St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-07-18

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attempts in Minneapolis
divided into Northde and sosde To the writer who has
lived and worked both such attempts waeu Of human
resources
period during years thereafter the
both sides of the city contributed their best to efforts to i'm
the city opportunities its children and adults
Recently for which purely selfish attempt being
by sefeeng individuals who do
not recognize the motivation back of the arouse the people
against sisters hap
pen to live across town on the Southsde
predict attempts
people formerly
resided the NOsde where the largest settlement of Negroes
lived in the 192Os and still reside.
only
souhsde is that in the past the marginal minority who get
in trouble with the law settled greater numbers the North
side of the town than they have the southside
This minority usually gets all the bad publicity and there is
tendency among toug persons stereotype North
side residents undesirable which is untrue and mansy unfair
For long period good housing not available for Nortde
Negroes and order obtain families who economical
~ able who would have been content to remain in the area had to seek
the Soude Genood redevelo
ment began better housing available residents of the
Nosde and today there homes the and
many purchased families South
side with
landlords nothing property the North
our community and the downtown southside.
Among the substantial citizens of both there have always
clubs memberships residents of both
Most churches the Nortde have members who from
both sides of the city The southde churches
there almost soItde groups meeting
Phyllis Wheatley Settlement House as Northsders
Today young people
gether with bare minimum of friction which would
definite sections of the city faenal
made of members from all parts of the CITY, the American
Legion posts.
The that Minneapolis cw1de Negro leadership positions
phony
holding elective Minneapolis
executive director Minneapolis League
portan cde private social resides with his family
Node where he purchased
responsible individuals in the clergy and business who live the
Nortnsde and have dtywfde influence.
important figure leadership city
whole is Henry Thomas director of Phyllis Wheay
problems of the Noride fails
he Leadership true leadership based
restrictions in Minneapolis any place
city-wdde groups NAACP the Twin City
Council of Clubs and the Urban League solicit and
participation of individuals the NOrtide
SIDE southde individuals years
interest and time to participate in these activities
NOrhsiders blame participation
needed in these organizations by citizens parts
mating from side of the
the NACP and the old Minneapolis practically
meetings the Norsde wheaey numerically
there participation by the Sousders possibly
of them had better jobs and economic
always sOutsde residents who fooshIy
thought that residence matter
better" than those families
to growing intelligence this attitude
voiced.
resented the people
live south Of Lake Street
because they think they are better than
largely been dropped by in
teHgen people problems of the Minneapolis Negroes
are almost completely the same wherever they live
Recent attempts community into Nortde and
Sode for the benefit
dvduals sefserng and dangerous community unity
needed now more than ever-Cecil E. Newman.