THE MIAMI TIMES—“The Peoples* Newspaper”
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Along Freedom’s Road
NEWS OF THE NAACP
By RUTH PERRY
Another major step toward in
tegration was taken on Friday,
Oct | 12, when a federal court suit
against segregation on buses was
filed by Atty. G. E, Graves, Jr. It
was specified that this is a class
action, intended to benefit all Ne
gro bus passengers. Perhaps most
important of all, the suit would
have state and city segregation
laws declared unconstitutional.
This action, along with the school
desegregation suit filed some
months ago should prove that Ne
groes ill this area are certainly
not satisfied with the old status
quo, and are determined to fight
for first class citizenship by wip
ing out all vestiges of Jim Crow.
Those of us who were fortunate
enough to hear Miss Irene Os
borne speck before members of
the Dade County Council on Com
munity Relations last week had a
rare experience. We listened to
facts about desegregation from all
the Southern states, but they were
facts given in such a manner that
they seemed almost inspired. A
Quaker leader and expert on ra
cial iproblems, Miss Osborne is in
the Miami area for a few weeks,
speaking before groups, conferr
ing with local leaders and study
ing Dade’s White-Negro relations.
I have known for many years
the work of the American Friends
Service Committee, of which Miss
Osborne is a staff member. If any
organization can be truly called
one working for all mankind, this
is it it. It carries on its work
throughout the whole world. In
time of war, or any emergency,
whether in the United States,
Europe or Korea, human beings
are helped, no matter the race col
or or faith. The Committee’s work
in rehabilitation after war, their
feeding of the hungry, their giv
ing of medical .aid to the needy,
foll&ws truly almost word for
word the Biblical text.' This is
one of the organizations that is
showing men and women of all
faiths, races and colors, where
ever they may be in the world,
that it is possible to live with
each other in peace and harmony.
The Dade County Council on
Community Relations* could
scarcely have secured the ser
vices of a better person to be
with us here in Miami to aid and
advise us on race relations in this
area. In the short time Miss Os
borne has been here, she has dis
covered that the situation as she
sees it, is good in Miami for in
tegrated schools. In fact, school
desegregation could be accom
plished without too much trouble,
she said. You can be sure that
those of us from the NAACP who
were there listening to Miss Os
borne, werfe heartened to hear her
say that there is nothing to be
gained by delay and inaction, ex
cept danger. If communities do
not take some kind of positive
action in the integration of schools
troublemakers are aible to stir up
prejudices .and hatreds that seem
to breed in the atmosphere of de
lay and inaction. Miss Osborne
also expressed the need for com
munity planning and a long range
program in the comig desegrega
tion of schools.
The Miami area is fortunate to
have had an organization like the
Dade County Council on Com
munity Relations in existence here
since 1951. This Council exists te
bring together all citizens con
cerned with the improvement of
community life; the promotion of
better understanding among
peoples of varied groups ra
cial, religious, economic, social
and cultural. Os especial interest
to us, the Council studies, en
gages in long range planning, and!
works toward the solution of
problems involving any prejudice
or discrimination.
There can be no satisfactory,
intelligent or (peaceful solution to
problems arising in a community
whether it be 1-ace relations, hous
ing, or tensions arising between
groups, unless members of all
groups representing the commun
ity o?.n meet together and dis
cuss these things. Conflict and
tension all over the South can be
averted if this first major step
is taken. A community in the
South, comprisirfg both Negro and
White groups, can r\ever hope to
achieve good race relations or
that matter, any kind of good
group relations, if members of
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each group, whether racial or
otherwise, continue to meet sep
arate to try to solve community
problems.
Two committees, White and Ne
gro, meeting separately, and try
ing to bring about peaceful, or
derly integration in our public
schools, for instance, is a ridicu
lous as well as a very foolhardy
l hing. We must recognize the fact
that when communities are made
up of both White and Negro
groups, bi-racial committees and
cooperation is the only solution
to improved community life.
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Political Pot-Pourri
By MATTIE SMITH COLIN
FOR ANP
CHICAGO—(A N P)—lncluded
in the jam-packed scheuled of
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt’s one day
visit to Chicago last week was
dinner at palatial Hdye Park
home of former United Nations
delegate, Mrs. Edith Sampson.
Teenage nieces of the famed at
torney, Carloyn Moody Edith
Sl;urlock, were so awe-stricken
with the presence of the former
first lady, that they were unable
to finish their meal. Houseman
Henry Green, who while in the
employ of the Sampson house
hold has opened the door for a
number of distinguished people,
is still thunderstruck from the
warm manner in Which Mrs.
Roosevelt reached out to greet
him. Green is seen daily going
through the neighlberhood drama
tizing the gesture.
The widow of the late Franklin
D. Roosevelt met privately with
a number of local ministers pre
ying the rally at Temple Isaiah
Israel.
Regarding Civil Rights, Mrs.
Roosevelt said: “The result of all
the work gone on through the
years can .be credited to Mrs. Mary
Bethune, and other women”. She
remarked that she was ashamed
of Senator James Eastland
(D. Miss.).
In defending Democratic presi
dential nominee Adlai Steven
son’s use of the word “gradual
ism”, she stated that she was sure
that Adlai had no knowledge of
what effects would be, and as
sured the group that he would
litfe up to the Constitution of the
United States, and would enforce
it.
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The town is buzzin with the
news of Democratic New York
Congressman Adam Powell’s decis
ion to support President Eisen
hower.
Nationally known Republican
leader Marne Mason Higgins, who
appeared on Television during the
Republican National convention
in San Francisco, will face At
torney Edith Sampson at Monu
mental Baptist Church, in a de
bate next week-end. The two
women will battle with “Which
Party is Best For America And
The Negro in 1956”.
Mrs. Oscar De Priest 11, (daugh
ter of the Vernon Blanchets), re
cently gave birth to her third
aaiby boy, a healthy ten pounder,
in Provident Hospital. The father,
Dr. DePriest, .is presently station
ed in Frankfort, Germany.
The position of Chicago public
relations chief to Congressman
William L. Dawson has been given
to the nephew of the Illinois
solon. Ira, a young practicing at
torney, is the son of the late Dr.
Julian Dawson.
More than 25 local Democratic
women and independents will
journey to Washington, October
20 to attend the “Ladies Day for
Adlai Luncheon” to be held in
the Terrace Room of the €hore
ham Hotel.
The National Democratic Com
mittee has released a calypso
style record by Harry Belafonte.
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man Alfred (Al) Duckett. The
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trucks throughout the country.
Inasmuch as Harry Belafonte is
scheduled to be in Jamaica mak
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the Sun,” he will film his part of
the coast-to-coast Television
broadcast featuring the fabulous
array of stage and screen stars
on October 20. The program
originating in New York will be
sparked by the appearance of
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.
The Evanston Interracial Coun
cil will hear- Stevenson staffer,
Attorney Robert Ming, discuss,
“Which Party Will Advance Civil
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becoming one of the most popular resi
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Rights More During The Next
four years” on October 21.
Renowned Gospel singer Ma
halia Jackson (registered Demo
crat) will be the featured voca
list at a Tea in the Chase Club of
the Chase Hotel 1 in St Louise on
Saturday, Nov. 3.
The affair is sponsored by the
St. Louis Democratic women.