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2A JfHK CAROLINA TUCKS SATURDAY, JAN. 8, 1972 EDITORIALS Die Emancipation Proclamation (JANUARY 1, 1963)* Whereas, on the twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and aixty-two, a Proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing among other things the following, to wit: "That on the First Day January, in the Year of our Lord One Thous and Eight Hundred and Sixty-three, all persons held as Slaves within any State, or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall there be in rebellion against the United States, ■hall be then thenceforth and FOR EVER FREE and the Executive Gov ernment of the United States, includ ing the Military and Naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any ef fort they may make for their actual freedom. " That the Executive will, on the first day of January aforesaid, by Proclamation, designate the States and parts of States, if any, in which the people therein respectively shall than be in Rebellion against the Unit ad States and the fact that any State, or the people thereof, shall on that day be in good faith represent ed in the Congress of the United States by Members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such State ■h*n have participated, shall, in the absence of strong countervailing testimony, be deemed conclusve evi dence that such State and the people thereof are not then in Rebellion against the United States." Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lin coln, President of the United States, by virtue of the power vested in me as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and Govern ment of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said Rebelßon, do, on thps first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and in ac cordance with my purpose so to do, publicly proclaim for the full period of one hundred days from the Crime C rE AMERICAN prison system is badly in need of overhauling and modernizing. The punitive concept was wrong from.the start, the idea has lasted so long that our prisons have become little more in tome cases than crime breeders. Some criminologists will agree that educating some criminals will amount to punishment enough. At any rate, we must hurry with our prison reform. CHIET JUSTICE WARREN B. BURGER called attention to work in this field in his speech to 350 judges, lawyers, prison offi cials and members of Congress at the National Conference on Correc tions in Williamsburg, Va., in De cember. The chief justice wants an inmate _ Philadelphia Tribune to "learn his way out of prison'' by m C^AFT jj&mg A QUADROON, SHE HELPED HER HUSBAND, WILLIA EBCAPE FROM SLAVERY IN BISM MACON ' FLA BY POSINO AS A MAW C HIS MASTER) SO MUCH TROUBLE FOLLOWED, THEY HAD TO RUN AWAY TO ENBLANO/ date of the first above mentioned order, and designate, as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following to Wit: Arkan sas, Texas, Louisiana except the Parishes of St. Bernard, Palque mines, Jefferson, St. John, Saint Charles St. James, Ascension, As sumption, Terre Bonne, LaFourch, St. Mary, St. Martin and Orleans, in cluding the City of New Orleans— Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Geor gia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, except the forty-eight counties designed as West Virginia and also the counties of Berkely, Ac comac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, inctading the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth and which excepted are, for the present, left precisely as if proclamation were not issued. And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that ALL PERSONS HELD AS SLAVES within said designated States and parts of States are, and HENCEFORWARD SHALL BE FREE! and that the Executive Government of the United States, in cluding the Miltary and Naval Au thorities thereof will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons. And 1 hereby enjoin upon the peo ple so declared to be free, to abstafin from all violence, unless in necessary self defense; and I recommend to them that in all cases, when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages. And I further declare and make Unown, that such persons, of suitable condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States, to garrison forts, positions, stations and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. And, upon this, sincerely believed to be an act of justice warranted by the Constitution, upon military ne cessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gra cious favor of Almighty God. . . •The New York Tribune, January 2, 1883, 4:5-6. 'James D. Richardson, Messages and 1 Papers of the Presidents, Vol. VI (Bu reau of National Literature and Art, 1904), pp. 96-08. preparing himself for a skilled job. In most cases now all the prisoner has to do when he is permitted to leave the prison is to have a job waiting for him. Too often the job isn't satisfactory or permanent. As a result the prisoner becomes a re peater. MR. BURGER called for attention to "the urgent, acute, the immediate problems" connected with prison life which lead to discontent and caused inmates to revolt at the At tica State Prison in New York and San Quentin in California. Im provements must be made in living conditions, prison staff, classifica tion of prisoners and the education and work programs. UPHOLDING THE CONSTITUTION " THE SUPREME COURT AFFIRMED A DECISION TAX-EXEMPT STATUS WHITE SCHOOLS SET UP TO AVOID PUBLIC SCHOOL DESEGRE N.Y. TIMES *^v»w\= -Grant (Continued from front page) grant was awarded to Mrs. Mc- Donald to experiment with and evaluate the effectiveness of Black learning materials which she has developed in early childhood centers apd elementary schools In various states. The grant marks the first substantial assistance Mrs. Mc- Donald has received In the near two year existence of the local Black early education venture. Despite financial hardships, however, the Center has re mained functional and dedicat ed to its Innovative concepts and approaches to educating Black pre-schoolers. The Center employs a cur riculum designed to develop in the child a positive self-image, and to give an outlook of love and respect for Black people. Fundamentals of learning are taught with emphasis on how to reason and think. Mrs. McDonald has created her own materials such as: Black Alphabets, mathcards, phonic cards, history bingo, pre-meal ritual chart, and others-all using Black charac ters, and emphasizing some aspect of Black existence. Illustrations are done by Black artist Willie Nash. "The materials used to teach reading is as important as teaching a child how to read," Mrs. McDonald stated. And, of course, she is quali fied to know. She is a graduate of Wisconsin State University. She is a qualified elementary reacher, with lifetime certifi cates in Minnesota and New Jersey. She has taught pre school, grades 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6. In the Princeton School sys tem, she was a reading specia list. Mrs. McDonald is a former faculty member of Wisconsin State University, Douglass College (N.J.), Newark State College (N.J.), and New York University. She was a research assistant in the Education Im provement Program at Duke University. As assistant director of Middlesex County Early Child hood Development Program (N.J.), she was in charge of 120 staff, and 12 centers with more than 700 children. Her consultant duties in cludes universities and institu tions throughout the country including Rutgers University (Washington, D. C.). Mrs. McDonald moved to Durham in 1970 when her hus || band of 15 years, Kwame Mc 'Donald became employed by the Foundation For Commu nity Development. According to her husband, / "when we got here, there was * no doubt in her mind aa to what she would be doing. I f have always felt that the talent, training and dedication which she possesses should be the exclusive property of the Black Community." McDonald also detailed a picture of dedication encom passing around the clock work ing hours. _ "People don't think she is O% YOUR JS MIND ARE YOU PURSUING THE LAWS OF ■MB RIGHT THINKING? i |pf ii. —i*■ ■■% MLUAM ■■■ im nif 9 Just about everyone I've talked with tow IIWII to have enjoyed the holiday season. Most of them h*w returned to their daily oc cupations. Some dread to go back, while others «% glad. I hope this year will faring you much happiness and Joy as you try to live up the IMP of right thinking and tot nobody make you change your path during lfH During the part holiday season, a few people asked me about folks that live it up by overindulging to slooholir beverages or using soma type of drags that give you that dont care what happens fast ing. They said, shies I'm a columnist; they want to know is there anything wrong with living for today aad the hack »an * - - - —■ mm tomorrow. I told WH". thwo is plenty wrong when a person Is ip tog nothing worthwhito; go ing nowhere, and (Making vaccuous thoughts. Urn trag edy to that such a person has lost til perspective, and, to existing in the world of illu sion. People like that are the best hostess. She seldom takes time to entertain or socialize. It's always been work, and mom work, for the children," be said. Mis. McDonald msntioned two life long ambitions: "I always wanted to be a teacher and a writer/journalist." Through the Center, both ambitions of Mrs. McDonald are fulfilled. In addition to directing operations of the cen ter, she has written seven! "Black Pre-school Curriculum Guides." Guides along with other teaching materials developed by Mrs. McDonald haw been distributed to universities and childhood development pro grams nationally. "Requests for our materiab were heavy, so we decided to set up a materials center," Mrs. McDonald said. Since the establishment of the materials center," there has been a con stant effort to keep up with the demand for new orders. Mrs. McDonald, though writing materials and directing operations, still reserves time to teach. She generally con centrates on the five-year olds. "1 teach this age group my self because it's our last chance to teach them to read and to be on a high level when they start school," she said. Accord ing to her, many of the four year-olds are currently reading on first grade levels. Other taachtos with the enter are part of a staff of five being paid by New Careers Porgrams and Operations Breakthrough. They am: teachers Retells Jones, Hazel Mikell, Cbudette Wynn, and Naomi Ashford, nutritionist. I dangerous to be in the mklst of, aad are living dsngarous ly If the iwward of pleasure Is Involved. Therefore, Ifs nothing good in store for an individual to that stags, be cause his future is obliterat ed If he doesnt chsnge I advise anyone, whether they agree or net, that life demands that you make de cisions about something ev eryday; the best thing is to peteevere to the laws of right thinking. As X —Hon ad in my column last week about resolutions, once you have set good mental tow to your mind end havn capital ised on your past yatstokes, the punishment, end the price you have to pay, you can etaninete vacuous thoughts and live up to the good things that you have pictured in your mind. And remember, your life is yours to make of it what you will; and do not allow any person or fort* of circumstances to keep you from doing the good things in like that will benefit you. Vera Walthour serves as ad ministrative assistant, and Jaye Alston ia the Art Is and Science | teacher. Parent coordinators are Brenda Bun pass, Delores Melvin and Ralph Williams. The future of the Center seems bright for Mrs. Mc- Donald. She has been especial ly ecnouraged by the response of parent and community Blacks have assisted such as Father £. N. Porter of Saint Titus Episcopal Church to the Center. "They seem to really ap preciate the concepts and ef forts we sre making to benefit our children," Mrs. McDonald said. She has been disheartened at the "less than enthusiast response" of local black fund ing sources. Except, according to her, "it was the watchful eye of a Mack officer of the Whitney Foundation that saw the need for ths grant." Site mentioned, however, being much disappointed at: other members of the Black Community. "There were a few 'to-called' community leaders who placed self-concern above an interest for the children. We faced bickering and in-fighting among some who had pledged themselves in service to the community aad our Black youth." Obviously, Mrs. McDonald the mother of six-year-old Mitch, bar only ton, has been able to absolve the rough going. In liar quiet but strong steadfast dedication, she has been able to maintain the morning chants of usefulness. She has not drawn a pay-' check since leaving the New Jersey school system. She Is TAKW6 A JHHB CLOSER LOOKSH^H i By JOHN MYERS ■ Outside the big names of Bill Cosby, Roberta Flack, Diana Ross, Woody Strode, and many others what is going on in the cultural and enter tainment world of the blacks? Many things, Ronald Fair is into writing and is estimated by some critics to be one of the two best black writers in America. On a much smaller scale, colleges and universities around the country are getting into drama, art, and music. NCCU in Durham is putting on "They Call Her Moses." Black people all over the country are growing more and more interested in the cultural aspects of life as opposed to sheer money interest. This is the way td • freedom. This country more than any other in the world re cognizes success. Over night success is a term that has been misused for years. There Is no such thing. An overnight suc cess is someone who is sudden ly realized for his talents after years of seemingly fruitless work without reward. The peo ple in our institutions of learn ing know the road to success. They are dedicated to the years of rebuttals and rejections. They are willing to work for next-to-nothing in the ever present dream of breaking through the deft ears of the critics Into acceptance. "Soul" and "Black Jour nal" on WUNCSTV is two more examples of blacks coming Into their own. Two examples of people with dedi cation, drive, and an almost unbelievable faith in them selves and their people. Blacks are no longer con tent to push crates, drive trucks, and mop floors. They have been suppressing their creative talents in the public eye for centuries and the time is upon us wheh they are Re fusing any longer to take a back seat on any bus. I wonder what took them so long to say "no." Our country is screaming "education is the key." I'll relieved, however, that the aid to the Center has been re ceived. And the Pan-African Early Education Center can continue to be a reality in the city of Durham. THAT TELLS YOU SOMEBODY MIGKT BE LOOKING/ c-o/vr'4rm,*jrr+c. •* "•* I Cto i L. K. AUSTIN 5 Editor-Publisher, 1827-1871 Published every Saturday at Durham, N. C. by United Publish era, Inc. MRS VIVIAN AUSTIN EDMONDS. Publisher I BBS. I.ODIUS M. AUSTIN. Assistant to the Publisher S3 . gSJpLARENCE BONNITTX Business Mmumt TO gg? BLWOOD CARTER Ad,*r«rtn« 1 Second Cliu Postage Paid at Durham. N. C. 27TM I . SUBSCRIPTION RATES §M BBS United States and Canada t Year |6 00 w3 fflUnlted States and Canada 3 Y eaw 111.00 " B rowl ' n Countries x Year »7.#0 , |R Single Copy 30 Centa H Princinal Office Located at 43fl East Pettigrew Street, • K : X K„ Pwham. Worth Carolina 37703 - admit education is more valu able than ever before, but it is by no means everything. Edu cation enhances a particular talent, it does not create it. • There are black people in Dur ham with talent. They can be found on corners and in alleys, as well as in the universities of our area. Why are they not expressing it? Why are they quiet when the time has come to stand up and shout "let me show you what I can do." Money? Is it the total lack of money that prevents these ar tists, dancers, and writers to come forward with their talents and add an entirely new realm to our cultural world? I don't think so. I think some of them are under the impression tiiat they have been down so long that down is where they belong. If this be the case, even God may not be able to help them. There are three simple ques tions you can ask yourself to discover ifs you are doing what you were possibly created to do. One is to ask yourself if you are happy in what you are doing. Two is to ask your self what you have the ability to do and what is it that you enjoy doing the mqst. And the third is to ask, do you have the courage to go hungry in the pursuit of creation. If your answers do not corres pond to what you are doing, then stop. Begin to form your life around your natural ta lents. Don't be afraid to change your life of semi-secu rity for one of enrichment. I am stating that 20 years of near-starvation in something that fills your head with ac complishments is better and more successful than a surbur ban home bought with the salary of some tobacco factory. This colupin is not solely for blacks: WhiterW" 1 same, perhaps even rrore so because they have been used to the "good life" whether they enjoyed it or not. They have never been totally down to have a brief taste of enjoy ment come from a regular paycheck. But what is security getting you? What is security in the midst of boredom, frustration, and aimlessness? It can be your doom.
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