The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-09
Letters To Editor
Finds Race Relations
Cordial In Pr. Edward

Editor Of the Farmville Herald
For the last several months. !
have been working in Farmvllle
end Prince Edward County. and l
have never met nor dealt with
nicer people, both colored and
white. I find in Farmville. particu
larly, a very high caliber Negro
citlzenry, living in exceptionally
nice. environments, and from all In
dications, seem happy. and the re-
lationship between the white and
colored people is exceptionally cor
dial and courteous.
The white citizenry Of Farmville
and Prince Edward. hold a very
high regard for its colored people,
and the colored people Of Farmville
and Prince Edward County, hold
the same. and have taken the attl-
tude Of no comment on the int
grafton problem. Any thrifty and
law abiding Negro citizen can make
a good living in the Farmvllle area
and | have not, anywhere. found
white people who were any more
willing to trust colored people on
their word and honor than | have
found among the business and pro
fessional people of Farmville. The
toxin and county officials seem ID
60 out Of their way to be cordial
and helpful to its citizenry,
With this amiable relationship III
Farmvllle and Prince Edward. |
truly feel that the next few years
would bring great community and
mtcr-racial harmony.
have come to the personal be
lief and conclusion that there is
nothing to be gained for the colored
people Of this area by legal school
indignation showdown in Prince Ed
ward County at this time + believe
that We should accept the seven
year decision handed down by
Judge Hutcheson I believe that
every interested Negro and white
citizen should between now and
1868, do everything in our power to
develop and 70 prepare the com
munltv. every group and individual
to accept and find workable re-
lahonshlp that will span the social
transition with less hurt and hard
feelings than that would be wrought
BY 4 successful school Indignation
showdown on the part of the Negro
community today
The signs Of the times say TO all
OF US. both white and colored. that
the LOT Of the Negro citlzenry will
or must improve as our Nation and
the human families Of the world
move on in this satellite" horizon.
There is no place in the world today
for bigotry and racial prejudice
Everything points to an enlightened
society The only thing now, is for
each Of us 10 be patient and toler-
ant as We are called on day in and
day out TO change and to review
our traditions. our customs. our
way of life, our attitude towards
people and their relationship to Us.
We, the Negro, must understand in
our soVering midnight reflections,
that racial prejudices that have
caused us SO much heartache and
hurt. are the same hurts and suf-
ierlngs felt by Catholics, Jews and
social castles victims poor whites,
fol- generations past. An example
for the Negro is the Catholics. The
Catholics arc not forcing BY legal
means amy that l know about the
acceptance of the Catholic faith by
any people Of community. but, by
the Catholics continuous do-good
and lovable concern for humanity
have made individuals and groups
love and respect and accept the
Catholics faith everywhere, and des-
tined it to predominance among all
religious faiths.
The Jews, after thousands OF
years of cultural and enlightening.
are still not accepted everywhere,
but day BY day the Jewish com
munity is striving to improve eco
nomic and social relationships with
much patience and precision.
The things for us TO do from now
TO 1865, is for the Negro to improve
his economic condition by careful
and deliberate pending Of his
money and reWarding those who
give us an opportunity for eco
nomic development. We should 60
so far as to patronize the brands
and trade-names that are adver-
tlsed on the television and radio
that use and recognize Negro talent.
We should spend our money any
where we can work We should
make an all out effort to improve
our social condition, the public con
duct year round clean up cam
duct Of those Negroes who disgrace
It's III the streets Of cities and towns
everywhere, by an educational good
conduct campaign. We should con-
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