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The Final Verdict Of Violence
Probably the most wretch- ment of this particular seg- gro homes, shoot at and
ed^ and the most miserable ment has even been known to wound innocent bus passen-
human being on the face of resort to the handling of gers and the Negro leaders
the earth today is the dyed.- poisonous snakes as a form of refuse to do likewise but con-
in-the wool white southeraer Worship at which time they tinue to telk about brotherly
in the United States. In his wiU defy’ the law or any other love, forj^veness arid kind-
^frantic effort to Ease his sick- agency that attempts to pro- ness,, they become enraged
ened conscience he is bristling hibit ^em. like madmen,
with threats of violence o„_u oersona can take oart So. ^n |he words of the low-
against the Negro in the deep th?l?SSr of a hu^ I^azarene we say to our
South while southern con- —Jorovided it is a Ne- brethren in the gouth,
gressmen scream like mad- “P"* “P “8“^" ^7
dened she-wolves in Wishing- ^ears from the victims for place; for all they ^t
ton. In his hour of frustration gn„venirs set fire to the bodv sword shall perish
he criea aloud to his god of St^®SSrSni it \dth SS ^^h the sword." Put up your
s^regation for reUef only to Un* then dance and shout for dynanute, your guns, your hot
be met with the hollow echoes ’qJ bumlna tempers, your violence, your
of his own pitiable wails in ai fi-ah When the e^ hatred, your malice; for
ttot b becem- &".”^ed™4 th^cS. they, th.t fight »lth .h«e
iligjiware that it is not'by si;;? tWngs shall with these things
might and power that n»en * ijo„ ^i,v Their ^ consumed. If you will not
must live at peace in the* «. *1,- do this but will insist on
one another.
forbearance, and
Vnl Negro leaders have thought nr mmnnnctlnn nearly three hundred
le^nese angry thrusts of the years have walked side by
xt.. than a gonaa. 1 1
goriua. ^
As the frustration increase, brotherly spirit atld faith in
met
White Citizens Council^ the
Ku Klux Klan, i^obs and in
dividual apostles of. violence the tempo against integration the building of this country,
with patience, dignity, trufh, will increase with all stops go ahead. A couive of vio-
love and other non-violent being pulled out in the south- lence on the part of Negroes
forces cannot easily be under- em ''press and by southern will not to endorsed by their
stood by the type of white congressmen, who are bi^n- leaders. \We know too well
southerner that is now run- ning to sense the threat of the the eternal price that must be
ning rampant in the deep rising Negro vote. That the paid by those who fight with
South. These half-civilized Negro is pursuing a course of the sword,
humans are most adept at non - violence makes these In the end Pivinity will
violence and bloodshed and rabid southerners madder and pronounce the verdict and un-
enjoy nothing better than be- madder and their frustration bom generations will bow
ing the leaders in a reign of more painful. Now if the Ne- their heads in shame at the
terror against Negroes. By so gro leaders would only come record of their forebears who
doing, they are furnished down to their level and resort were so unchristian and so
with a most comforting com- to violence they would have undemocratib as to resort to
pensation for their lack of an excuse for embarking up- violence to preserve the right
achievement in fields of edu- on a reign of bloodsiied as of one group to look down
cation, industry and business, their leaders have predated, their noses at another.
The more unenlightened ele- But when they dynamite Ne- * ——
Double Taxation In Durliain County Negro Scliool
In our issue of December 8 merchants for various articles Now tl;^ newspaper con-
we published an editorial in to be used as bait for the chil- siders the future of the school
which we called attention of dren’s parents. They also in- children more important than
our readers to the policy ex- form us that several mer- any designing principal or
iating in sevwal city and chants have expre^d them- teacher in the whole county
county school systems in this selves as being disgusted at or school system of Durham,
■tote of doubly taxing Negro the practice of teachers from We therefore do not intend to
' to main-.this particular school always stand idly by-' -wWle these
In that begging. Under fear of losing crooked and unfair, practices
editorial
instances in their jQjM, howevec,—
are often teachers continue the policy, principals here
gning principals thoufdi it in i^t embarras- where that 1
to d(^te sinfl V thwi: 'T we intend to
>ure of j
just how asinine some of our viciousness is to be found on
white foUw in the South can a federal bench in the South
get when’they become over- and at the Head of a southern
powered With prejudice. The university, what muft be the
two acts would not have been state of affairs among the
so glaring had they been illiterates in this 'section of
committed by ignorant the country,
whites. Certainly if such
FACING
THE ISSUE
By DB. A. H. QOBDON
IT WOULD HAPPEN HERE
and else-
ey desist,
a fuU ex-
ce of a
_ nioney and practices going on at this par- ia in the classroom and not
articles ttom merchants and ticular school tbyt ^ ques- pounding the ^dewalks beg-
other citizens during school tionable and seriously need ging money, articles and oth-
hours. At the time we had no investigating. Scmie of er things for a school that
idea that such conditions ex- include charge affairs given should h« furnished out of the
isted anywhere in Durham at the school for which par- public tax fund,
Coui^ until in response to ents are not only rrauired to We also promise the teach-
the eutonal we were so in- purchase costumes for their ers of thi^ particular school in
lomned in several lettere from children but must pay to see this countyi that we intend Jto
teaclnn'ra one of the Durham thenf^%>erfoim afterwards or pursue to the bitter end other
stand outside until the pro- conditions about which they
ITO Carolina Times has been gram is over. To cap it all, a informed us at a later and
advised further that not only few nights after the money is nlore appropriate time. Until
a*» teachers in this respective raised .the school is conven- then we trust they will con-
SOTMl req^red to peddle ad- iently “broken into” and all tinue to keep us confidentially
vn^ng but^ often ex- of it “stolen,” wMh “hush, informed as to further deve-
cused from their class room hush” pressure put on those lopments.
work to go down town to beg teachers in the know.
The Result Of Prejudice In High Places
c ruling in a Texas case but he theu]^i^d coming respectable
a'i .Tri « 1 ® ^l^am H. went on to belittle and abuse young V(hife southerners who
mwell pf Dalm, Texas. The an attorney who was appear- are bound to become embar-
w year-ola Jurist is not only ing in it. The incident reminds rassed at such antics of one of
harshty criticised by us that a combination of sen- their own. That, together with
M^w men^rs of various iUty and" prejudice is a dan- the ordei^g of the Mississippf
Mml benchra for his lack of gerous thing when it is cloth- State’s basketball team out of
..Judicial propriety but by ed with judicial authority, the Evansville College In-
H* attorneys as well. Judge Atwell has done more vitotlonal Tournament after
ine mw snn^g rebuke has to harm the cause he is cham- they had reach^ the finals—
come nrom Judge Meier Stein- pioning than all of the*en- solely because of the presence
yers on the op-
re probably
♦t. u » * « —...» most telling blows
on tne bencn. A full account not know that basically the struck at segregation by any
f published average American citizen white persons in the entire
in tms week s issue of this hates a bully. Negro citizens South within the past twelve
ne^payr. It told, of other of America can thank Judge months,
outstanding attorneys who Atwell for driving to their Frankly, Negro leaders
were memrcrs of a commit- side many persons who o^er- should thank both Judge At-
tee wnsunng Judge Atwell wise would Mver have bron well and the president of Mis-
or™ conduct. interested one way or the sissippi State for the contri-
. . P; y ™ other bution each has made toward
U- S. Supreme The greatest injury has brin^g it to the attention
Court lor its anti-segregation probably been that done to of the nation and the world
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We have heard a great deal
in recent weeks about the cruel
treatment perpetrated upon the
Hungarian rebels by Ui» estab
lished Communist government
of that country, ably assisted by
the Russian communists. Al
though we hold no brief for the
Russian treatment of the rebels
in Hungary, we thigk there is a
great deal of. tmjoclfisy in the
anxiety whiciyuie ipvemment^
of France, England, and the
United States have been propa
gandizing. Our attitude is due
to the fact that we believe that
the same treatment given the
Hungarian rebels would be\
given the Negroes, in the south
ern part of the United States
and the> colored people under
the control of England and
France in Africa and elsewhere
if the Negroes in the South and.
ih the colonial possessions of
England and France would start
fighting for their rights and
against gross discrimination bj;
the use of‘physical force as did
the Hungarian rebels. '
We use fhe word “would" in
stead of “could” advisedly. For
expmple,' if the Negroes of
Montgomery, had started flight
ing segregation by physical
you would have had the
ithern Citizens Councils, the
Ku^Klux Klan and Other or
ganized and unorganized groups
in the South starting a reign of
terror. England proved what
she will do in the case of the
Mau in Africa. Nothing the
Russians have dorfe in Hungary
could surpass in barbarity what
the English did for the Mau Mau
who were just as brave and wil-
ling to die for freedoms as were
the Hungarian rebels.
Negroes Tried Way
The fact that we
Mont^mVry,'^ a m
simply because the
(,
he
K"
If Christ
un-
groes of
usually dramatic way, decided
not to fight tor Uieir ri^ts
with physical force but ratiier
to try/the^way suggested by
Jesus Christ when he rebuked
Peter for cutting ott the Roman
soldier’s E^r. If Peter had won
out as to methodology, the re
sult would have l>een a great
many people, R6man aoid Jews,
witisout ears, but Jesus would
have stUl been arrested, tried
and crucified. In addition to all
this, Jesus would, jjiave lost his
struggle with his advwtnry, the
Devilr~and there would be no
spiritual salvation for us today.
The great victory of the Negroes
of Montgomery, Alabama has
'not received as much piiblicity
as the Hungarian rebeWon, biit
it is far more significant in
world ^ perspective if one* is
thinking of the future of hu
manity upon this planet.
Force Failed In Sla^ry
Not only the Negcoes in Mont
gomery but Negroes in the Uni-
.ted States from slavery' 01^
down to> the present day have
shown far more common sense
tiian tlie so-called brav^ Hunga
rians. Many Negjioes in the days
of slaver^ and since'^ve be
lieved that the best \way to
achieve freedom is tiPngbt for
it- physically. Over ^a thousand
insurrections in the South by
Negro'es to achieve their free
dom before the civH war attest
to the fact t^t tlte Negroes who
sang and telleved 'that “before
I’ll t>e a slave. I’ll be buried in
my grave” liad- courage and
loved fre^om more than life.,
Most of toe Negroes who sang
tlSiff ■ sonX^WeariifigfuT^^ ” were
•burled in their graves and free
dom was not aciiieyed by their
deaths.
"Will fie Be Permitted To Do It Again?"
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“LEADING US BLIND MORTALS”
By REVEREND HAROLD ROLA^
Pastor, Moant GilMd Bapitist Church
Litading Vs Blind Mortals
“1 will lead the blind in a way
that they icnow not...in paths
they have not known I will
guide, them...” Isa. 42:16.
We all are blind mortals,
needing^ Divine guidance in the
unlchown patlis of life. We come
to tiie end viflpr «nd
we have needed God’s lead
ing as we came on our way. We
Md- not Imow we wwltd lee this
day. We have come througK
more than three hundred days.
In our mortal blindness we
nude it. In the unfolding pat-
CDucs^,«(furery «ra« ab«A*4eni oj(-4he Biasing daw* God45^^
in the United States part-^ Itept us. God in his loving kind
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THE NObERAIE WAY IS NOT
niEiiKIIT WAY
Editor's note: This is the
second installment in the series
reprinting the speech prepared
by Miss ,Lillian Smith tor ibp
non-violence institute sponsored
by the Montgomery (Alabama)
Improvement Aasoeiation,
INSTALLMENT O
Why is there a crisis now
when for SO years we have not
felt that segregation iiad reach
ed a critical peak? Why has the
Supreme Court’s deicsion preci
pitated this crisis?
As I see it, this is why:
The Supreme Court is the le
gal voice in our land. It inter
prets the U. S. Constitution for
us. We are not free, in this
country ruled by law, to inter
pret the law for ourselves as
Herman Talmadge says he does
and that ‘‘everyixnly can do.”
The Supreme Court has, there
fore, said in effect that all le
gal segregation must go. Once
saying this, the crisis was upon
us.
\/?hy? Because now, if we do.
not take segregation out.of our
schools, we are defying the Su
preme Court, we are subverting
the Constitution. If we do not
get rid of segregation m buses
and trains and planes, we are
defying the highest law-inter
preting body of our land. If we
do not get rid of aU‘ forms of
public- segregation, we are' sub
verting our form of govern
ment.
But to say the Supreme
Court’s decision precipitate(t
the crisis is only half a truth. It
spoice its decision. The actual
crisis came liecause we did not
listen. .’The ordeal began when
the governmental leaders of oiu:
southern states spoke out and
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V
ness has brought us to tnis day.
We have been iielpless and de
pendent. We. have lieen living
pne day. or l>etter one m^ent
at a time. Let us thank God for
keeping and leading us through
the year.
"have been led tiirough
the ordeals of siclcness. Yes,
God with siclm^. We were cut
off and left alone with our
thoughts in the quiet and pain
ful hours of sickness. The hurts
and cuts were healed by the
magic of God’s mighty power to
restore our bodies. (jOd led us
tlirough sickness and pain out
again into the light of health
and physical well-being. (^k>d is
wonderful and gracious in lead
ing us blind mortals as we walk
tlirough the siiadows of siolcness
4owtHfd» the-U^it-of hdtainy:”
Others have known the 'pier
cing dagger of grief in the sepa
ration from our loved onei This
year has brought us tiurough the
the shadbwi^’bf a' hfeavy' Keaft.
yre were stranded in tlie dark-
n^."B«tttjank God that time
eventually'teal all wounds.
■liJM brinilff healing and com
fort list the grief-stricken. Grief
is that inner hurtful feeling
which comes when a strong tie
is broken. It may be death or
separation. Many thus luive
Imown the painful breaking of
strong ties which' leaves a kind
of sickness of the spirit. God, in
time, healed tlie grievioua
wounds, as we came on our
way. God promises to comfort
those who mourn.
Then others iiave been led
to ’ joyous experiences of
achievement during tliis year.
Some have realized long delay
ed hopes and dreams under
God’s guidance. For some pray
ers Tiaveljeen answered. Things
we have labored for over the
years have tiecome a reaUty.
God has led us to success. Our
labore have been crowned with
JUOUS victory. We have Ibi
ad^eat moments of rejoicing.
God’s word and his promises
have become living practical re
alities for us. His word has been
fulfilled 'in our lives;...“l will
lead the blind in a way that
know not...in paths tiiejr b
not lo^vm I will guide them..."
Let us all thank God for lead-
ottier agonizin? experiences of Tng^ or "In Our bllndiiess what
ever may have been our lot as
we came on our way.
Watch on the Potomac-
INVITING THE UNDERTAKE
Behind The Headlines
Friends of Sen. Estes Kefau-
ver and Sen. Joim Kennedy
were disappointed that they did
not join the small l>and of Senf
ate liberals out to clip the wings
democratic Leader Lyndon
Johnson. Some writers specu
lated that both were , already
running for the 1960 presiden
tial nomination.
But insiders say there was
something more immediate in
volved. Next month a vacancy
occurs on the powerful Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
wiien Sen. Greorge of Georgia
retiree. Kefauver and Kennedy
are both vying for ttiii seat.
Johnson will decide who gets it.
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Vice President Nixon is al
ready lieing talked of as the
"heir aiqwrent’' for the 1960
Republican nomination. But
there are lots of Republicans
who say “heir transparent”
would be more to the point. The
campaign to whittle Nixon
down is already underway. His
chief opponents include Ambas-
sador'^-the UN Henry Cabot
Lodge, Senator-elect John Sher
man Cooper of Kentucky anc^
Senate Republican Leader
Knowland.
But Nixon’s friends are also
at work trying to sustain the
build-up he received in the elec
tion campaign. That’s one rea
son for ids trip to Austria. Nix
on’s most pown^tul back^, at
the moment, is former .Gov.
Dewey of New York.
Aa ni Wind Hiat Blew Some
Tiere isn’t ■ much/ cheerful
news coming froin Great Britain
and tbe Continent at this (Christ
mas season. The ill-fated Suez
adventure took the edge off the
slow British economic recovery
from World War n and that un-
han>y people is headed once
ag^ for a period of austwity.
But even in mogieots ci
greatest gloom there is a ctieeri-
er side. Wiiile blocking of the
Suez cuts off her oil, the Br^ti^
were far ahead of this country
in using this cheap new source
of electricity. Necessity, as the
old saying goes, is the motiier of
invention.
*••••
If we are able to avoid a
World War in X05'?, there will
also be some^TUiprovement in
the living standards of the im
poverished people of the Mid^e
East and India. Hie liberal blocs
within the Democratic and Re
publican parties apparently will
prevail over the conservaties
(for wliich read Secretary of the
Treasury Humplirey and Sen.
Byrd of .Virginia) on aid to
backward nations.
President Eisenhower right
now is siding.with the liberals
in preparing a blueprint for the
foreign future.
As it takes shape, ttiis is the
face of Project World Recovery
for 1957:
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