Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-08-29
Negroes OUtgrowing
The Ghetto Mind
(From EBONY Magazine August 1851

The Ghetto Mind
(From EBONY Magazine August 1861
There joke telephone
King Kennedy Says the President
Yes Dr. King know, King King
it has always been known the White
this little carries moral a Negro
is not concerned about House. he
does want to know qualified Negroes will be
it painted and when will
Avenue.
There time long time when questioned
of Negroes skilled jobs
they be hired There time long time
racial ghos but did not insist ntegraed housing
tme long ime Negro
accept racial segregation fighting
his equal rights.
Waiting promised improvements increased
anger mounted Rebellion surprising to
those who thought the Negro incapable mpaence
defy his but the protests proves
has ougrow ghetto mentality which ued believing
black man could not survive in white challenged
| the racial status quo.
Adjusting To Segregation
Ghetto thinking, the result of ghetto living
of action degrading oneself be permitted
ing to Dr. Bruno Bethlehem This kind of reasoning
y responsible the Nazis
The eminent University of Chicago psychologist
Council for Judaism that although few thousand Jews Warsaw did
resist hundreds COOPER
ated with their etermnaos
@ would be possible to live with Hitler though they had to submit
to degradation o
counterpart ghetto mentality what Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr calls the complacency Negroes
Of long Of completely
respect and of sOmebodness that seg
cation"
Not unlike those actively helped externinao
the Uncle Toms who claborate with playing
OF apoogst and nformer Many middle
also aided white spremas by dsassocang
Problem.
Such dpHcy compacency coupled old custom of
adjusting position infeorty insisting his
tona rights would Negro uchenwad he
not learned the prudence the positive
l. Long Way To
Undoubtedly day earth but it could
be long wait until the demise of the a
that could leave the meek than Negro
may be willing to wait for equality Kingdom hopes
Of milk and honey hereafter hunger panes
sons and daughters
wear of de lure freedom toavs naeo 10 ro
too impressed with how bondage how
depressed by go obtaining class
azensh In two decades Dr. Leo Bishop "the
the Roman Catholics society United
States and adds the Jewish leader Negroes
The big question is when
Court decision spelled could the graduahu
Of its 1854 decision take forever forever long
In Montgomery Alabama notsoeek death
watch eternity into walking boycott that segregated
Eight later in Birmingham the triumphant march
@ no doubt that on had been replaced by positive
and the toward victory qdckened the
passing of the initiative rights white
hands to black.
The head black SEVERED calls it. had
begun to build The Negro at last
Adam Clayton
should be headed by Negroes
of protests that mat
ter of weeks spokesmen Of both
come for the white liberal to a secondary
There abundant evidence that from point
den of the struggle by Negroes themselves says
writer Max Freedman.
Other Voices
The fear which made the Negro passed
mtmidators understanding
to mancy refuse to acknowledge losing
Negro has gained faith himself
fore unknown For the first time
socially and economically
gated society," have been brought together
Entertainers who make their livelihood performing
audiences leading Negro
vast benefits In the North fighting bgoy
The executive secretary Of the
out of Mississippi JAIL comely
the Southland doing their wagons
rh voices Of elementary school
oc1ades as they lend their numbers to the
The voices Of essays soolog1st
Clark and black supemst Malcolm Sammy
author Louis Lx and gospel
Gregory actress Horne-to
common plea for equality ghetto complex
these like countless other
found identity with sung Negro They
have also found pride in their working
for gaining the equality all Negroes
Removing
With the shedding Of the mentality upper
acency the Negro through with wearing ambvalence
he done with survivors, double beginning
and act like and what important
one His however paly
million Of his African cousins who evolved
pendence in ten dramatic ags Roman
States But thanks his moving
his reaches it. he win rid
democracy white unable unwilling
to
meantime employment outside
Of the White House and tenancy
Those Challenged BuIIofs