Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-08-18
We Reach 9th Year

We Reach 9th Year
newspapers 9th approached
about passed through editorial
the 9th time have written such piece since
might might be considered peous
Again reminded of what Dr. W. D. Brown ST.
all individuals and institutions such as this news
paper talking parade" static mmovabe object
continue explore explain and indeed repeat that which
been said before move along LIES highway.
newspaper worked it through
years challenge labor of love- Orig
nay we were spued on by general feeling
munity newspaper particular needs
minority could long endure in city like this because of
many factors including a small Negro population
this theory
continued uninterrupted publishing
proof positive.
community powersuctme would reject
paper militant this This dsproved be-
policies politics other of community activity
most have been honestly
The large number of white persons
regular this attest the fact that
relentless advocacy of the basic rights not always
popular with the majority community has commanded respect
and interest
years existence paper
the white
wide interest the advancement and achieve
meut of the by the majority of the Intelligent
thinking people Of the state.
paper inauspiciousy years ago
population the Twin Cities earned its
living primarily in nine different occupatona clacaton whereas
today years operation Minnesota Negroes
living ITO different the Minnesota labor
market.
This progress has come by employers
like this paper organizations like
the Urban the political forces the farseeng leaders in bus
industry and labor and citizens who recognize the
denying citizen the right the job Of his choice
Our three city FPc ordinances In the state and the state c attest
to this feeling.
newspapers generally prOddr
knowing did that the bestn
family be gOadd pushed
into doing those things which often In SefInterest
publishing with the best
could doing
our lob as we saw we have had to step on great many
good
paper printed made enemies This
result publishing and editing with cause-h
being the welfare of the Negro people Of
community.
newspaper so dedicated great opportunity
only the particular seeks to but to the total
mity members want to know for example what
citizen doing. thinking working and hoping for
They to know what this part of the community thinks about
problems community whole There
time when only the Negro performed such service
the community and this did and still that need
for leaders of the total community
This newspapers community
ITSELF always provided advertising
and circulation without which no publication OF worth can long
exist
We tOO wide" because there have been so many services
readers that could not do because Of
tho limited size Of support that at times have been
tEine discouraged.
Despite paper
published still do not good job
would like to do the publishing Of community The
time when doing best job but it
majority enjoy patron
considers the liberal this
advertising appeals yet hopes
continue that
readers and the city at large.
Our faith the people of this community black and white has
and remains great The in which generally
Of them with minds and the attitude that "a
chm should have shoes marks this city community of
tine people.
bigoy pre-
judce city practitioners defensive and
changing the This newspaper found this
walks of Life and this attributes
which makes Minnesota so great
closing this piece redecates itself to trying to
give community continually improving Testimony that
during the past ten in unsolicited praise
Schoeld Judge Leslie Anderson
district court judge James Luger business man and Catholic lay
leader active citizen bowling league official and go
dyotee; Judge Gngod Ramsey County jt; Minneapolis
Mayor Edward Hail. St Paul ocogeneran and
longtime political Just to who in the past
few paused to voluntarily tell putting out
good newspaper testimonials coming unsolicited naturally