St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-03

2Na w.
FuFTEEN YEARS AGO. columns
Minnesota paper publisher
pin County Review James L. Marlams From the Grnae Seat
The column read from by
officials
memortaRzng the famed editor the
REVIEW editors reprinted
representative of Mr. NIad1hams writings.
One of the report a meeting
this paper had addressed years ago.
We reprint proud great
paid u.s. and also because 1T showed the great percepe
ability of Markham to dig subject with
years ago-long
the Negro Revolution"
Club
heard Tuesday
ing Too bad Hopkins above could
hadt privilege.
Newman dynamic publisher of THE MINNEAPOLIS
SPOKESMAN RECORDER a Negro
In 1947 Nnnnesotas leading
has spoken many times Hopkins having appeared
years League Voters
Negro question as few others America and he has
the ac Of putting before his hearers simple fOrce everyday
understandable language
witty salty pro-
that
then questions another hour without leaving
tired yawny.
story appears page
friend Paterson
Newman the invited TO the event 1t
enjoyable affair and the food every
the Geane Lutheran girls put their hands TO it.
The members all enjoyed Cecls talk thoroughly judging
gave questions
And why not? They heard straight from the shoulder from who
speaks,
largest problem confronting the people the world today
Mr. Newman reminded his that threfOuhs of the
population They looking
ship They have heard that under our constitution all men are free
and equal But they have heard that in practice this not They
why.
problem
heartenng fact making all states
Minnesota all cities
munes brilliant and devoted leadership of the Newman
cahber, progress rapid
devoted much of his talk to the relation
existence greater
gros position a citizen than have the churches.
asserted expect
equality Creator draws color line Why is it.
then that those who do the Lords work are not more aggressive in de-
manng citizenship for the Negro? 1t is good question:
good question indeed"
We finally got around to reading Gordon Parks Learning
(arpes $495) novel which reads to like
enjoyed line Of the book and there
good novelist he
photographer engroang
story town. through the
Negro school boy between the ages of II and Is.
recalled growing
into manhood In Twin Cities
puhy plhy but in the quiet determination 30
himself and move ahead He was an immaculate usually
young dreses style often by
for sze and while laggards
,rord + tts acv he kent r4q on doane what he Thought he
liked.
doubtful and we've
than share of them when reported that
correspondent Only people believed and
reported the daily did the head shaking stop
This story adoptedhOme
appear magazine claimed 1t
When announced few months that Parks had
novel, widespread disbelief his
appeared Of them
may buy copy.
long maybe dters decide that Parks
diversified ss and arts What he decides 10 achieve he
midst could
limited horizons
that what Gordon Parks had De-
come was accident
due their homeowrs It's pity be-
cause the confidence which the homeSOu individual be
the failure OF man or woman
stronger without this moral encourage
talents who not receiving a
probation community angsh by the wayde
fields for which they have aPtude ad
announcement the stronger individuals
Gordon who succeed without However
the less hardy which might well add to the sum total OF
human endeavo,r often Of the douters have its
way
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