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King Jr., is our individual dedication to the principle for
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which nc siuuu, iiveu, ana preacnea. uunng tne observance of
the late civil rights leader's birth, all people should take time for
self-introspection.
Ask yourself if you believe in good rather than evil, love
rather than hate, peace as opposed to war and opportunity for
equal accomplishment in lieu of prejudice against fellowman.
When is a better time than now to set and strive for the
satisfaction of our personal goals that will benefit humanity.
Envision the dream of world peace and harmony and do your
part to wake up to this as a reality. The sacrifice that Martin
Luther King Jr. made for his beliefs will be equalled by so very
few. However with the small effort and time of those who are
still here, much can be done to achieve his dream.
Each of us should look to his "mountain top" and equip
ourselyes for the climb. If not for Martin, for our children.
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State Legislature
Must Act Quickly
-The North Carolina General Assembly will meet this week to
begin the 1975 session. There is much work to be done, we all
know. This session of the Assembly should not be as
meaningless as some others have been. This session,
undoubtedly, will demand some no-nonsense actions by its
members.
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The legislature will have to act quickly and seriouslv if it
intends to ease some of the economic pangs in this state's
stomach. Rhetoric and meaningless legislation will not do the
state nor its private citizens any good at all. This may mean,
however, that voters take a more active part in making the
legislators feel the pulse of the community.
It is the obligation of every citizen who pays taxes to let his or
her representative know of the problems and desires of his or
her community. It is not against the law to make nor to keep
contact with representatives. They owe not only the state but
you, an honest day's work. But often times it is necessary to
remind some of that obligation.
We know that the legislators feel a sense of urgency. We
cannot afford to dilly-dally too long. We know that strong and
meaningful legislation must come forth and quickly. Several
groups in the state have called for legislation that will ease some
of the problems faced by the people of this state. We hope the
legislators give due regard to those requests.
It is hoped that this delegation and the entire state legislation
will put forth a great effort to ease the burden of this
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Editor-in-chief Ernest H. Pitt
Society editor Linda Murrell
Business editor Charles T. Byrd Jr.
- Publisher... .Ndubtsi Egemonye
. Administrative assistant...Gloria J. Jones
Opinions expressed by columnist in this newspaper do not necessarily
represent the policy of this newspaper.
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Racism, called by some,
"the American disease," has
slackened since its glory days
years ago, but it is still with us
and still represents a major
public health problem.
The infection of racism has
been generally contained over
the past decade but signs of a
resurgence are unsettling.
While many white Americans
may be content to think it is a
thing of the past, the truth is
that racism is still alivp anH
well in 1975.
lt ~$tuck in its sickest form
around New Year's when a
home owned by a respectable,
hard working black family was
dynamited in a previously
all-white neighborhood in
Queens.
It struck in its currently
accepted form when Boston's
School Committee, defying a
contempt of court citation,
refused to submit a desegregation
plan for the city's
troubled schools.
And it struck in its most
hidden form ? the accumulat
ed hurts and pain of a black
lifetime ? when a Chicago
police detective died of a heart
attack, leaving behind a letter
revealing the toll prejudice
and discrimination took.
"Mine is a wasted life, he
wrote, "full of degradation,
muted feelings and not belonging.
This is one hell of a
" world for a black man."
It is instructive that
racism's victims in these
instances - an innocent black
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family, black school children,
and a lone black man all
lived in the North, in cities
that were vocal in their
support for black civil rights in
the South.
Doubtless, instances of
racism could be drawn from
the South, perhaps even more.
But that would only prove that
racism, that peculiarly national
disease, is an. infection
that's spread across the length
and breadth of this land.
The stupid thing about it is
that the victims include hater
and hated, alike. Psychologists
could probably explain
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isms that result in racism, but
the social costs of that
behavior are plain for all to
see.
Boston is a good example of
this. White parents are
tearing up their town, just to
prevent busing that will
integrate the schools. They
can't even claim they want to
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preserve the excellence of
their school system because, if
anything, the schools of
Boston's white ghetto are
even worse than those in
Roxbury.
If nothing else, integration
could break down the
defensive barriers of white
and black school kids alike and
better prepare them for oui
multi-racial world. At best, it
could galvanize white and
black parents to eo after the
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real enemy - the forces that
keep the city's schools inferior
for all.
The anti-busing hysteria
has provided a convenient
cover for overt racism
feelings. In Boston, the fact
are very clear: the all-white
School Committee has persistently
and consciously maintained
a segregated school
system, they have done so in
defiance of the law of their
State and their country, and
they have persisted in this in
the face of court orders to
remedy the situation.
Desegration in Boston has been
made more difficult ?y
the failure to comply with the
law and by failure to prepare
parents and school officials for
the change. Desegragation
has worked elsewhere ? even
in the most segregation-ridden
Deep South towns -- and
there is no reason why mob
rule should prevent it from
working in Boston.
What's needed in Boston
' and in the nation is firm
leadership. That's why I've
urged President Ford to take
the occasion of his State of the *
Union address to speak out
loud and clear againsf racism
and for?athe integrated,
pluralistic open - society that
should be our number one
national goal.