Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-07-01
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BY PERCY GREENE

NIGHT: l was settin down in one
of my favorite spots along the Ole
Avenue, eatin ma feesh and drink
ing my "Falstaff" listening to a
group of Aine Haggar's Chillun
talking, and as l kept on listening
l discovered that they was talkin
on the subject: What You is, You
is. l was gittin kinda mellowed
out but perked-up when l heard
one Brother O. The Blood, knowing
something about the Good Book"
bible to you Hep Kats) was re-
peating in the language of Parish
Street, his version from a writer
in the "Good Book" who said,-
Oh my people, they who lead thee
cause thee to err and stray from
thy path-When he comes up with
that those at the table got kinda
quite while he looseidated more,
saying that ever where you look
now there is leader, and Aine
Haggar's Chillun is being led all
over-de-place, but mostly round in
circles cause most of dem dats
leadin don't know where deys go
ing dey selves with that OBJ
servation aside he return to the
original theme: What You is, You
Is Aine Hagagr's Chillun is
being told now us amt no Ne
groes, we amt black, we amt
white, we amt no kin to dem
Africans, we amt no 'mericans, we
fella James Baldwin says, who
amt nothin but a myth lack dat
says he's done recovered from
stayin in de hospital somewhere
over in Europe two years cause
he couldn't git hisself to forget
dat he IS a member of the Tribe
O-Haggar but dem takers
and writer's is trying to git US
hooked-up wild other folks who
knows and is proud of what dey is.
took another gulp of my "Fal-
staff and almost strangled when
/ tried to say "Amen" as the
Brother concluded by saying, no.
body ant gonna have much 'spect
for us sells, tell we start to show
ing that we is proud of what we
is, cause it don't matter what dem
leaders and writer's and takers is
saying What you is, you is.
HINT TO THE WISE: One of
the best things brought into the
fight aaginst youth delinquency is
the Little League Baseball Teams.
We have been told that six teams
have had to be disbanded because
of lack of funds to buy equipment,
and others may have to be dis
banded for the same reason. If
you have promised to contribute,
and have not already, do it now.
If you have not promised to con-
tribute, but will, do it now. You
can get your contribution to Cur
tiss Cowan at Harmon's Drug
Store.
PRICE OF YOUR ADVOCATE:
Until our collector comes around,
if ever, tell our advertisers when
you 60 buy that you saw their
advertisement in the Jackson Ad-
vocate.
TO THE LETTER TO THE
EDITOR WRITER'S: We would
like to have in our paper each week
as many letters to the Editor as
we have space to print. We don't
care what you write, even if it's
about Old Bear Greene, or dat Old
Jackson Advocate, we will print
it, but only if your letter gives
your name and address. When we
get letter that's the first thing
we look for, and if there is no
name and address we never know
what you wrote because We
don't even take the time to read
it, seeing that we don't have any
respect whatever for those "brave"
writer's who are afraid to give
their name and address.
NEWS TIDBIT: Some of the
Freedom P;der Leaders, including
| Rev. Martin Luther King, who
didn't come as a Freedom Rider,
met here Tuesday and decided to
keep on riding, although Attorney
General Kennedy told them a few
days ago to stop the Freedom
Riders" and start working for
more Negro voters.
WEEKLY QUOTATION: He
that hateth his brother is in dark
ness, and walketh in darkness, and
knoweth not whittier he goeth,
because the darkness has blinded
his eyes - l John 2, II, ellis.