te tte r inform ed because you read it in the O bserver!
EMU LA M ) & PHSnm- H
Racism has economic base
T h e r e are 12 point's to lire
PUSH p ro g ra m . M ost of them
p rin c ip le s of a lfln n a tlo n and
pro gra m a r e related to eco
nom ic Issues. Again, I must
rem ind you that w r problem
as black aisl dispossessed
(» o llie is econom ic, thus the
solutions m ust he found in eco
nomic goals.
Black people were brought
to th is country as slaves, fo r
economic teasuns. lim in g t:»
la st decarle of the 17UO'S aial
the f ir s t five o r ten y e a r s of
t h e l8dO*_i, slave ry was in
cre a sin g ly viewed as uneco
nom ic. A b o litio n Soviet las ex
isted 11. tlx- South and this was
the period when o u t founding
fathers were • .ld e n ly seized
by conscience to w ill to their
•lave s their freedom ; an d so
Mrs. Jessie Henson
with
CALDWELL’S
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Portland. Oregon 97232
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Jesse Jackson
George Washington, Thomas
Je ffe rso n and a host of sundry
Ire lo o s proposed (usually upon
th e ir deathbeds) tire Iieedom
of then slaves.
T he |Mjint is that it had little
to do w ith th e ir a ltru is m , and
It was ge ne rally a re lie f for
hard pressed fa m ilie s no lon
ger able to Jem onstiate th e
fe a s ib ility of In useholds w ith
vast slave holdings . . .
I Iren E ll Whitney Invented
t ie on >n gin, and slavery not
only became useful, it became
So p ro fita b le that lest ttrere be
any question about Its p i opr le -
ty , theological r a t i o n a l i
zations wer e dev ised to sup
p o rt chattel bondage for black
people.
M ore, ve r, le g is la tiv e lu n n -
t-ai las l i k e Calhoun actually
developed an Ideology which
suppor ted sla very and encuur-
.
whites to hate blacks - for
economic reasons. Ih e y w e re
told that free blacks w o u ld
snatch th e ir jobs sure as lay,
and that slave blacks kept tire ii
wages depress») t h u s no
blacks w e ie t h e 1 r frie n d s or
potential a llie s .
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Let's Begin . A YOUTH CENTER
In Albina
Religion in the News
BY K liV . JESSE I,. JACKSON
P o rtla n d /fjb æ rv e r, Thursday, Jan ¿1,1972
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ACTIVITIES
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ve ry live s ar edetonated by the
I liese argum ents were sim
desperation of th e ir p o verty.
ila r to those which we found
We w ill be waging a W ar on
used against us d u r i n g the
P o ve rty In PUSH. The fo rty
C onstruction lig h t in 196 9.
m illio n or so people locked out
W hites w ith wuges averaging
ol the economy are not locked
$268.1X1 per week (a sum equal
out b e c a u s e we do not have
to the m onthly grant of a fam
enough, but because we have
ily of four on public assistance
not c o rre c tly d is trib u te d what
In I I I I n o l s ) , were told that
we have. If there Is any s u r
blacks wanted th e ir jobs and
plus In our la bo r fo rce . It Is
that some people In the federal
a r t if ic ia l. At the present tim e,
governm ent and a ll tire c iv il
e v e iy m a jo rc ity and many m i
rig h ts people wanted to give
nor ones in this nation need re
those jobs to the blacks. So Ute
building. T hat task alone would
s t r e e t s of Chicago, Boston,
provide the jo bs. M ore ove r,
P hiladelphia and P ittsbu rgh
Seymour M elm an has d o n e a
became a battle ground to vie
fascinating study on what we
for tire up iw r haul in a strug
gle articu la te d by Calhoun. . . could do with money now em
ployed to m aintain the cost of
b u t prem ised u p o n tire eco
surplus arm am ents, and that
nom ic com petition of r a c e s
its e lf is amazing, fo r exam ple,
and classes In th is society.
the s c h o o l s a n d hospitals
A v ls it to a ja il, alm ost any
which could he constructed and
ja il, w ill co n firm tire lact that
m aintain«) w ith that money
econom ic causes are behind
n o w used for surp lu s ships,
m ost c rim e . B la cksure abo ut
txiild ln g s, m ach in ery, etc.
8 7 , of t l« p riso n inm ate popu
Aga in, blacks have a $ 4 5
la tion , and about 8<J£ o f th e
b illio n economy, which ls c o n -
c rim e s fo r which they are im
Slderable to be sure, but we
prisoned are economic In ba
sis. Men are in fo r ar med ro b
should have one that adds up to
be ry,
which i r e q u e n t l y
nearly $200 b illio n since the
Involve i rriui le i, but tire k il
A m er lean economy has moved
ling was not intended so much
past tt« tr tilio n - d o lla r m a rk.
t s tire attem pt to secure mon
A recently published study
ey. Women are in fo r p ro s ti
by p s y c h o l o g i s t D r.S in gh ,
tutio n, o r iw tty th ie ve ry, such
shows that people, any people,
as sh o p liftin g . Pandering, i l
p re fe r w o rk as an incentive to
legal gam bling a n d pim ping
rew ards, ra th e r than haral-
are c rim e s ho-n of d o lla rle s s
outs. W elfare is a tem po rary
de stituth'n and so is (« tty and
ami necessary expedient but
grand larceny. L m be z z I e -
this economy w ith decent arxl
rneni, st ick-m am po lation and
adequate planning could p ro
Income tax evasion a i e th e
vide a co n stru ctive a lte rn a tive
m ore e lite ci tm es, but a ll are
to w e lfa re . In o th e i w o rds,w e
econom ic.
a ie saying that th is nation and
Shakedowns and b rib e ry are
its econom ic system have tne
the d ire c t re su lts ol persons
capacity, not only to feed ns
seeking to e x to rt money o r ex
¡«ople, Ixit to provide ways fo r
tra c t from others - fo i money.
tliem to p a rticip a te in its p ro
Many of aui local ja ils o r c o r
ductive process w ith d ig n ity .
rectio na l In stitutio ns are just
PUSH Intends to move, d e te r
l i k e high schools; they are mine« that this goal should be
rea lize d.
f i l l e d w i t h c h ild re n . I h e ir
St. A ndrew 's P arish needs help p ro vid ing f ir s t steps in
opening a YOUTH CENTER. In St. A ndrew ’s P ar.sh there
are no theaters, d riv e -in s , swim m ing pools, bowling alleys
so
necessary
fo r
recreational
and cu ltu ra l youth
development.
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Please
a 1 . 8 . 4429. Speaker s F orum is available fo r a slide
p ie se n ta tio r to clubs, groups, organizations on youth
■needs and solutions.
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284-9448
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S.S. 9:30 A .M . Sunday W orship 11:00 A jv f.
Christian Youth Fellowship 6:00 PjVf.
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Rev John H Jockson
Minister
N E. First ond Schuyler
Portland, O re.
Phon« 2 8 4 .1 9 5 4
Sunday School
Mornmq Worship
Vesper
9 am
I I am .
5 p.m
Let u t t n t t r to t o r tf u p an d d e p a l to t t n t
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Vancouver Ave. First Baptist Church
3] 38 N. Vancouver Ave.
Phone 282-9496
Sunday School
9:00 a .M.
Morning Worship
1 1:00 A M
Or. O.B. Williams, Pastor
" T h e Church W ith
A H e a r t-F e lt W e lc o m e "
5 8 2 8 N.E. 8th
A. Le« H enderson, M in iste r
2 8 8 -5 4 2 9
Ellie C a tio n , A tio c ia te Minister
Church School
Morning Worship
W ed Noon — The Hour o f Power
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Prayer 8. Class M eeting
9:45 am
11:00 am
12:00 noon
7:30 pm
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D irected by Gordon Par.«
Both pictures are rated G P.
Sunday - 2.45 p jn .
Black Jeaua, looaely based on the life of the African Revolutionary, Patrick Lumumba.
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W e are m aking our Neighborhood A Brotherhood
Maranotba
Evangelistic Center
1222 NE Skidmore
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Nursery Core Provided
A Plaza Pictures release.
TECHNICOLOR
Featuring Franco C ittì, Jean Servais
Stephen Forsyth D irecte d by Valerio Zurlini
A Sig Shore presentation
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Sunday School
Sunday Evening Worship
Hour of Power-Wed.
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9:15 a. m.
7:00 p. m.
7:09 p .m .
7:30 p .m .
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Church Office 288-7241
Youth Office 288-7243
Sunday Morning Wooblp
11:00 a. m
Rev.A Mrs. Joseph E. B razil-Interim Pastors
S a v ic e s
With Ar Um iliai People Because Of An Unusual GBriat"
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