St. Paul recorder., 1963-12-05
Negro Press CIaims
Prejudice & Hote
Killed Kennedy

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The World, Atlanta: "Our mar
; tyred President Kennedy, bristling
in youth, fun of the anxiety to
serve his country well, and who
had given birth TO a new ideal and
sought to give implementation to
that ideal, was swept down to the
tune of an assassin's bullet to fall
into the arms of his wife.
Everyone had heard of the civil
rights cause, they had heard of the
emphasis given the right to regis
ter and vote, and more recently
they were trying to envision a new
peace plan for the ages.
THE Eisenhower administration
had already broken the ground.
The Supreme Court had entered
more vigorously upon the PROPOSE
ton which would establish what
Lincoln meant when he said that
those who died in battle here
shall not have died in vain
John F. Kennedy came as a
challenge to this dream. He was
truly a man endowed of courage
and that strong will to espouse the
cause of the equality and freedom
of man.
He has not died in vain"
The Louisiana Weekly, New
Orleans: Whether Oswald was
the actual assassin could forever
remain in the shadow Of doubt de-
spite the strong and seemingly in
extricable web of circumstantial
evidence which had been woven
around him.
But one thing is reasonably GER
tain: Oswald or some person pos
sessing a twisted and warped mind
was weighted down beyond the
saturation point with an accumul-
alton of hatred, bigotry and fan
aticism. And here the responsible
ity for the Presidents murder
broadens.
mo time is more appropriate
than now for scores Of Deep South
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tributions to this national tragedy
For even now the bitter words of
hate and opprobrium uttered by
many Southern officials and also
by Louisiana's gubernatorial can
didates against Mr.. Kennedy are
rising to haunt them"
The Courier, Chicago: IAN of
the wailing, the tear-letting and
recriminations that have swept the
country in the wake of the Presi-
dents death cannot erase the stain.
Here lies the great challenge
facing all Americans.
IF the great United States of
America is to retain its posture as
the standard-bearer of the great
ideals so ably put forth by the
late President, then each and every
one of us should take stock of our
selves and our current attitudes
toward our fellow-men.
IF anyone in the nation Is to
feel the sting Of ostracism, it
should be those who engage in the
foolish pastime of mouthing hate
filled phrasings.
Life can be a cruel thing, but
even at its worst, 1t can teach us
the invaluable lesson that respect
for our fellow-men is a far-better
thing than prejudice"
The Argus, st. Louis: "In the
light of the death of our President,
America must take another look
at our rising tide of lawlessness
and moral bankruptcy; at our
wanton disregard of authority and
personal discipline Surely we
have had enough!
President Kennedy was a man
of immense conviction. He was a
President of extreme courage. No
President of the United States had
gone as far as he had in handling
the minority problem. Not only Is
there a civil rights bill repOsing in
Congress, but Mr.. Kennedy opened
the White House for the first time
to all persons, regardless Of race
or station in life. He appointed
more Negroes to significant posi-
tons than any Of his predecessors
/ In the matter Of foreign policy, the
Kennedy Administration was firm
His presence in the White House
brought a refreshing new look ir
American politics"
The Call, Kansas City, Mo: me
groes have lost not only a Presi'
dent and a world leader, but q
friend - a real friend who cham.
pioned the civil rights cause more
boldly and forthrightly than any
other President who ever occupied
the White House.
Kennedy was becoming known
as the civil rights President - sc
much so that he was losing part Of
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