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2A -TW CABOUNA TOMES SATURDAY, SEPT 27, 1960 Durham Sinks to its Lowest Depths TW city of Durham sank to the iowaat depths of degeneracy in its hMocy last Mooday night when it saw its City Council and the Human Relations Committee, appointed by the council, insulted and humiliated by a representative of the Ku Klux Uan, armed with a pistol, while the Mayer of Durham, with members of the police present, sat unmoved as the Klansman proceeded to throw his weight around in a throating and menacing manner. If we write off the insults to the Negro citizens who were present and referred to by the Klanman as "niggers" and "nigras," we cannot write off the fact that Durham's Mayor R. Wensell Grabarek, raised not one finger to halt the insults that the Klansman imposed on the Negro citizens or to have him understand that his threats and in sults would not be tolerated by him or the City Council. Thus Durham witnessed its mayor its first citizen submit or surrender the authority vested in him, by t he people of this city to a member of the Ku Klux Klan. That Councilman J. S. Stewart stood up and walked out of the meet ing. ia not surprising to this news paper. Stewart is no novice as a member of the City Council, nor is Our Leaders and Followers Needless to say that the topic of leadership has been well covered by orators and writers throughout the anaal of history. The very idea of leadership immediately brings to ■dad a position of guidance and counseling and someone being guid ed and counseled. Therefore those answering the call, whether they •ought the title or inherited it, are the recipient of an even more im portant obligation, that of responsi bility. The leader's job is primar ily one of diagnosis to be able to evaluate a situation in terms of its forthcoming consequences on the lives of those being led, and to make the beat decision possible. Although few if any leaders are possessed with the powers of prophesy, they are I Insight ~—= —l , t " , , n «nd Hv# physical wealth because of !„™ n 1 * ou,d * • «en«e of inner nwd Thus they move into > prison of worldly P ° 7 Z rir we,lth whereln are bound Th# I .1, Lf"? tenni 01 tiut must wither The Increase in the ua« of drugs tnd fade would Indicate this. v* th. m » •>>.« - ♦ . . . »«, the man who is free to m 1* Uy »* m * n * h °«»to n ". k " * yef y Mflcul five to life even as he receives Wow who have accumulated of greet physical wealth to share MARION 0. MOSLEY * ft seEOsw ~~=l SftssfrolJ 1 * — — 1 1910$, BANDS OF Wfcfel POPULAR BELIEF 6 THAT WHITE ENTERTAIN* KM OPFKttB WHEN THE ANCIENTS SPOKE ERS CALLING THEM" JtyjUi *J 7 CFUfcIANS ANPITHIOPIANS ?£*£ tj T«EV pip NOT MEAN WHAT BLACKENED THEIR frf / ARE NOW CALLED NE6ROES. // TW6 OLD MAP OF AFRICA NMROK.ANO PROVES THE CONTRARY WEST l\// M iJIM AFRICA IS CALLED U/BIA ANP ONEOF THE ' 1 1M An I SOUTH AFRICA, iTMIOPIA. MOST POPULAR U M U¥k^f r UNTIL ABOUT 1750, THE WERE THE LEW U J JOUTH ATLANTIC WAS CALL" POCKSWER A I K> THE iTHIOPIAN OCEAN. HiHr \mL a novice as an active member of boards of importance on many out standing organizations of the state and nation. That he walked out of the council meeting on last Monday night is conclusive evidence that the session had reached he lowest depths of despair. While a majority of our citizens will doubtless agree with us that as a whole Durham has a com petent City Council, a majority of them will likewise be comepelled to agree wih us that the greatest need of Durham's present City Council is honest and courageous leadership by its mayor. Oh yes, we are going to ask Mayor Grabarek and the police officials who were present at the City Council meeting on last Monday night to tell us what would happen if an armed Negro of a Malcom X or other civil rights organization walked into a meeting of the City Council display ing a revolver on his person? Or to to make it plainer we ask them what action would they take under such circumstances? We ask this question before it is too late for Durham to be confronted with the growing feeling among many of its Negro citizens that if the mayor of Durham is not a member of the Ku Klux Klan he is one of its most ardent supporters or sympathizers. never-the-less expected to judge situations and make decisions and prognoses as well. Perhaps those who 'follow' best are those who have been convinced through many experiences, that their leaders' judgements have met un forseen problems with positive re sults more often than with failures. Leaders today as always, are responsible to their present follow ing and are liable for the results of their thinking to the followers of to morrow. Integrity, like pure character is a matter of conscience but the position of leadership makes mandatory ones own awareness of right and wrong, and above all, the boundless duty of responsibility. Not Without Opposition RWUMZ: / *JUDGEHAYNSWORTHS RECORD Y PROVED CONSERVATIVE ENOUGH & / TO PROTCKE THE OPPOSITION OF 00W GEORGE MEANY PRESIDENT \ OFTHEA.F.L-CJXIANDROY .LUHLY'" \ WIL.KINS,HEAPOF THEN.A.ACS! X - BOTH ORGANIZATIONS SERVED NHNR \ NOTICE THAT THEY MOULD \ OPPOSE HIS SENATE CONHR \ -wFi) HcmiiAH-N.Y.riMrs Ifegj PROFILES •» COURAGE Lou lu Tour W«IW«lr 'People's Politician' The Honorable Shirley Chisholm, Brooklyn's Con gresswoman, is rightfully taking her place in our Ne gro History Journals today not only as the first Black woman to sit in the United States Congress, but afto as, one'who had the course to challenge a long standing congressional precedent of accepting an assignment to just any committee. This brilliant young woman whose political background includes that of a most suc cessful Assemblywoman be fore she was overwhelming ly elected as Congresswo man, challenged her assign ment to the House Agricul ture Committee on the grounds that its operation or work had no direct rele vance to the District she represented Bedford Stuyvesant in 'Brooklyn, New York. Her challenge was heard and her assignment chang ed. CONGRES SWOMAN Chisht'lm is also making it known thut he will vote against every Defense De. partment money bill until America uses its money "for people and peace, not prof its and war." It is evident that Mrs. Chisholm is a Congress woman for tiie people and with the people the repre sents. She is not afraid to take a stand fo r that which she feels is riglht just as she did when she joined a Picket Line with non-pro-* fessional workers of one of Brooklyn's Hospitals after learning the facts concern ing the working situation, and after efforts to nego* tiate with the 'Hospitals had failed. SHE IS A iorjutr tfachcjr who puts hor'eifjcalton and experience to good use. Her knowledge of Spanish ert-, ables her to speak the language fluently with tlie Spanish-speaking people in her District. She is the recipient of many honors, too many to include m this Profile, but a statument made by this articulate Congresswom an at a recent affair when she was presented a pla que, is noteworthy. Con gresswoman Shirley Chis holm said that she did not want to be remembered as the first Black woman in Congress, "but as a shin ing example to youth." AND. SIIE often says of herself, "I have a way of talking that does some thing to people One thing the people in Washington and New York are afraid of in Shirley Chiaholm is her mouth." However, we would say that those who axe work, ing for wihat is right for the people are not afraid, because the Shirley Ohis holm we know works and speaks out for that which is right for the people, Congresswoman Cihl s holm's rise from Club house worker to Reprqwo tative in the United States Congress has been meteo ric. Throrugih community service.,, cjvi? contribution and outstanding work as (Brooklyn's legislator' In Albany, she reached s po sition of indisputable na tional prominence. IN HER WORDS. "I don't want to be known a s a Negro Legislator, I am an American Legisla tor ... I am the people's politician." Although from birth she has been keenly aware of the growing problems of the ghettos, she knows, and works to alleviate the problems of all sections of all cities, the problems of all Amer icans. " : ;\":'r'^H -'» '••*'' -- A RET SHIRLEY CHISHOLU Hhe People's Choice She wag born in bh« •J Bedford - Stuvvesant sec i tion of Brooklyn, a ghetto as well-known a s Harlem, and she brings to her ; country's legislative branch a background of tested leadership expe rience, and she has al ways been at home on pub lic platform.-- She, as well as we can be proud that she is the first Nogro woman elected to Con gress. BRiAVO! AFTKR gradual ion from •tiirls High School* in Brooklyn, she went on to CbfCarcSifta©awo p, ~ "r 'ntfny Published every Saturday at Durnam, N. C. by United Publishers, Inc. L. E. AUSTIN, Publisher J. ELWOOD CARTER Advertising Manager Second Class Postage Paid at Durham, N. C. 27708 SUBSCRIPTION RATES ♦5.00 per year plus (16c tax in N. C.) anywhere in the U.S., and Canada and to servicemen Overseas; Foreign, $7.50 per year, Single copy 20c. PfcmciFAi. OFFICE LOCATED AT 436 E. Prrncnv STBEET, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA 27702 obtain a BJA. degree, cum lAude, from Brooklyn Col lege She was later named that College's Alumna of the year. She earned both an M. A. degree In Educa tion and a diploma In Ad ministration and Super vision in the field of Edu cation at Columbia Uni versity. One hundred and seven years ago (IM2) oi#Monday of thia week Abraham Lin coln gave notice to the South that he would emancipate the alaves on Jan. 3, IMS if the rebel atatea had not returned to the Union by that time. ! > The South did then like It la doing now. It preferred the Civil War, and it has not joined the Union properly until today. Other eventa of historical interest this week are as follows: SEPTEMBER IS Dr. Mary Church Terrell (1863- 1964), foremost crusader for human rights, first president and one of the founders of the National Association of Colored Women, born. SEPTEMBER 24 Jupiter Hammon published his ad dress to Negroes of New York in 1786, SEPTEMBER t5 The Union Church of Africans was organized and incorpo rated in 1812. SEPTEMBER t6 The Chicago Defender published its paper "Our Pledge of Allegiance" in 1942. SEPTEMBER 27 Heroic action o f Corporal Clarence R Van Alen near Bussy Farm in World War I, 1918, was awarded the Croix de Guerre, the Distinguished Service Cross and the Med aille Militaire. SEPTEMBER U David Walker (1785-1830), author of the "Appeal" against slav ery, born. Richard B. Harrison (1804- 1935), dramatic reader and teacher, who became famous for his role of "De Lawd" in Green Pastures," born. Temple Offering Black Studies PHILADELPHIA Tempi® University has established a graduate course in Black His tory. This is looked upon as a first step towara an Afro- American or Afro-Asian Insti tute. Some 30-odd student# have registered for it—about half of them black and half mala. The course is under tha di rection of Dr. L. D. Reddick, a well-known black scholar,' educated at Fisk and the Uni versity of Chicago-. lawyer's . THAT has become knowjn as the "lawyer's revolt" all- W Department yd QEO ffg J**- «•"»' *"T: r ?',„ !0 . V he"c'vl ' R T,Vu D«J.n ». .»« Juitic* tool! to fight lor their rights. "The "lawyer's revolt" has temporarily since their demands were met and assurances given. But its mean lDg iTshowTthe fears-even within the government itself that the NTXOIJ Administration i| going too tar In placating tacki2s..r. Sd the. who would like t. «'»« rights achievements of recent years fade away. Mending Political Fences The Administration ha« been ,0 carefJl to keep its political fences mended in the South —through relaxation of gchool desegregation guidelines and appointments:like that of Judge Haynsworth to the Supreme Court—that it s lost the confidence of it s own skilled professionals. Such a public demonstration of concern by government employees is unprecedented. These men depend on their federal salaries to pay the rent. Their careers and futures are dependent upon the opinions of their supervisors. They risked being fired, or at the least, closing the door on any hopes of promotion and advancement. The fact that they so willingly laid their careers on the line indicates the seriousness of the threat to civil rights. But it also indicates something else—something that has great significance for ojr country. It indicates the emergence of a new breed of profes sional man. He's someone who places his value to society above narrow monetary or career interests. He's no longer the cautious, careful bureaucrat who is afraid to make waves. He is not willing to compromise human rights for petty personal concerns. The "lawyer's revolt" showed how strong the new breed is in that profession. Some of the brightest law school {[raduates are spurning fancy offers from Wall Street firms n order to work on civil rights for the government or to practice advocacy law for groups representing the poor. Young People Demand Action ©ut It's evident in other professions too. Meetings of sociologists, psychologists, and political scientists in recent weeks have been challenged to prove their relevance by bright young people now swelling the ranks of those pro fessions. Annual meetings that used to be dull affairs mainly devoted to awapplng Job offers are now full of controversy. Academics are climbing down from their ivory towers and hfrnrping involved In society's problems as never before. "The crisis of our times," said a political scientist at one such meeting, "spares no group, not even the social sciences. . , . It Is no longer practical or morally tolerable to stand on the political sidelines when our expertise alerts us to disaster." Many of theee professional groups helped build the racism that permeates our society. They've either ignored th« problems of the blackmasses, or spent their tslents in riiowlnf other Institutions how' to suppress them. Now the wheel 1« turning, and the new breed of young prnfeeslnnals are forcing universities, corporations and other Important elements in our society to becom e relevant to the real problems facing all of us. The success of their efforts could determine how quickly America frees itself from the bondage of racism and division. Supporting One Point The average layman should not attempt to develop more than one point his first two years of public speaking. The first thing to do is to decide upon the point you want to explain or prove. Condense your Ideas to a single sentence to be sure you have only one point. For instance, A good truck driver must keep relaxed. Support your main point With: 1. Explanation Do's And Don'ts Learn, Brother, Learn! To Be EQUAL WHITNEY M. YOUNG YES, WE ALL TALK ly Marcus H. Boulware, Ph.D. I. Comparison or ana logy 3. Illustration (detailed example or story) 5. Statistics 6. Testimony 7. Restatement (means saying it in more familiar terms for the audience). READERS: For my booklet of Af r o-Slang, send one dollar and a long, self-addressed envelope to M, H. Boulware, Florida A & M University, Box 310-A, Tallahassee, FJa. 32307.
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