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TWENTIETH YEAH. NO. 42
HIGH COURT BANS SCHOOL JIM CROW
May Sat MafJoaal Pattmrm:
Families May Purchase
New Homes On “Open”
Market For First Time
Ey ED BLACKWELL Staff Writer
For the first time anywhere in the nation, new private
housing in Minneapolis will be available to Negro Americana
on the “open” market. Heretofore new homes that could be
purchased by Negroes and other minorities has followed a
strict Jim Crow ghetto pattern.
With a few notable except
projects even above the Mason-
Dlxon line are operated on a seg
regated basis.
The Sumner project in Mtnne
hpolls was run on a Jim Crow
plan for years and It was only af
ter a bitter struggle a few years
ago the project adopted an inte
grated policy.
Housing for Negroes has always
been in a dead heat with employ
ment as the number one problem
confronting the group and it has
only been within the past few
years that the human relations
and social agencies began to shift
their programs from employment
to housing.
Being Watched Over Nation
In many respects, the Tileen
development, located in south Min
neapolis between 40th St. and 47th
St. on Third. Clinton, Fourth and
Fifth avenues So. is a pilot pro
ject and is being watched with
keen interest by the FHA. the
housing division of the Veterans
administration and real estate
boards and agencies.
Home housing esports have
predicted that U the Tttnaa de
velopment Is sneeeastal, builders
hi other cities will undoubtedly
follow Mlnaenpohs and open pri
vate heasing developments to
Negroes sa an Integrated basts.
It has only boon recently that
the National Real Estate Board
has began to show any real con
cern about the Negro market.
The supreme court decision, out
lawing restrictive covenants has
been a great help In the housing
situation because prior to the de
rision Negroes and other minori
ties could be prevented legally
from occupying property that had
covenants which denied non-
white* occupancy In rove nan ted
property except u servant*.
However In most communities
the decision didn't chance the at
titudes or practices of real estate
companies of not selling or rent
ing to Negroes and other minori
ties outside of prescribed areas
that they (the real estate firms)
set aside for them.
As a matter of fact, most real
estate boards have In their code
of ethics for members that It is
not proper for them to sell or rent
a home to a person who does not
conform to the racial or religious
pattern of the existing neighbor
hood.
The PHA and the veterans
housing section, both government
agencies also have been very re
luctant to go contrary to the prac
tices and policies of the local real
estate boards.
In the current A PRO-AMERI
CAN newspaper. Jimmy Hicks,
column let and writer. Is exposing
the Jim Crow practices of the
PHA and the Levitt Corp. reputed
to be the nation's largest home
builder Levitt has systematically
excluded Nil gross from all Its de
velopment* on the eastern sea
board.
study mad* by the MIH City
T'rtna League ta IMS diewed
IMS and IMS. SJM single sad
P> rTvrn 7 \ 94o'to IS6O the Negro
population in Minneapolis in
creased M per cant compared ta
the (dtps overall larrsass of *x
par rant the study revsulsa
The survey want on to state
"Negro famine* eaaaet buy or
srs in as rsplnteshte economic and
serial peal ll on and Mat a eara
fuHy lutgnad program of te-
ions, low-income public housing
EDWARD TILSEN
Building tl New Homes
la Mlnarapolla
ment when it was learned they
would have been segregated de
velopments and not open to whites
as well as Negroes.
One of the firms involved In the
earlier plans is currently develop
ing s large suburban project but is
extremely reluctant to show any
of theae homes to Negroes
The TUsen project was conceiv
ed when the Minneapolis Urbaa
league had N. P. Dotson, mid
west racial relations officer for
(he FHA meet with the members
of Negro real estate firms last
year.
For awhile It seemed as though
none of the realtors were Inter
ested in Dotson's suggestions as
to how FHA approval for an In
tegrated project could be obtained.
It remained for Archie Qlvens,
real estate salesman, an enter
prising young man. to start the
ball rolling.
Hia first problem was to find
land where such a project could be
built and then find a builder who
would go along with the Idea.
I-urk seemed to prevail In that
he found both the land and the
builder. Slaty-three lots advertis
ed in the SPOKESMAN were
found In the area adjacent to the
southern boundary of the predom
inantly Negro community In south
Minneapolis.
In the past, the area beyond
42nd St. has showed more antag
agantam than any other section
of the city whenever a Negro fam
ily has moved Into the neighbor
hood. At the present time there
are only two Negro families living
beyond 42nd St.
Edward TUeen Agrees
Given* found a willing builder
in Edward Tllaen who la on* of
the largest home builders In the
upper midwest and a former na
(Continued on page 4)
Bock To Bom
Tech. Bgt William Ward Clark
m dMr aad Mrs William
Paul, who win tea** Mostly Car
Park* Air Pores Base. Oakland
OaSf Sgt Clark has been nett
ing Me thaatfy stare April IS
Pram Oakland be will go to Jap
aa far three years He has beau
aMs at MUter HaupttaJ Mrs Bm-
3lutnc^t|§fepik^nmu
On« of 63 Tilsonbilt Homos Bciitf Built in Minneapolis
Pictured above is one of Ihe 6.1 new Tilsenhilt homes being constructed in the desirable
South Centra! residential distriel in Minneapolis. These home are to be sold on lha "o|»en
market" on a non-aegregated basis. Busy carpenters are shown at work on one of the etrue
tnres. Story of the new home development is told by staff wriler Kd Blackwell in thia edition.
THRU YIAR OLD
STRUCK BY CAR
Tyrone A. Vivian, 3. son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Vivian of 711
Girard Av. N. was seriously In
jured when struck by a car In
front of his home Sunday after
noon. May M.
He was taken to Minneapolis
Oeneral hospital with head In
juries and bruises and la reported
in poor condition.
Police said Tyrone ran into the
street from behind a parked car
and was struck by a car driven by
William J. Stneets. 22« Greeley
Av. Hmeets was tagged for driv
ing after revocation of his license
Granger Heads
Twin City Chapter
Of Social Workers
Hheiton Granger, executive sec
retary of the Minneapolis Urban
league, was elected president of
the Turin City chapter of the
American Association of Social
Workers. Granger Is th# first
Minnesota Negro ever to be elect
ed to this office.
Th* group met on Tuesday. May
til at th* University of Minnesota
Ommßm A ■ajaMAMaMMB
fie nr? Apcu i rnwii
On* Hoar After
Basse mn IJlft*
rapt? HITS autfr
A classified ad In this news
paper last week rented an apart
ment for Mrs. James Clerdy In
lees than one hour after the publi
cation reached the street
This was the ad:
TWO ROOM apartment, private
bath, newly furnished and dec
orated. QE ITU B-41
Mrs. (Tardy called at .1 p m
Thursday and Informed us that
she already had a call as a result
of her ad. They rented their *-
pertment and had many calls as
late as Wednesday of th* present
week.
This Is just one of many In
stances showing that our classi
fied columns bring fast results.
If you have a room to rent real
estate for ante, want to ftnd a job
or any other business sendee, why
not try them columns this week'
Too will be pleased with the re
sults and th* cost Is nominal
Telephone HR MM and ask for
th* Ad-Taker
V Uttar* Mr and Mrs Harry
P Evans of MhvU Indiana spent
the past week as guests af Mrs
Evan's grandmother Mrs Curtis
Raymond. B 4 Rea do Av Mrs
Evans Is the former A Mrs Mel
Chotr They win net Mr and Mrs
Prank Read b Patens CHy Kens
end Chicago 111 before returning
to their beam la MsnrW Mrs
Road Is the farmer Ruth Brawn
* The 7/C Chapter af dm Pram
dap May » at IBs tea* af Gur
us mu sera 4SIT Ctmtsa As S
i tor » * UMrtßr *****
OALEN AMD OI’EMTd —fdW red I*'* Trisa dip phMassphsr." Oaten
Drabs, plays best to Juana Mandrtob* I Ml), W-y*ar-aM Lee. (-«*«•
■Mist Uptnt *4 IM4 fettee-Maker* Jubttoa." Kt(kt I* term. A.
Oranttaad Harare. M. ef Mew Vsrtu *to helped smb* settoa tashtae
aH* at th* turn af th* aselary. n a nudbtrdbswm ta th* n*n
slva drammaktag sstahtt.hm.at *( Msdssm Emerls. iHswsprms
Pbsto).
PorHund Church Wsmtn
lluct Nsgrt Hssf
Portland. Ore. (ANP) - Mrs
J J. Clow, prominent Oregon
church worn an, was named last
week to the presidency of th*
Portland Council of Church wo
men during th* council's annual
meeting at the Westminster Pres
bytartan church
Active In the interdenomlnaUon
•I women's group for more than
Id years, Mrs CViw has held many
f>t her offices. Including that of re
oirding secretary, before her elec
tion as president. Mh* also has
bean recording secretary for the
Oregon Council of Church women
Mrs Clow ram* to Portland Id
years ago with her husband, pas
lor of th# Mt Olivet Baptist
rhuch During their residence hare
th* Clows have b»#n active in
many other organisations. Includ
ing the NAACp both having serv
ed as officers of th* local branch
Tbs council • new president Is s
nartv# of Rlchamnd Vs and a
graduate of the University of Ore
Volunteer worker* who base
given their services and their Um*
wets honored cei Monday. May I?
to petwma who bass hsipad var
ious Rad Eaether agendas during
tbs peat year
fated for thalr week an hshelf
of Um Pbylhs Wheatley kettlw
asst Mcnmi wore Mias Duels Dar
bng. Mrs Dan LaPanretU. N C
crank* toe Allan Mart Mates*l
Longtime tf. Paul
Resident, Mn. C. I.
Hllyard Dins
Mrs. Courtney E Hllyard. 7*2
Mt Anthony Av., a resident of
Ml Paul for many years, died on
Huturday, May IB after an ex
tended Illness Bhe la survived by
three sons. Courtney Hllyard of
HI Paul. Harold of Ire Angeles.
William A. of Meat tie and James
K of Tuahega* Institute Also a
slstar, Mrs Mayme Whits of Min
neapolis and a brother, J*me# A
Dover of Mt. Paul, end numerous
other relative* Visitation was
held on Monday at th* Brooks
runaral Home and funeral ser
vices wsra bald on Tuesday morn
ing at I# a. m st th* Puneral
tw«m* Burial was at Oakland
■ emetery.
las H. Tsssf funeral
Held Monday Mary 17
Mervtees for Irte H Young. 911
Aldrtck Av. N, who died Thurs
day. May IS In th* fV,m*|itm
Nursing Home were held at 2 p
m Monday. May 17. at Eton Bap
tist church Rev H W Bolts of
fictetad
Mr Toung. a native of Colona.
Miss, had lived In Minneapolis
few fifty years He was a mem her
of Xloa Baptist church
Band »ni a are wife Mrs IJla
Young, thins asm tannerd. Chi
cage WUkant Minna# poll* aad
Vasnon. who Is bt the armed ser
neea, Is* daughters Mle* Beulah
Taw*. Thin up r and Mias Her
nias Taung Buffalo N V and
Burial was bt Crystal t-aha
■ unsharp with Woadard Eunsral
Haws at chart*
fkyßte Wh'/sl j. tea IMt
efi row ires rorm
Nrw Civic Group
A newly formed group of repre
sentatlve from all civic and
church organisations met on May
8 at • p. m In the home of tem
porary chairman. Nathaniel A.
Evans, RTS Iglehart Av. Ousst
•leaker was Lt John Praia of the
Juvenile Dtvtalon of the police de
partment. who reported on cases
or juvenile delinquency which have
been brought to his attention In
Ihe Marshall high school area
Id. Piets suggested as remedies
to this problem: organisational
meetings Informing Ihe public of
Ihe situation; contacting parents
of children involved; Increase of
recreational fartllllea and stricter
enforcement of the 10 p. m. cur
few law. Jimmie Griffin reported
on the progress of Ihe Hasellon
Foundation problem. Persons liv
ing within *OO ft. of the site
which the Foundalton occupies
will be notified of the hearing
James N Bradford, attorney, Is
chairman of the ranatllulion and
hy-lawa committee of Ihe organi
sation. Members of Ihe commit
tee are Robert Patterson, general
• tmnrman of local Bit; Mra. Ham
uel Raed; Mr. Evana and ftteve
Maxwell, attorney Other inem
liera of the organisation are Rev
Floyd Maaaey Jr.; Rev Denali A
t'arty, Mrs. Annette H. Robinson.
Mr and Mrs. Robert I ••arson Mr
ami Mrs. Oscar Oliver, Mr. and
Mra. <*rlos Moffat t Hr. Mra
Faustina Robinson. Frank M
Smith, Thomas A. Talley, Mr. and
Mra. Woodrow Reed. Reginald
Harris, Mr ami Mrs Nathaniel N
• lalloway and ilia rise Bradley
IfWtlu To Iplmygl
Women** Awn Mary
Mr*. Clyde II Nelann. • young
miaaionary of Bt. lamia, Mo, who
aarvad aa director of rellgloua «d
oration for th* dtalrtct of MaiU,
Mi ruMt ipMbir at Hi* 7and an
nual moating of tha Rplacnpal fMo*
caaan Woman'* Auxiliary on Tuas
day. May 111 at th* Cathedral of
Ht. Mark. Mlnnaapolla
Mr* Nrlaon apnk# on "Tha
Challenge of our Time* and th*
Mlnalon of th* Church " Mr* Nal
•on who waa born In Dalmlt.
■pant two yaara at Windham
Moon* In New York tlty Bh*
hold* a meat er a dagra* In rallg
loti* *d urat lon from Columbia
ttnlv»r*lty teacher'* collage and
ttnlon Theological Hamlnary Al
ao. *ha hold* a certificate of aludy
from (lanaral Theological Hamln
ary Kha graduated from I*-
Moyna College, Mamphl*. Tann
with hlghaat honor*
Following Mrs Nrlaon’a •iHrwui
an Informal racaptlon ami coffaa
hour waa bald In HI. Mark'a par
iah hiaiaa A walroma to tha wo
man of (ha dloraaa waa axtandad
hy Mra Jullua M Rlrhtar, praal
•ton! of (ha Wnmm’l auxiliary of
111 Mark'a ('athadrxl
Walter Whit* Tn
Atirfy Anwucil
Unitarian laiilant
Waltar Whlla. w< rotary of lha
Material Aaaoclatlon for Advan/a
mant of lVtlorad I‘aopla. will a/I
itroaa lha Annual Maallnga of tha
American Unitarian Aaao/ladon,
Monday. May 23. In H>atnn I>ala
gala* from Unity Church Ml Paul
thla yaar will ha Mr an>t Mra
Oacar Hulllvan. Mra Walla/a F
Milk* and Ray Arthur Foot*,
Othar dl*llngulah*d laa/lara a/1
/Iraaalng lha maallnga Im lod*
Prof H 3 Burr r»f Ifaja, Or
Qmnry Wright, ami Mra Agnaa
K Mayar, m/tad rivll liharlarlan
Tha f'/immlaelon on Unitarian In
targroup Ratal lona will pr>-aant lla
r»(»>rt Mr For da haa aarvad aa a
mamhar of thla rornmlaa|/#n of
whirh Prof Alf rail MKlung 1./**
la tha chairman, and Or Howard
Thurman and Mlaa (Lilian MmJth
ara alao mamhara Tha Raport
rommlta tha itanomlnallon to work
for "an Intagratad church In an
Inlagratad anrtaty "
Ontfclttt llartgd Praxy
O* ItaHwKi latlal W ark art
At a maating c/f tha Nouthalda
R/alal Workara hald at tha Ralva
tion Army eantar on Tuaaday
May It Aahby Oaaklna. flald aar
ratary of tha Mlnnaapnlia Urban
taafin waa atartad praatdant
iart and M HaM Paw-WWW!
cm id ran of tha lath and Till will
hold a pow wow at Minnahaha
Park an Malurday a/tamoon May
22
Bawdy Ml da FamMy" Pbyltta
MbawUry 2waa 1111—Advl
Citizens Approve Supreme
Court Decision Banning
Segregated Public Schools
Waahiiititon, I). C, May 17.—Tha United Sutra Supreme
Court, hi|th<’*t American judicial bodjr, Monday rendered tha
moat eontro vandal dcoiaton mad* by tha body in th* 20th ran*
tury whan it ruled that race acgrcgatioii in public achoola waa
contrary to tha 14th Amendment to th* Conatitution.
Th* court ruled for the Negro parent*, plaintiff* repra-
aentiug Negro children in four
alatea and the District rtf
I' tt luin bi n who contended
through the NAAt'P legal
counsel that Ihe maintenance
of aeparatc school* waa in vio
lation of their eonalilutlonal
rights
The court dcciainn, read by
Chief Justice Karl Warren waa
unanimous ami caused a storm
of condemnation and aome
praiae in the south and geuer
al approval in the north where
there la generally no school
segregation
Three southern slates, Texas,
Oklahoma and Kentucky have
indicated through their gnver
nora that they will comply with
the decision Kansas, one of Ihe
slates involved in the anils has
also announced that it haa al
ready began integration of
white and Negro children in
the same school*
The derision created a sen
•at ion on the international
scene especially in India, and
other Asian nations where raee
segregation and race discrim
ination In the II M haa been
roundly criticised, in view of
America's leadership on the
world scene
Formal decrees will Ih> issued
by the court after hearing in
which the parties to the suits
will ba aaked to aobmlt plana
for implemaating the no aegre
gat ion decision
e • •
Mlimotofa taodari
State Approval
By ED NLAf'MWKLI.
Staff Write*
The Hupram* Court* unanl
miHia daclalon Monday which out
lawed aagragation In tha public
achoola of tha nation haa been
ballad by moat people aa on# of
democracy'* graataat triumph*
Whan word of tha daclaion flrat
ran had tha Twin ClUaa Monday
morning, tha Immadlata reaction
throughout tha rommunity waa
on* of axtrama rejoicing In tha
Nagro community and ganaral ap
proi>atlon In tha whlla community
It w aan't until lat« Monday
and Tuaaday bafora lha full Im
pa/1 and Importanra of tha da
cUlon waa raallaad.
Itadlo. nawapapar and TV pan
pi* aay that I hay can't ramambar
wh*n a Nuprama Court dartalon
haa racatvad auch world wlda at-
Dom Tlm SomHi Fmt TW*7
i*wa> fMa la a wkMa lad, tha athaa la an Aaeartaaa bay af Nagre da-
Dwayna Mndth. at Ml. a atwr an tha lain dM ant ptag la tha guana
tary thnt atght Bath baya ytayad tar Hartb btgb abal bi HMaa-
]
A Bwftte Cry
Tha humanitarian tdaatt—i of tha
Dwhutha of Independence haa ahray*
aohoad ao a batti* cry in tha hanrte of
thoaa who Branm of aa Amarioa dedicated
to damocratie and*.
It oanaot ha tone ignored or ramidtatad.
tor aoonar or later It rAturna to ptegu* tha
council of practical politic* It la oonatant
ly breaking into froah revolt . . . Without
It* frashantng tnfluano* our poUUoal hla-
Tl tory would bav* baan much more aordM
* I and matartaliatlc. -Varaoa U Farrington,
,1 I
t apt ion aa th* now famoua dad
alon got Monday
Rarepl tor the aouth lhara
haa baan practically ao advaraa
comment* about tha tetora.
Aa far aa could ba aarartalnad
no Mtnnaaot* laadar In th* Twin
Cltloa haa publicly atated any dla
agraamant with Ih* daclalon
Newman Makna Hut TahUe
Ntatemrnl In Stata
rtrst Mlnnaaola public reaction
waa voload on WOOO-TV and
WOOD radio by Oocll R. Newman.
Mlnneanta flgor* and nawapapar
puhUahcr who told thouaand of
TV viewer* on th* Cadrte Adam*
0 o'clock new* that tha flupram*
Court daclalon banning aaglegat
ed achiMil waa a victory for A marl
can Juatlca and fairplay
Newman aald th* daclalon would
mb Ituaatan pmpagandlata of
on* of their valid chargaa and re
fill * tha widening view* among
non-while* of lha world that tha
ttnltad Htataa waa unfriendly to
thalr legitimate **pl rat lona Th*
Adam* program had a picture
roundup of th* caaa with ahote
and comment* from white
aouth* mar*
Newman alao appeared an
Ohartaa MoOuana 10: p. m TV
new* program an WOOO-TV. Ra
baamad to milium# af Upper MM
weat Hatanar* alao guoted the
Hpokeemart- and Recorder pub
lisher'* prat**' of th* U. B.
Buprem* ourt daclalon
Hhartly after Newman *•
statement came ana try Minn*
aete IT. H. Hanalar Hobart It.
Humphrey beard an another TV
and radio ataUon.
Tha dally papara in both rltlaa
rommantad favorably about tha
declainn In thalr edltortala
Whlla tha darlaion had no dtraet
haaring on Minnaaota'a aduoa
t tonal ay at am. aavarai paraona
hava alatad that It la thatr opin
ion tha da/lalon will affact Min
naaota rlllaana Indlrartly
Hhallon < Irangar axacutlva
aa< ralary of tha Mlnnaapolla Ur
ban league alatad whan aakad
"How will tha darlaion xffact
Mlnnaaota whan tha arhooia and
plaraa of public accomodation
//pan to all paopla?"
Orangar rapllad
"Ona naad not look far for an
appropriata anawar ronal daring
that </maarvatlva aatlmataa xhow
that mor* than 40 par cant of tha