Arizona tribune., 1963-09-13
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Edward Banks

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TRIBUNE EDITOR REPLIES TO JACKIE
ROBlNSON'S SATURDAY EVE. POST ARTICLE
Mr.. Clay Blair. Jr. Ara,s. a ,o6a
Editor-in-Chef 'NeNS' 80 i'o0
The Saturday Evening Post
666 Fifth Avenue
New York. New York 1oole
Dear sir
Jackie Robinson entitled 1.-THE GOP White Only your
magazine for August ol AS Negro especially shocked
you would allow your magazine columns ns
Of ambitious who do hesitate fish in the disturbed
and dangerous Of the Negro problem. for their personal
political advantage.
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the people who have done improve the conditions the
Negro IN South been terate peope
living and the largest cities the South and they
and Republican. The white raM
Of the South which is violently is almost one hundred
per and 1t lives generally rural small
town regions This element led almost exclusively Democrat
demagogues Of the South.
They like know like Bilbo who became
almost the symbol racism during the height of the New
Deal also the consistent of socaed liberals
when he voted economic issues. He exceptional
believe Of the things Negroes have learn and learn
is that the socaled liberals have made great deal Of political
hay out OF their verbal support Negroes and nothing ese
look what actually accomplished
velt and Tuan far achievement concerned
amazing how little really happened the midst all
this talk For example, nothing really happened the Armed Ser
vices until Eisenhower into office The socalled liberals
for twenty used nothing but promises gain hold
the Negro the Republicans really began the first serious
action in this The thing that fear Is that the Negro
will continue be exploited by the socaled liberals who
the Negro gain political power, who have shown little
desire deliver anything important You will recall the emotional
promises made by Mr. Kennedy during his campagE he promised
immediate and farreang action when elected You will recall
that his without single
Of civil rights legislation The Negro, burning with fus
traon these unfed PROMISES deeply disturbed the wide
discrepancy between words and actions by this so-caed LIBERAL
finally developed the which Witnessing
the country druing the last few months.
say that the Negro these so-called liberals
and that fear that Negroes allowed
to gain political power. Mr.. Robinson Is exception
Now live in Phoenix Arizona, think something
Arizona politics and politicians know that Mr. Robinson
about Senator Goldwater grossly r and surprised
and disturbed that he, greatly respected figure among
people, would have been willing such article without
checking the have the impression that the article
actually nbelous. like Mr.. Robinsons
involved political ploy which clearly exploiting
dangerous and complicated problems Of people
which WILL again. the political detectives
northern bgci liberals The Negro aims and aspirations
become political football.
Mr. Robinson opened his article comparing the Of the
Black Msms and Of Senator Goldwate followers both being
raci won't take his article. item discuss the
Ing find all through will only say that know
history Senator Godwater the problem Of the Negroes
sincerity able find among the loose
talking. liberals him this
He far and might ws but he
strong, history here Arizona problems related
the Negro and believe in him who knows him WELL
sorry that Mr.. Robinson whom all of regard highly,
himself political faction
understands the Negro problem and whose here
solid deeply believe that the
sincerity should he become candidate for Office
Sincerely,
Edward Banks
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