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THE CAMPUS ECHO
Thursday, October 1, 1970
EDITORIAL POLICY
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i Patricia Bullock, Mary Britt.
Three 'Colored Cops'
Beat Black Student
By Charles Bowman
In recent weeks, students have been returning to college to pursue
their education. In the “Black Community,” there are many students
of various backgrounds and ideals. The fact still remains, however,
that they are all students trying hard to gain an education and bene
fit themselves and all other black people in the process.
In Durham and all over the world, there is what has been called
“campus unrest.” It is a problem that will take time and understand
ing by both students and authorities to work out.
Recently, there have been acts of “police brutality” on college
students. Everyday one can pick up a newspaper and read of police
brutality. It happens in New York. It happened at Kent State and
Jackson State. It happens all over the world. However, we are not
talking about all over the world; we are talking about Durham,
North Carolina. We are not talking about a white police beating a
black youth, but of a black or a so called black police beating a
black youth. This incident recently occurred in the A & P parking
lot where three blacks—no let me rephrase myself—where three
colored police beat for no obvious reason at aU, a black youth of
Durham Business College.
This black student was approached and asked by a policeman to
show his identification, which he did. He was then searched.
At this time, the student did not make any move to show any act
of violence toward the police. After they had searched him, the
colored police turned on him like some “mad dog or some other
beast of the wild.” : He was then carried away to the police
station. Some of his fellow black students went to the police station
to see if they could assist him in any way and to find out the
charges.
Upon entering the police station, the students inquired about
their black friend when a colored police pulled a gun on them and
began beating one of the students in the group. During this time,
there were not any white policemen in on the action. They merely
sat and watched the black cops beat the black student. I musUsay
that they put on a very good show for these white policemen.
Apparently, the police, the ones with the black bodies a.\d white
minds, have never heard of compassion or tact. Evident.y, they
don’t know or care about what a black youth has to go through
just to get an education to help his black people. They have not
heard of what is going bn in other states with real black policemen
who are uniting to help black people by preventing white police
from brutalizing their black brothers and sisters.
There is a saying, “If there is righteousness in the heart, there
will be beauty in the character.”
Our conclusion is that these so called black policemen should
take a good look at themselves and the world around them. Their
superiors should either retrain or re-evaluate them, to see if these
colored police are qualified to hold their jobs.
We must remember that the law is for the people. We could not
expect to beat up someone and go unpunished, nor can the police.
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FOR THE
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How To Lose Party Night Blues
by Brenda Graham
The building loomed before
me, huge and ominous, its lights
glaring out into the bleak Nov
ember night as though in mock
ing laughter. I hate myself for
leaving the warmth of my room
but what had to be, had to be.
Twice, I almost turned around
to return to the warmth of the
room, the shuffling of cards,
the crackling of popcorn, the
beat of the stero - but I did
not. I had entered the building
many times before, but tonight,
I had to summon all of my
courage to pass between the
faded white columns and
through the green doors.
Once inside, I was blanketed
in silence, as I paused in the
empty lobby. A timid yellow
glow seeped from the chande
lier above my head. I stood
there asking myself again and
again, “Will I be able to go
through with it? ” Resummon
ing my courage, I walked
through the glass plated doors,
a feeling of dread churning
around inside me. A pair of eyes
raised toward me, staring as if to
say “Who is this defying custom
and tradition? ” But I held my
head high intent upon complet
ing the purpose for which I had
come. There were a few other
courageous souls present, and I
breathed a grateful sigh.
Usually, I had to search for
See Party night, page 6
Number of Whites Increase
NCCU has had a sharp in
crease in the enrollment of white
students for the 1970-71 school
year. The actual number is not
known. Recently a number of
white students were interviewed
and asked where they were from,
their reasons for choosing NCCU,
and their feelings now that they
are here. These are some of their
comments:
Unclassified Student, Chapel
Hill. “1 ’m here with my husband
who has a student visa from
Mexico. UNC was closed out, so
my husband had to enroll in a
college to maintain his student
visa, and NCCU was close enough
to commute. UNC has nothing
to offer us in the department of
art. The one here at NCCU is
much better.”
Advanced Freshman, Georgia.
‘ I came to NCCU because it’s
just what I wanted to do. It is
convenient. I was enrolled at
UNC and at University of Geor
gia, but 1 like NCCU better
because it is extremely relaxed
as far as academic standards go.
There is sometimes a little ten
sion created by the blacks, but
that was to be expected.” '
Unclassified Student, Greens
boro. “I work at Duke Hospital
as a nurse, but I chose NCCU be
cause it was close to my job, and
I did not like the program at
Duke. I am receiving aid from
my job at Duke.”
Unclassified Student, Penn
sylvania. “I am a licensed
practical nurse at Duke. Duke’s
nursing program isn’t as practical
and realistic as it should be. I’m
here for two years of liberal arts.
In summer school there was only
a little tension from the black
students, but nothing big.”
This has become a controver
sial issue among black students.
Some black students feel that a
constant increase in white en
rollment will eventually lead to a
predominantly white college
with a white president; however,
others feel differently. Here are
a few of the views of black
students on the increase in white
enrollment:
Freshman. “1 think that is the
price the black man has to pay
for integration. Also I believe
that the increase of white stu
dents is depriving black kids of
the right to go here.”
Sophomore. “The black man
is losing his identity as a hlack
because of white influence, and I
Courses Added
In Black Studies
Durham, N. C. - North Caro
lina Central University’s Black
Studies program, in its second
year as an undergraduate ma
jor program, includes several
new courses for 1970 - 71.
The Department of History
continues to offer the largest
number of courses in the pro
gram. Four courses in African
history are included, as are four
courses on the black man in the
United States.
The Art Department contin
ues to offer a three-hour course
on Afro-American Art.
The Department of Dramatic
Art has added a program in
Afro-American Theatre, with
two courses to be offered every
two years. Neither course will be
offered in 1970-71.
In addition to last year’s of
fering of the “The Geography
of Africa”, the department of
geography now offers the
“Geography of Afro-America”.
The Department of Music
continues to offerAfro-America.’'
can Music; Orgins and Develop
ment.”
Offered in the Philosophy
Department is the “Black Power
Argument: A Study in Applied
Logic.”
Two courses have been added
in the Department of Political
Science. They are “Black Poli
tics in America,” and “Revolu
tion and Ideology in the Third
World.” In addition, the depart
ment continues to offer “Civil
Rights; Problems in Administra
tion and Compliance.”
In Sociology, the offering is,
as last year, “The Development
of American Negro Protest Ideo
logies.”
think the increase should stop.”
Senior. “I think it will be a
necessity in order for the college
to continue to receive financial
aid, unless we find some other
means of support.’'
Senior. “1 feel that if we as
blacks can go to white colleges,
then the whites can go here.”