St. Paul recorder., 1963-09-05

NEXT On Washington! Shingles
aiment by
grounded couldn't the Min
delegation
ennscing years
shows involved Washington pngrmages
worker and unofficial heer leader but have always been left behind
at home
instances voluntarily stepped
trip
mained home here invollntarly.
remember having A. Phillip Randolph ask in
to call meeting Twin City leaders in the white
muny employment practices
level It during called a meeting
committee formed that kept together until
acted In 1856.
Schwartz attorney Peavey (Ezabeth)
delegation Washington
greonal delegation With the
we raised enough to send delegation of % to Washington
members VINO expected us 70 De part OF the crackerlac
capable delegation amazed that refused At that time
hated the nations capital its indecent public
Odaon In addition we believed that after spending many hours away
from the desk helping
do Of the work paid This plus feeling that
prime job had been completed and that the Washing
ton delegation would add nothing
delegation important figures Washington
had opposing ega
ton They
spp rast not n but members of his staff talked to members
of the Minnesota delegation when Rev Kyle Hseden then Mime
apos Baptist pastor now editor of the Christian Century, turned
his broad South Carolina ntervened
southern accent on and off like water faucet was on this dea
ton that Mrs Geneeve great
zeal as great contender for decent human rights.
group capitol they the
the he with them and that he favored federal
FEPC
Congress passed an FEPC
does not detrac delegation
indicating years ago strong body grass
roots support for the measure in this state.
original expanded speaheadd FEPc
men the which eliminated passage
and the enactment of state FEPC
are the most FEFCed area in the us.
trip Washington was on the delega
ton which went to DC to protest the segregation Negroes the
Army the beginning the Although
dent Truman had ordered the deseggaon of the Army
nothing happened couldn't
be done despite example Dwight
Eisenhower The delegation headed by Charles d) Spring. Mime
apos raor through Humphrey Dept
Rosenburg Secretary Chief
of Staff and others.
things began happen Armys
peted neglected almost imperative deseggaon The Min
neoa contingent made no hit with the NP national office because
for felt the Mnnesans eddng
the delegation
Gopher state determined meetings
things began to happen in the us. Army
Although helped served on the
committee refused to make the trip 1t turned that
delegation (B
and Jonas G. Schwartz and Sidney
to document the
tary of the conditions
They time Chicago getting support
Minnesota position Army desegrega They
were ten days getting back home
good years we were happy to see the
people accepted Washington
Of
march possible violence ETC. and as to what good II could do
The off
for the apathy which big
obstacle that method
used convince citizens
blood Of thousands running the Washington
Congressman already committed
against the Kennedy civil rights package
Of 100000 citizens Washington would
posed legislatiOn Their concern most pathetic.
President Kemedys backing
and tnng of the the programs momentum and appeal In
after capitol
August IT, interest the Washington
applications
plane and others continued to pour
Although had visited Washington past
months all hepped last
ingon to march for freedom and jobs!
What happens We possibly doing
too much civil rights marching talking arguing already got
sick and ordered to remain the
and do marching in front Of the televton
We not only walked but GRATED along
form speakers Roy wilkins Walter ReIthe Whitney Young
appauded with Maaia Jackson sat raply
Randolph and his aides the beautifully
and believe not the speakers their caught
the tears running DOWN cheeks
the total result Of all Of the civil
Of others here and elsewhere celebrating
for decency the not too distant
Supreme coUrfIs recreational facilities, made two
Tired OF Deliberate firm points about schools:
speed seems "indenn
oou|"eA S0HOO1 "4 ite delay school ntegration
s0ulnen eueia4 Slot Cur
along desegregaton Of public ~ OF