Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-02-06
The Negro Newspaper And The
Winning OF Africa


Negro newspaper publishers having their mid win
ter conference, they were at time another the
Luncheon guest Of the Postmaster General of the United
States in the Post Office Building; the guest of the
Republican National Committee at cocktail party in
the Willard HOTEL the guest of Senator Hubert Humph
rev. avowed candidate for the democratic nomination
for the presidency breakfast in the Roosevelt Ho-
tel the guest of Vice President Richard NJ Nixon
shew-n candidate for the Republican nomination for
the presidency in his conference room in the Capitol
and finally where the Negro publishers had their
guest at a luncheon in the National Press Club men,
bers OF the washington embassy delegation OF the new
ly independent African nations, Ghana and Nigeria.
On each of these occasions speeches were in ORDER
and particularly impressed by the remarks of
Vice-President Nixon, and Senator Humphrey, whose
recent travels include Russia, Asia, Africa and Latin
and South America, in calling upon the nations Negro
Newspaper publishers and editors for the greatest pos
sbe effort in helping to win to the side of the United
States, and world democracy the still uncommted peo-
pies of Africa and Asia, well the rest of the Col
ored people of the world.
During the remarks of Vice-President Nixon as
we'll those of Senator Humphrey there easily dis
cernabe note of the imperative and an urgency that
beed any political motive including that of try
ing to capture the nations Negro voters This note of
the imperative and urgency became understand
able listened to the speeches by members of the
Washington Embassy of the newly independent African
Nations of Ghana and Nigeria later at the luncheon in
the National Press Club
We are given to wonder if the mperativeness the
urgency, the matter of the relationship of the Unit
ed States with the Coored peoples of Africa Asia Latin
and South America is being brought home to the white
people of the South including those of Mississippi in
particular by those who represent them in Washington
the nations capital where gets daily and clearer
view of the rapidly changing world
With it's national and world reputation in the mat
ter and relations what every intelligent c
of the state knows it to be- the challenge to help
the United States win to it's side the coored people of
the world rests upon the responsible white people of
Mississippi to greater extent than upon those of any
other state in the South or in the nation
leaders of the newly Independent African ma
tions and those to become independent are daily
becoming Influential in the affairs of the entire
coored world and hasten to add according to their
own testimony and conduct they neither seeking
nor asking for "integration, but friendship and CO
operation with the white world and fair share in the
economic benefits of civilization Those who have heard
anyone of these young African leaders speak must
experience at the dissipation of the concept of an
African with absurdy painted face and bone pierced
thick lips as pictured in geography for long time
studied by American children Indeed, to hear them
speak gets the impression that only self destruc
ton lay in the path of those who would deny them
and the rest of the colored peoples of the world what
they seek.
There is one thing about which Mississippi white
people, along with all other white people in the United
States be assured and that is that the African peo
pie not going to follow this country from behind
single jimcrow sign
Finally feel safe and saying that this nation
count it's Negro Newspaper Publishers and Editors
to do their utmost in the struggle to win the coored peo
pie of the world to the side of the United States and
World Democracy, and they will succeed to the extent
that like effort being made by white people every
section of the country.