2A TIE CAROLINA THUS BAT, DEC. 14, 1974
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RACE A KEY FACTOR
111 VETERINARY SCHOOL DECISION
, , POLICE BRUTALITY
! FRUSTRATIONS
An
next
official decision will be made
Wednesday - concerning the
location of the new state veterinary
school and from all indications, the
Board of Governors of the University
of North Carolina will award the
school to North Carolina State
University in Raleigh instead of A&T
State University in Greensboro.
Based on a rating system devised
by two Ohio State University
professors, a planning committee of
the board has already recommended
the awarding of the school to State,
and just last week voted a second time
in- NCSlTs favor. The planning
committe also recommended a study
to determine the possibility of
developing a
facility" at A&T.
"complementary
It is not known at this time what
form the "complementary facility"
would take, but we support the
lukewarm . response to jt by A&T
Chancellor Lewis Dowdy. It is
unfortunate, but from all indications
race will be an important factor in the
board's ultimate decision, and the key
question - as we have stated previously
- is whether the state of North
Carolina will diversify they strength of
the university system's professional
schools and at the same' time, upgrade
the quality of tlx; professional schools
at the system's traditionally black
campuses.
Everything else then, becomes
secondary, the . HKW regulations
concerning the racial impact on the
respective campuses, the preparedness
of the two universities regarding the
implementation of the new program,
the room for possible expansion at the
two campuses, or even the location of
most of the state's veterinarians. Hven
the nutter of the quality of the new
program is secondary for in a real
sense - and simply put - North
Carolina will have a quality veterinary
school at A&T OR N.C. State if it
wants to have one. It makes no
difference where it is located.
No, the issue comes down to a
matter of black and white and as a'
result the final, decision of the Board
of Governors is anxiously awaited.
For in the final analysis, the Board's
decision will not only affect the
future of veterinary medicine in the
state, but will also reflect, to a large
extent, the official state of North
Carolina view towards the importance,
relevence and quite possibly, the
future of the state's traditionally
black state-supported institutions of
higher learning.
The selection of A&T for the new
vet school would indicate for a long
time to come that the traditionally
black university has a key role in the
future of North Carolina higher
education.
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By GLORIA E.A TOOTE
This past summer the U.S. Comrission
on Civil Rights released a report titled
"Equal Opportunity in Suburbia" that
deserves a lot more attention than it's
received.
The report is a damning indictment of the
growing polarization that locks more and
irore blacks into city ghettos while more
The Grand Illusion of Separatism Full 01 Contradiction
' ' Black Americans perceive the debate over
. whether we are in a depression as an
irrelevant exercise in avoiding harsh realities.
Depression is a harsh and relentless fact of
ypein tne ghetto, and its cold tentacles have
jjiegun to ensnare working people and the
middle class, having disposed of the most
lmproverished.
"v For many, the abrupt and unprecedented
turn of events has encouraged a sense of
, hopelessness, a feeling that things are going
to get much much worse before they get
better if indeed the do get better. I do not
subscribe to the alarm and defeatism so
'often encountered today. I am convinced
By BAYARD RUSTIN
that America has the resources and creativity
necessary to overcome current problems.
The prophets of defeat and gloom, will
no doubt be proven accurate If the level of
national leadership does not rise above its
pref-nt mediocrity and timidity. "And 'white5
the Black community certainly did not
create the problems we are mired in, it has a
natural and fundamental leadership role to
play in helping to determine how the nation
is to face enormous consequences of
economic deterioration, and to help
formulate an aggressive, thoroughgoing
agenda of change.
Blach IEmpmvermmt
By Dr. Nathaniel Wriffa, Jr.
HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST
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"BLACK GENOCIDE
This agenda; it should be stressed, would
require a considerable break from the
thinking of the ' past. It would be more
far-reaching than the Great Society which,
tdi all the ''gooSi' it accomplished, was a, far
tod limited reponsie1 to pervasive class and -
racial injustices. More to the, point, it would
not be a recognizably black program, but
would instead embrace all those who need
social change or the protection of
government against the consequences of a
mismanaged economy.'
This last point is crucial for both moral
and strategic reasons. It is a vital moral point
simply because depression is color-blind, its
full force, if it comes, will be felt by white
and black worxer alike. And from the point
of view tactics devised solely for black people
(with the obvious exception of civil rights
laws) have without exception fai'sd to
accomplish anything but the raising of false
illusions.
How meaningful in retrospect, was the
propostion to build a black financed and
black financed and black managed ghetto
economy structure? Those Who pinned their
hopes on the strategy of black capitalism uot
only deceived themselves, but diverted the
energies and ideas of ; the civil rights
movement to a stone wall of confusion and
failure.
What of the notion, implicit in much of
One of the potentially explosive social issues dur- While large numbers of white laborers would also
ing the decade of the I970's will be the issue of 1- be nonproductive, the brunt of the population
kged black genocide or the severe and repressive limitation efforts would logically tend to be con
imitation of black numbers. centra ted upon the overwhelmingly "worthless" or
Whether the alleged black genocide it planned or nonproductive blacks,
unplanned is not the essential question. Thoughtful Even now, efforts are being made to couple family
and responsible citizens, rather, will concern them- size limitations with public welfare assistance,
kelves primarily with such questions as to whether Controversy was created in New Jersey, New
the genocide charges are real and, it so, what can be York,' Ohio, and in several southern and western
JsT" a a tuta m" thU practice eve?1 & j i 'black studies movement, that education
Charges of black genoade were made in one of the present government programs through the Office of .nllM ,, t. ',,. ,.ui
key resolution, of the 1967 National Conference on Economic Opportunitf and the Department oiM'V "i Z t0:.a? . ,
Black Power. These charges were re-stated by the Health, Education, and Welfare practically gwari jMy.. than yelping students,
Black Panthers. antee the continuance of the practice of coupling j prepare for the real world?, Today black
Most recently, however, no less a distinguished birth control of family size limitation with the pub-j studies courses are largely 'ignored by black
enurenman man jratnc uardinal O Boyle, the Ko- lie welfare or family relict endeavors,
man Catholic Archbishop of Washington, D.C., has
joined his voice with those who are warning that sys- Indeed, in 1968 over one-half of the public and
tematk efforts are presently underway for the lim- private ager :y efforts at birth Control and family
station particularly of the black population in size limitation were directed at the black poor. The
America. poor whites were discriminated against in the efforts
The prime targets of the charges of black genocide at bestowing such a blessing as family size limitation
have been government and nrivate nrrnrie ron- nnn ilunmli in nnr land.
Values in any society change gradually. When we 01 even nas cieariyreveajBO its weakness,
spend, as In New York City in 1970, more money for contradicting j(s total inability to achieve
relief than for public education, it shows that our for black people even ithe ;most minimal
society does not value in a primary way the devel- nmoreia r.
( Some advocates of a cleaner and more agreeable opment of human potential,
environment have been talking about the creation - Our basic purpose with all human life must be to What separatism has accomplished is to
also of an ideal kind of population to live in an ideal encourage in every way the capacity for every life tc supply , to forces of reaction with a
environment. An ideal DODulation. accocdinir to the tin iru1f and tnrnntrihiitr tn thr rnmmnn vnnd. ' . ...
1 . r r . 7" i. o lUBLiiinaLion inr ovorv onfhair mmnr
When we use relief, employment discrimination, ' .. . .' , '
,poor schools and a hypocritical nod at the drug ad P8m dismantlement, for the attacks on
diction problem to force a major portion of one spe choo Integration, in other words, for every
cific group out of the class of "productiv signaj of retreat trumpeted during the past
citizenry," we are encouraging genocide. . tixyears. ' " '
Whether we believe that genocide is being con u .
; 1 1 j . . i. 1. . .1 j l ' 11 was not so
H.1UU91J puinucu akjaiuM uiv vpic vf utn, uic in'
cerned with birth control, family planning and
with national and world population control. Added
jto the targets most recently have been the so-called
environmentalists.
prevalent American conception of what is ideal,
would certainly not include basically black people.
Our schools, by their failure to prepare black
youth for work, are also seen to be stockpiling for
genocide of black people.
The fear of possibly widespread and unstated sym
pathy for the limitation of black numbers is held by
students, precisely becaussj ,4hey recognize
: how useless and empty of content they are.
What of the whole separatist movement,
, with its emphasis on trying to forge uniquely
"black" answers to any. and every social,
political and economic prblm? The march
long ago, in the 1960's,
a umber of people who have been reflecting upon controvertible fact is that increasing numbers of when the basic goals of black people defined
the social, as well as economic effects of automation,
With growing automation, and the consequent di
minishing need for manual labor, large numbers of
our population as a whole will be forced out of the
labor market. By 1980, as many as 60 of our black
people may be considered Idle if things continue on
their present course.
With our American Protestant "ethic of work",
this situation may mean a catastrophe for black peo
ple. In our society, on the basis of inherited religious
principles, a man's worth is determined by his pro
ductive work. If a man does not engage in pro
luctive work, he b considered worthless. An efficiency-minded
economy would always tend to
iliminate that which is dysfunctional or non
blacks are being forced to live in a pregenocidal con national agenda or change. While this
dition. agenda was built around the specific and
People who are sustained by the public's uses anc unique heeds of minorities,. It was relevant to
who do not contribute to the common good are o. ,jj those who been excluded from a
TVZfTT ot the 8d things 0Ur society has
limited or controlled in our society. With our pres. m . , , . , iL . . !
ent practice of not guaranteeing some typS oi PtJ. Today, of course, the destiny of
worthy productivity for all of dur citizens, we arc much more intertwined with the
simply creating unconsciously the pre-condition! future of American society.
mtfall recognU the symptom, which point hed whf th
to the possibiUty of black genocide and then we 5 te widespread decline. Our
must work openly and honestly to eliminate the needs will only be served by a rapid and
causes of this p'.w.itially tragic condition among dramatic transformation of ; society which
us. ; results in a new and better social order that
v , meets the needs of all who are In need.
and more whites flock to suburbs from
which blacks and other minorities are largely
excluded.
"The exodus of affluent whites from the
cities has continued unabated," the report
states, "along with the large-scale movement
of jobs and wealth. The new suburbs have
enjoyed an era of unparalleled prosperity, '
while the central cities have strained to
answer growing demands for services for the
urban poor and, ironically, suburban
commuters."
The population shift is easily seen. From
1960 to 1970 the white population of large
central cities decline by 1.9 million people,
while their black population Increased by
2.8 million. As the central cities became
blacker, the suburbs , absorbed greater
numbers of white families.
A population shift of this size doesn't just
happen. There atetwo ,basi reaaowhy
blacks did not join the movement to the
suburbs- past and present racial
discrimination in housing, and the suburbs'
intentional lack of housing opportunities for
lower income families. Even this last reason
has racial connotations . proportionately,
twice as many' poor blacks as poor whites
live in central cities..
This situation affects blacks negatively in
many ways. First, there is the denial of equal
opportunity to live where a family wants to
live.
It also means lost job opportunties. Most
cities are experiencing a ' loss in jobs,,
especially blue-collar jobs most likely to be
held by minorities. Not Only are old
factories moving out ofthe city into the
suburbs, but new industries are also locating
there. ... 1 -'
This means, for most black workers, an
impossibly long and costly commute or the
necessity to buy cars or join undependable '
car pools. Many businesses pull out of the '
city without any attempt to insure that the
suburbs they move to will allow housing for
their workers. - ,
Federal and state fair housing laws have
proven Ineffective. They are not enforced
and beyond making a few cosmetic changes,
most real estate brokers continue to foster a
dual market for housing, shunting blacks
into all-black or "changing" neighborhoods.
Many banks and mortgage lenders "red-line"
such areas too, refusing mortgage money for
houses there.
Suburban governments erect barricades
behind which few blacks are allowed. Their
zoning laws make it impossible to build on
smaller lots or to build apartment housing.
Often the Coimisslon found, existing black
neighborhoods were demolished by roads
and other government sponsored projects.
And most have refused to allow their
communities to participate In public housing
or rent supplement housing. The report
documents too, the extent to which the
federal government has encouraged this
trend, starting with official backing for
racially restricted neighborhoods and
continuing to the present passive role in
enforcing anti-discrimination laws and
desegregating the suburbs.
In fact, the government has been on of
the worst offenders in relocating important
functions from the central city to suburbs
lacking accommodations for' minority and
less well paid employees.
The Comrission recommends In addition
to strict enforcement of the laws, creation of
metropolitan-wide housing and community
development agencies In each state to
guarantee housing opportunities for all,
regardless of race or Income.
That to something the federal government
ought to take to heart. The vicious cycle of
housing discrimination and denial of equal
housing opportunities has to be broken
before the country is permanently locked
into rigid class and racial segregation, ; h
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DUcrimmatory housing practices are, by law, illegal. Strict
enforcement of. the law is mandatory. The tools for assuring
compliance are guidelines, regulations, governmental monitoring,
investigation, and litigation.
It is also the policy of my Office of Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity, however, to provide technical assistance wherever
possible to assure compliance with the law. :
'' President Ford's commitment to open housing was clearly
enunciated in his signing of the landmark Housing and
Comrunity Developnent Act of 1974. "In particular. the
Preslderit emphasized, "we will carefully monitor the use of funds
to assure that recipients fully comply with Civil Rights Uw
prohibiting discrimination."
This new Housing and Community Development Law Is
significant to total America, as It provides for the development of
viable urban communities that can assure decent housing, and a
suitable living environment for the poor, and that will expand
economic opportunities for persons of low and moderate
income. It offers hope for the eventual elimination of slums and
the conservation and expansion of housing with increased public
services.
The commitment of this law to remedy the needs of the poor,
is evidenced with the provisions of the allocation of funds on a
formula based on population, housing overcrowding and poverty
which is counted twice. Also the expansion of the experimental
housing allowance program and direct cash assistance for low
income housing in private accommodations may provide greater
access to open housing for minorities.
. Of critical concern to the Office of Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity, is the freedom of choice and availability of housing
unfettered with discrimination for minorities and the poor.
The Drioritv in oroeram application for developers who offer
20 per cent or less of their units for assisted families will do much
to ease the impaction or the poor witnin a given geuu'"!'""
to preclude the design of instant ghettos, and to assure the receipt
of like services for all citizens.
There Is also the 'promise of better selection of sites for the
v housing of the poor with the involvement of both the private
. developer and the local housing authority .
Section 8 of the new Housing law provides for the leased
housing of units already in existence and available for occupancy.
However, some existing housing will have to be substanially
rehabilitated for program use. It is the Department's hope that
housing to be built in the future will also be available. The major
application of this new program will be multi-family structures.
But whatever the size or the style of the housing, the new Law
provides that HUD can enter into a contract with its owner or
owner-to-be provided that the owner is willing to rent to
lower-income persons without discrimination, , and the
Department will guarantee a rent subsidy for the occupants of
low Income.
Priority in the allocation of Section 8 housing guarantees will
be provided where leasing of subsidized units, involve not, more
2G,.per i.ceM,,., the , development
apartments. The Intent of this provision Ts to encourage an
economic mix among residents and, avoide concentration and
impaction of minorities and the poor.
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