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 FUNERAL SERVICE 20 N.E. 14th Avenue Portland. Oregon 97232 CALL 232 4111 DAY OR NIGHT 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 . I’ ageS 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 J "T I * ~ ST. AN M EW S ACTIVITIES A /J 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 89 •O« N ( VMF« W* A>. POtTLANC C W G O N 9 7 2 I! 01* G 0 4 0 0 N I OKXfY W e t» . »OC « o Hvwwa 10 JC am Otae U 00 PoA « e » . Meunt Olivet baptist Church 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 Uethodisf £ '«¿ ¡•“ " C S 11 Ute» ri/'* «¡Hi ■« r ' i r i ’ î . - ’ I Woody Strode is BLACK JESUS ' i , - : , ” 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 W ed Prayer 8. Class M eeting 9:45 am 11:00 am 12:00 noon 7:30 pm tk - ~ •• P -- 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. X » / 9» n '£• jf ? ' soon MC C '- a ~ i* W e are m aking our Neighborhood A Brotherhood Maranotba Evangelistic Center 1222 NE Skidmore t ~ r 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 s s s s t ' •. U J Sunday School Sunday Evening Worship Hour of Power-Wed. Y ou* Meeting-Erl. r a w 9:15 a. m. 7:00 p. m. 7:09 p .m . 7:30 p .m . ** 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" C L A S S IF IE D ADS CALL 28 3 -2 4 8 6 k i