St. Paul recorder., 1963-08-29
Negroes OUtgroWing
The Ghetto Mind
(FrOm EBONY Magazlne August, 1859

The Ghetto Mind
CFrOm Magazine August 1862
There going telephone
between Martin Kennedy
Yes Dr. King know Dr. King understand King King
it has always
If this little carries moral Negro
not concerned about the color of the White
does want to know qualified Negroes employed
painted and when will
Avenue.
time very long time Negro questioned the
employment Negroes jobs
they be hired There time long time, dpored
racial gettos but did not insist negrated housing There
time Negro
accept segregation discrimination
his equal rights
Waiting promised improvements increased his
mounted Rebellion surprising
those who thought the Negro incapable of mpaence and afraid
defy his protests proves that
has Outgown ghetto mentality believing
black man could not survive in white mans world he challenged
the racial status quo
Adjusting To Segregation
Ghetto thinking the result of of ghetto living
ance of action degrading oneself to be permitted
reasoning says was large
responsible for the determination millions by
The eminent University of Chicago psychologist
Council for Judaism that although few thousand Jews in Warsaw did
resist hundreds thousands
ated with their who
felt would be possible to live with Hitler though they had to submit
to degradation
counterpart ghetto mentality is what Dr. Martin
Luther King J calls the Oompacency of Negroes who as result
of long oppression completely
smebodne
CATION"
Not unlike actively helped
apoost and ner middle upper Negroes
also aided white sremacsts sassocang
Problem
Such dupHcity complacency coupled
adjusting position inferoy insisting
sdutonal Negro Buhenwald had he
not learned the PUdence-and the powerof positive resistance
Long Way To Go
Undoubtedly the day
strong reading will
that could leave the wealthy Negro
be willing to wait for equality in his Fathers kingdom hopes
Of milk and honey hereafter pangs
sons and daughters
todays Negro not
too impressed with bondage
depressed obtaining class
citizenship In two decades says Dr. Leo Bishop he Jews and
United
States and" adds the Jewish leader Negroes
The big question is when? Just
Court decision spelled aduahsn
of its 1854 decision take forever very long
In Montgomery Alabama nooeek Negroes turned the death
watch eternity into walking segregated
Eight Birmingham triumphant march
that left no doubt that naon had been replaced by positive resistance
and the toward victory qhcened
the initiative Negroes fight rights from white
SEVERED calls it. had
begun to build The Negro
Clayton Negro organizations
should headed provoked
of protests that
ter OF weeks soesmen of both
come for the o secondary role
There is abundant evidence that from this
struggle by Negroes themselves saws
writer Max Freedman
Voices
The fear which made the Negro passed
nimidators
mtancy acknowledge its losing
Negro has gained faith purpose
fore unknown For the first time class
as socially and economically secure nontes be in
gated society," have been brought together
Entertainers performing before white
audiences leading Negro holding
benefits the North organizations fighting bgotry
The executive secretary
in
the Southland doing their homework paddy
sn voices of elementary children
stocades as they lend their numbers the freedom
The voices of socoogist
Clark and black
author Louis Lomax singer
Gregory and actress Lena Joined
plea for equality ghetto
these like countless
found identity with the and uneducaed Negro
have also found working
for gaining the equality all Negroes
Removing
With the shedding mentality
placency the Negro through the
he is beginning
and act like important
His progress pary
pendenc years.
determined moving
democracy unwilling
to
meantime there employment
of tenancy Within.
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challenged ballots gov