Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-03-25
The NAACP Ask Patronage
Withdrawal From Variety Store


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organza
campaign patronage
of chain variety which maintain policy
stores Of refusing to Negro customers at lunch
the basis other customers
which patronage
by the NAACP and its sympatzs those of W. woOwoh
Kresge T GRANT al Of operate in
this with the exception Of the S. Kress
patronage actually a boy
co occned by the refusal Of top management Of these
realistically problem posed by Negrr
resistance
pracced for in the southern stores Of these giant chains
The NAACP feels rightly that these powerful chains
relying unconstitutional sometimes brutality
police peacefully demonstrating
protest hope huredy passed
designed to deter students tired
Negroes
demonstrations
upon pub
cIy they
steppedp
point
policy what calls sfdense" policy
cope with the OF the southern acss crush the
points apparent power
including
Legislature county
used chain variety their antNgrO lunch counter
policies and that at the height Of the Fedora
government through Congress
refusing Iegislate adequate relief"
Thus the NAACP memorandum points their campaign
equality human dignity Negro
spiritual political"
NAACP newspapers opinion
discriminatory policy
their wide influence honest attempt to cOneate the differences
posed
ayers Antonio
by Negro clergy plus
community obtained agreement hating lunch counter dSmna
The NAACP has asked programs designed
not only withdraw from these stores patronage Of branch
support organizations including
relations agencies in support Of such a campaign
In Minneapolis and St. Paul as in other cities stores will b.
effort the public
indicate its support
citizens protesting
and black who have been going Jail for the principles which
this country founded freedom, justice and equality
cities like the Twin Cities profess
to understanding the NAACP campaign.
There will be others who honestly will not comprehend the fairness
validity pickeng thousand miles from the
the controversy and the student protest such will do
thinking recognize part
corporate policy allows
dpcable practice the connection Tho
community
for the boycott might ask themselves how they would feel they hap
pend differ
entity when the shoe pnches them personally
II the NAAcP can convince million Americans day tina
Kresges unfair a
of the American population these firms will be seriously
be the only satisfactory metho
American business
else sgce discrimination which has been offered thousands
business Negro customers would have been ended long
rather wildly the nondsCrmnator
policies generally vogue City
did because Of the humanitarian instincts poc
either national This cite
that what in this regard tn
would Of the incidents which
right the past
outlets the chains which win suffer
withdrawal patronage remember
suffered the ndgnte blatant
discrimination while adding to the huge financial Golfers
those who Oferedan cOmtenanced insults
something about the dollars Negroes spend thes
that make them ependabe at the lunch counter
a other counters in the stores.
heartily the program which the EAAcI
launching regards the NAACP has apty said
touch section of the bushes
community only place appears respec corporal
pocket
hope people white black Jew and Gentle Protestant
se freedom justice the dignity Of the individual
end country will the picket line and withdraw thei
Easnage from the country
waiting to be furnished why the
dsgrace lunch counter practices nationwide pickle
ans withdrawal Of give 1t to them.
ed faced the situation cougeousy and called