St. Paul recorder., 1963-04-25
Urban Leagues
Young Pessimistic
Over Slow Advance
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problem and to measure the ex-
tent of that problem not on the
basis of johannesburg, South At
rica, or Oxford, Miss, but rather
on the basis of justice and true
equality. They are challenged to
recognize that the alternatives are
much sharper today than ever be-
fore: either support legitimate, re-
sponsible organizations that can
provide intelligent leadership to-
ward a truly integrated society,
or invite the irresponsible activit-
les that will come from a group
who feel hopeless, hostile and ma
tionalistic.
Dependent Upon The Other
These groups are also chal-
Ienged to see integration not as a
problem to be solved by either
educators, employers or housing
officials - but rather that each of
these is dependent upon the other.
You cannot have a decent house
without good income; and you
cannot have a good income with
out adequate education; and ade-
quate education can only be Sc
cured in those neighborhoods
where there exist good schools.
IntegratiOn An Opportunity Not A
Problem
Finally, the decision makers Of
a community are challenged to see
integration not as a problem, but
as an opportunity - an opportuni-
ty for Negroes to obviously re-
ceive better education, housing and
employment as well as an op-
portunity for white citizens to rid
themselves of some of the devast-
ating samenesS that will so ILL
equip their children for the world
Of tomorrow.
'Exclusiveness leads only to
stagnation, while inclusiveness
leads to growth and creativity.
Negro Citizens Challenged Also
The Urban League gave the Ne
gro a direct challenge. He said:
Negro citizens are challenged,
also
First, to realize that no group
can advance unless all advance at
the same time;
Second, to recognize that with
increasing rights and rewards
come increasing responsibilities Of
citizenship;
Third, to intensity their role as
parents - particularly the Negro
male - who must understand that
his children learn through example
as well as through exhortation;
and
Fourth, to appreciate the need
for a diversified approach to the
problems Of racial discrimination" "
Artificial Structuring OF
Indignation and Segregation
Mr.. Young opined: I'VE need
strategists, planners and research
ers, such as the Urban League
provides, as we'll as lobbyists, legal
action and boycotts.
Many people are concerned
about artificially structuring in
tegration in their educational sys-
TENS. They forget that segrega-
ton as 1t now exists was also
equally artificial. "Neighborhood
schools" is a term that has come
into prominence only since efforts
at breaking down de facto segre-
cation came into being. The ques-
ton now posed Is whether we can
maintain segregated schools and
expect our children whether
they be white or Negro - to move
with confident security into the
kind Of diverse world in which
they are called upon to live. Until
young people accept each other as
classmates, they can never live as
neighbors or work as colleagues. :"
Elected to three year terms on
the board of directors were: James
G. Bennett, DR.. w. D. Brown, Jr.,
Mrs. Harold Carter, Wallace Day
ton, DR.. James L. Gibbs, Jr., Mrs.
Malcolm McCannel, Lewis r. Polk,