THE DAILY TAR HEEL
Thursday, November 21, 1963
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76 Years of Editorial Freedom
Wayne Hinder, Editor
Bill Staton, Business Manager
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Stokely Carmichael will speak
tonight in Carmichael Auditorium
at 8:30.
That's Stokely Carmichael the
black man that has made trips to
Cuba and Hanoi and has denounced
America for being imperalistic; the
Stokely Carmichael who allegedly
has caused riots in Pattville, Ala,
Nashville, Tenn., and wherever else
he might make an appearance; the
Stokely Carmichael that white
people keep demanding be tried for
treason and inciting to riot for the
above actions.
Go see him tonight because
you'll be getting to see someone
yho has done as much or more for
this country than the Bill
Scrantons, Barry Goldwaters, and
Hubert Humphreys that have
appeared here.! ,
America's number one problem
is racial and Carmichael has done as
much as Martin Luther King or
Malcolm X to try to solve that
problem. He has been in the thick
of the fight for the improvement of
the black man's lot since 1960
without drawing the praise that he
deserves; most of the time having to
endure the criticism of both fellow
blacks and liberal whites, not to
mention the conservative whites.
Carmichael has caught most of
his criticism for his exposition of
the idea of "Black Power." In June
of 1966 in the Meredith March
through Mississippi he captivated
his fellow blacks with his "Black
Power" slogan. He immediately
started drawing fire from the black
leadership of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People and the Urban
League and from moderate whites
who didn't like his radical ideas.
Just what is so radical about the
idea of "Black Power?" That's a
good question. "Black Power"
advocates have been wondering
about that for a long time. If the
idea were explained to an audience
without any use of the terms
"black" or Negro it would probably
recognized as the good old
American idea of involvement in
the political process. But used with
the term "black" it has angered and
hardened whites in their attitudes,
towards blacks. It's partially
because of this resistance to
"black" power (but not to Irish or
Italian power) that advocates of
such have in the past several years
become even more radical,
demanding complete changes in the
American system because the
system has repeatedly rebuffed
them, even when they tried to play
the system's game.
Carmichael, who has led much
of this shift to the militant left,
knows all about the system's
rejection of their efforts to play its
games. He did some of the
fieldwork for the Mississippi
freedom Democratic Party which
,was rejected by the Democratic
Convention in 1964 in favor of a
all-white Mississippi Democratic
Party delegation which was elected
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at party meetings from which
blacks were barred.
He also helped formed the
Lowndes County Freedom
Organization which in 1966 put up
five candidates for county offices in
a county that is 83 per cent black.
At that time about 65 per cent of
the voters were black. It looked like
a sure thing that the Lowndes
County "Black Panther" party
would make black power a reality
for the citizens of that county. In
November, however, all black
candidates were defeated. The
reason simple; In that terribly
poor county, most people work as
tenant farmers on large plantations.
This is the only living they know
how to make, it was fairly easy, ,
then for whites to get the blacks to
vote for' the white candidates; They '
just went to the tenant farmers and
told them that if they wanted to
stay on the land they had to vote
white.
Probably the greatest
contribution that Carmichael has
made, however, is to instill a sense
of pride in the black man. In
getting the blacks to fight for their
own power and not to rely on
white liberals he has gotten them to
recognize that they are good
enough to work with whites on an
equal basis in the political system.
Part of what hurt the Lowndes
county freedom organization was
that there were still those blacks
who thought the whites could
handle the job better than the
persons of their own race.
Carmichael tried his best to break
that feeling, which is just one
manifestation of the
unhealthy
attitude that
blacks . traditionally
have had of themselves.
Such matters as pride in one's
blackness seem like little to whites
but to a black man a change in his
self-attitude is the most important
step he can take. 'Anyone who has
lived with blacks (and we don't
mean conversed with a maid or
fellow worker) quickly comes to
realize the depth of the problem of
the black man's low image of
himself. It causes him to not even
try to compete against whites
because he feels he will lose; it
causes him to not to try to fight for
nis ngnts against wnites oecause ne
feels that since they are superior
they can do such things to him.
Go see Carmichael tonight and
listen closely to what he has to say.
When he says something shocking
don't immediately close your ears
and mind; keep them open and try
to think through his message.
Though We don't completely agree
with some of his recent statements
we consider him one of the great
men in our country, in terms of
what he has done or tried to do for
the country in the past.
Also, .on the way in the
Carmichael, make a contribution to
the Black Student Movement that is
responsible for his being here and
which has to pay for his
appearance.
Michael L. Pleasants
Headers
Once upon a time in an enchanted
land called Grammemoriala there was a
terrible witch-hunt. Peasants and
nobleman alike were sought out by
high-handed officials from the territory
of TarHeelia which surrounded the tiny
fortress Grahammemoriala. All this furor
was aimed at perceiving traitors
throughout TarHeelia. From that time
until the hour of our present story,
Grahammermoriala has been besieged by
the Rawleigh Rabble-Rouser (Sir Jesse
'The Duke of James and
the Little Baron introduced
. . . the White Paper Proviso
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the Jerk). From his laboratory in the
Capital City, county seat of Wakeshire,
Sir Jesse has schemed to seek out all
traitors in our midst.
One score later, in the year of our
Lord 1968 to be exact, yet another
Inquisition of sorts began. Treason, thank
goodness, was out of vogue. However,
sorcery was not! Hence, during the reign
of King Kenneth of Day, the firiest of
ordeals were commenced again with the
King's Parliament initiating the Sorcery
Scare. (A few chroniclers have hinted that
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Letters To The Editor
Off-Camia)ii Code Hit
To the Editor:
Since arriving here two months ago I
have encountered much discussion on the
"Off-Campus Campus Code" and the
overwhelming opinion of everyone I have
talked with is that this part of the student
government is totally outdated, if in fact
it ever was a realistic concept
The ruling simply states that all
students of the University of North
Carolina should conduct themselves as
ladies and gentlemen at all times, on or
off. mVu regardless of whether or
uufc atuuw is in &tsiiun, ana mose
violating this standard should be
presecuted by the student courts.
The governmental reasoning behind
this is that the students are
representatives of the University at all
times and the actions of the students
should be under the jurisdiction of thp
University courts. The question which
arises in my mind -is whether or not an
individual is any less a representative of
the University after having graduated.
I believe we remain representatives of
this school for the ideas and thoughts
which are developed here. Is this to mean
that we should forever be plagued by the
guidance and custody of the University
student courts? This is clearly a ridiculous
assumption; however, I think the point is
maae mat tne aitairs of the individual are'
or no concern to this University, except
when such individual is on this campus
and enrolled in this institution.
For this reason I believe that action to
abolish the "Off-Campus Campus Code";
is imperative!
Sincerely,
Robert L. Crump, Jr.
217 Everett
Morehead Residence College
SSOC Dance
Quite Peaceable
To the Editor. ;
I would like to enter here a rebuttal to
Mr. Swepston's letter in Friday's DTH It
would seem that the curse of those who
set themselves up as knowledgeable
critics, is frequently a lack of information
Exhorted
strong diplomatic pressure from the
much-to-be-feared quarters of the Bastian
de South Building precipitated the crisis.)
The major part of our story takes
place in the hallowed halls of the
Grahammemoriala Parliament with three
leading figures: the Duke of James, John
of McMurray; his companion in
Prosecution, the Little Baron of
Ehringhaus; and Sir Charles "The Just"
Jefressite.
At the bidding of their leige, the Duke
of -Tames and the Little Baron introduced
an interesting statute called the White
Paper Proviso on Potions. While
condemning sorcery as a vile and an
ungodly thing in the kingdom, the statues
directed the King's Court to punish all
those peasants who practiced the art of
sorcery or proselytized it Such the two
legislators claimed should be the law of
. the land and the law of that society.
Sir Charles "The Just" Jeffressite,
offered a counter-measure beseeching the
Parliament and his leige to accept. (His
measure became known as the
Non-Proselytizing Petition.) It was the
position of Sir Charles that sorcery was
indeed an undesirable phenomena, but he
believed that the peasants of the land
would refrain from its practice.
Proselytizing, however, was an unfair
crime against society, and Sir Charles
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and understading of the situation.
It is obvious that Mr. Swepston is
unsympathetic toward anything that is
labeled "liberal", and thus would have no
understanding of such, and certainly no
pertinent facts.
To clarify certain aspects of Mr.
Swepston's misconceptions, it should be
noted that a street dance is not exactly an
act of defiance. To say, without fear of
contraciction, that a street dance is an act
of defiance directed against the police, is
not only questionable, but downright
stupid.
Here are some facts for you Mr.
Swepston: A request was made to the
police to have a street dance. The answer
was that the students could dance, gather
or whatnot on the sidewalk, and that
they (the police) would route the traffic
through one lane to give the band truck
room to park. As even you, Mr.
Swepston, can plainly see, this was
blunder number one by the police. The
only logical solution was to route traffic
around the block and let the students
dance in the street, thus blowing off some
steam, and as a result easing several
situations along with having fun. The
decision by the police not to allow street
dancing seemed to the students, as well as
others, an act of defiance on the part of
the police toward the students. As for
crossing the street at a clearly marked
pedestrian cross-walk being an act of
definance as well as a crime, no answer is
necessary.
For some unknown reason, Mr.
Swepston seems to feel that the students
deliberately set out to get themselves
arrested. Furthermore, he seems to feel
that a student, or anyone else, could not
possibly be happy to participate in a
street dance, that the "only" reason for
such a thing that there could "possibly"
be, would be to cause a disturbance and
to antagonize the police. He goes on to
state that any form or "happy occasion"
"must" be spontaneous, and that "any
planed" affair is "obviously" a
demonstration against the
"establishment".
I would like to counter Mr. Swepston's
challenge to the editors of the DTH, as
follows. By all means, Mr. Swepston,
continue to think for "yourself," but
before you subject the public to your
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asked that the King's Court consider
those cases (and those cases only) in
order to protect the kingdom from the
Sorcery Scare. The Jeffress Proviso was
indeed a landmark offering because the
bill placed faith and trust in the goodly
judgment of the peasantry.
Crucial in the ensuing debate,
moreover, was the position of the King's
Court; the Parliament felt it necessary to
take decisive action in interpreting the
'Would the Court accept a
Parliamentary mandate and
proscfibe the stake or the
guillotine for offenders?9
King's Justice which came from the
consent of the governed!
Unfortunately, there might be a slight
division in the Star Charmber, famed
meeting place for the Justices of the
King's Court. Would the King force the
Court to prosecute the heretic sorcerers?
Would the Court accept a Parliamentary
mandate and proscribe the stake or the
guillotine for offenders? Would the Court
challenge the Parliament and the leige
whom they served? Would the King's Law
provide the necessary ingredients for
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own self contained ideas, look into the
situation and examine the facts involved.
Further, this writer would strongly
recommend that Mr. Swepston try at
least one good shot of Del-Defend in his
eyes, and that he be dragged off to jail by
four or more policemen for crossing the
street at a plainly marked cross-walk.
Then, after having experienced something
of the situation, other that sitting in
Ehringhaus and sucking his thumb, he
examine the facts before inserting his
foot where his thumb usually resides.
Sincerely,
W. H. Ford
Helga Reactions
A 'Childish Display
To the Editor:
This weekend a movie named "Helga"
was playing in Chapel HilL I went to see
it and would like to say that I was
completely amazed to find the way
college students reacted to an
informative, educational movie such as
this. There was laughter, snickering, crude
and vulgar remarks, as well as the
audacity of some people to get up and
walk out.
"HELGA". was geared for a mature,
sensitive audience such as one would
expect to find on a University campus,
but I assure you that at least 75 of
those who paid their $1.50 came for a
laugh and did not hestitate to make this
known.
The general behavior and obvious lack
of intelligence of the people present on
Saturday night was appalling!! Not only
was their childish display unnecessary,
but many of those who were taking the
movie seriously found their actions very
annoying.
I suggest that in the future, when and
if another movie of this type is made
available for the students on this campus,
it is not only advertised for a "mature
audience", but also for an intelligent one.
Sincerely,
Libby Joy Rieger
601 Granville East
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Common Law?
These, dear reader, were the crucial
questions of the Great Sorcery Debate.
Sir Charles the Just fought vainly for the.
rights of the peasantry, but, in the end,
both King and Parliament agreed to the
policy of Sir John ami the Little Baron.;
Thus it became the King's Law that;
Sorcery (what of it could be found) was a;
crime against the People, punishable by:
the King's Court with Appropriate;
Severity. The Justices of His Majesty's;
Court would, no doubt, be compelled to
adhere strictly to the law of Parliament or;
face the axe themselves for Treason. What;
was a poor peasant to do?
So began the second era of a Great
Search. First to be seized were every
resident of Harry's Inn followed quickly
by a couple of gardeners seen collecting
grass. Of course, as the fires of Inquisition
were fanned, numerous offenders (real or
imagined) as suited the fancy of the Star
Chamber were prosecuted, convicted, and
exorcised! Even the Great Motto of
Grahammemoriala was changed from
Lux et Libertas to In Loco Parentiis.
Moral of the Story:
Double, double toil and trouble,
Potions rise and cauldron bubble.
Double, double toil and trouble,
For law based on Jeopardy Double!
Exchanges
Important
Early this evening 30 students from
the University of Toronto will arrive at
UNC for the weekend as the first part of
this year's Toronto Exchange program.
To meet them will be the 35 members
of the corresponding exchange group
from UNC. Over the weekend the
Canadians and Americans will have
seminars, discussions, a dance, and go to
the Duke game and possibly the Saturday
night concert.
Over semester break the members of
the exchange group from UNC will return
the visit when they travel north to the
University of Toronto.
At this point most readers will yawn
and say in early Thursday morning style,
"So what?" or "Big deal."
But exchanges between students or
citizens of different countries is a big
deal, they are the most valuable prospect
for future international understanding
and world peace.
It would be ridiculous to say that the
Toronto Exchange program will help to
avert a future atomic war with Canada
over a border dispute. However, such a
program affords these visitors a chance to
understand and know some American
students in the South, how they live and
how they think.
Probably international
understanding" or words such as those
By Andy Schoor
would have meant nothing to me had I
not participated in an Experiment in
International Living program in France
this past summer. I lived in a home with
Frenchmen as a member of the
household.
I realized this summer what it was to
be a foreigner and not a tourist simply
extending his native habits and culture in
a different country.
The Experiment taught me to make an
effort to understand a different way of
life and a different people in the contest
of that particular country and not to
judge them by American standards.
Upon returning to Carolina this year as
a sophomre I saw many of my
contemporaries still caught up in the
small social world here or else were
limited mainly to experiences they read
about in books.
The presence of the visiting Canadians
tonight and this weekend will be a part of
the student body's interest in better
international relations and
understanding at least among people of
our own age.
This is a good thing.
Although only 35 of our number will
directly participate in this program, I
hope that every student here understands
the value of the Toronto Exchange
program and the importance of
understanding those from other cultures
besides our own.
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