybe the white south sogrcgationS would back down
cool Off
uuey added insult injury when he took the position
that the militant incrraca NAACP which has been chiefly
sponsbe for the program end the rneia caste system
American public education should bow off the seene
order could from Iuneys statement that the hurt
feelings Of the south segrogatonsta could be aaauaged
Newer Ia the history Of Tv broadoasng have heard
from experienced and such asiound
ing advice
II followed the present trend Of thinking pushed by
soutbecrs that in way Negro responsible the
fact that Tor 80 years the South has operated third public
schools for It's Negro children and therefore should continue
be satisfied with inferior segregated schools Also that the Negro
IN the South really very happy with his schools except
the medding Of outsiders (the NAACPl
Huntleys advice 10 the NAACP VIVA most astounding
coming from individual who many thought compared av
Orably with the CHS Edward r Murrow for soundnos
editorial thinking and grasp Of issues,
Ills advice 10 the NAACp that IL should fade out the
picture would compare in righteousness the Continental
Congress having advised General Washington Yorktown
surrender the british instead Of accepting their surrender
For 80 years The NAACr has been fighting the dis
elimination and upprcssun b America Negro citizens It's
battles been Tor Negro but for realization
the full PROMISE OF America land Of Freedom justice aud
equality Che lluntcy knows this Is true and this makes his
Sunday statement al the moro strange
" the NAACr bugaboo 10 the South II is because the
South has refused recognize that this nation nation
nliyshc and responsible unit FOR a reputation
uatou Ia the the whole country the south we'll
viii thank rs that such organization the NAACP has
existed for IN every battle has lost IN the courts every
battle from which has emerged victorious has strengthened
the democratic ideal aud forced United States cccr u
Gllnent Of it's Constitutional guarantees
TIE NAACr has led the battle which brought about the
supreme Court decision schools IL true but Just
the fact that the nation had ou,grown Jnco education Such
system had ooy robbed the souhs Negro children Of
adequate education had also robbed the southern white child
OF education par with that afforded Ia other Most
the South has had sufficient money support
good school system much less The situation naturally
that the kids got less and The
minute attempt bring the segregated schools
tho white schools least n physical plants the be
ginning " the NAACp onslaught tho sepcratc but of equal
schools answer only stopgap that win work IN
a nation which has kind Of Constitutions
Even Mr. uuey who seemed To be searching his soul"
sunday his advice suggested that the Supreme Court be
ohcycd bat his other suggestions that the NAACP leave the
fight and that the Negro should turn the problem
passive unidentified leadership which would presumably
be accepted by The whites concession % The hating
bgot What Mr. luntey does understand that early
days o the Negroes struggle after Emancipation he had many
the type % accommodating leaders which uney hoping
Sunday Many 81 these leaders did pretty good jobs within the
framework o tho early days in which they found themselves
hat that type of leadership will longer suffice IN struggle
Tor right and deccncy In America
Huntey made ano,her statement which should b. ebsl.
engedouc which white editors and often make
Constant reference is made about extremists both Sides
The only extremists opinion This fight me supreme
Court decision those who don't 30 obey the
prcmc ruling Those of who willing and ready e.
obey the order and IN fact favor g. should be ssc
This attempt make the NAACr ior example rcrrt
oi the extremist yew unwarranc donrsi ari
fair when did become che espouss thht sv
the land b. oheyedi
Hunilsys Sunday while surprising t,p
cal ~ che type % thinking among many ~ white breht
who iust refuse 20 thiuk logically ans issue a,aaf