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¡ns a d v is e s g r a d u a te s
Anti - busing bills pose
rights threat -
to e x p lo r e b u sin ess
Black college graduates
must explore o ilie r le rtlie
economic areas and occupa
tional fields w lie re Blacks
have yet to make tlie lr mark,
urged John L . Jenkins,D irec
to r, Office of M in o rity Busl-
M l l I' literprlMe, I | lepart-
inent of Commerce.
As
tin
Commencement
s|ieaker at Tennessee State
Dniveralty, Nashville, leun,
(Satuiday, August 19), Jenkins,
a native of Cliattanooga and an
alumnus of TSU, pointed out
that, “ Thanks to the outstand
ing contributions of Black col
leges such as Tennessee State
Dntvetsity, Bist k f liave made
notable progress in tl« arts,
music, athletics and medi
cin e ."
However, Jenkins added.
Blacks must now legln to pur
sue agressively increasing
new opportunlUea In the p r i
vate sector, as owners and op
erators of tlie lr own busi
nesses.
Jenkins told tie graduates,
" M y message to you Is this -
tie world Is tough. It's tough
fo r white graduates - and even
tougler fo r Blacks. But your
chances ol making lttudayare
fa r greater than your je re n ts ’
chances were, or even my
own. I must add le re , how
ever, you must prepare your
self not only In areas of aca
demic achievement, tu t In how
to live, how to get along with
people, how to reason and
negotiate, and fnsv to le ready
when tl» true opportunity
comes your w ay,"
In discussing ex|«ndlng new
opiwrtunitles fur minor Kies in
private tu sliu ss ownership,
Jenkins said, “ When (gradu
ated. tl» job that I hold today
didn’ t exist. I le re w a s nona-
tlonal concerted effort to get
m ln o rlt» s Involved in tl» e co
nomic mainstream of tills
country.
” 11» Federal Government
was not spending one hundred
m illio n dollars to provide the
reeded resources, teclinlcal
assistance and capital f o r
Blacks and o tte r m inorities to
own an.! ojwiate their own
lu s li» s s e s ,"
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JOHN 1..JENKINS
Jenkins said tl Is through
economic sufficiency - Blacks
owning tlie lr own enterprises
and becoming producers as
well as consumers - tliat “ we
can have some say about our
future development and des
tiny, as a people."
The real test and strength
and ultimate success of a
Black college graduate, Jen
kins said, “ d ie s not come
from an individual p ro fit as
sessment alone - as important
as this Is - but from wliat 1«
or she Is as a person, as
a 'whole’ |»rson and to wliat
extent le o r she Is able to pro
vide leadership, at any level
and In any area, toward affect
ing and improving it» iuallty
of life of others.”
In relating to the Imminent
danger of lennessee State
U niversity closing or being
merged out of existence, Jen
kins said, “ No o tl« r publicly
funded educational Institution
in lemessee lias the history
and distinguished record of
providing such equal educa
tion fo r Blacks In this state.
’ ’TSU gives Black students
the advantage ol lelng Involved
In a life style which serves as
a lighthouse lo r jeople whoare
proud of t le ir heritage and
who a rediscovering tle lrd e s -
tlny. This life style must not
he sacrificed as our nation
moves to eliminate racial du
alism . The entire educational
process benefits from this
unique contribution,
“ But let rue remind you,”
Jenkins said, "th a t tins is no
brief or treatise for a return
to the life of ‘ separate Ixit
equal’ , ft Is an apjieal fo r ra
tional p rio ritie s , to make the
test of a university or college
whether It teacles Its students
o r not. 7 here is no question
here as to the dedication and
a b ility of our teachers at TSU,
for they liave sent many on to
serve our great country in
many areas of endeavor,
" I t Is evil to say to those of
us who liave our roots le re at
TSU that your educational her
itage must he closed or
m erged," Jenkins said, “ A ll
that we liave worked to achieve
and bring honor on - our great
educational heritage - w ill be
lost in a fusion of such equal
ity. We must be allowed to
continue to prepare the Black
student fo r efficient and effec
tive participation in a white
controlled society with th e
hope that all men w ill le
viewed as equals.”
To Be Equal*
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M ODIRN LUILIKC
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One of the most successful
health exjwrim ents In tie
country Is In danger lecause
of a struggle fo r control by
political leaders. The Delta
Community H o s p it a l and
Health Center, located In tl»
a ll-b la c k town of M o u n d
Bayou, M ias., may lose Its
federal funding because of a
veto by ttw state's governor.
And even if the funds eventual
ly come through, the Center
w ill remain in danger of a
takeover fry forces outside the
community and a cut-back In
services.
The dispute Is Important not
only because It could cripple
the town’ s economy and retard
health services in the area, but
also because It illu s tia te s tl«
continuing d iffic u lty federal
ly-funded local groups often
run Into with tl« state and lo
cal political powers.
71« DeltaCenterwasestab-
llslwd five years ago with
ftmds from tl« Office of Eco
nomic Opportunity. Itconsists
of a 51-led hospital and an out
patient clinic tliat treat hun
dreds of poor people each
week.
Federal authorities
view tl» Center as a great suc
cess and authorized $5.5 m il
lion to keep It In operation fo r
another year.
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But In June, M ississippi
Governor W illiam W a llerve-
toed tie grant, placing the
Center in jeopardy. I t ’ s hard
to understand tl« reasons fo r
tie veto. 71» state claims the
hospital doesn't meet certain
regulatory requirements, tut
neither do over half the hos
pitals In M ississippi,
7 he real issue seems to be
who w ill control the federal
money coming into the slate,
the c o m m u n it y - controlled
t«alth center o r state political
authorities. Time and time
again. In communities all over
tlie country, this lias been tl«
liaslc source of dispute over
federal grants. DEO projects
bring money and jobs to a com
munity and It Is a rare p o liti
cal leader who can stand to see
all that power and potential
l>atronage slip from Ids hands.
As of this w riting, the dis
pute Is unresolved. DEO wants
to continue tl« project, and it
Is s till possible tliat tie gov
ernor w ill relent and allow a
temporary grant. But that
won’t end it. If tie grant is al
lowed to flow through tie state
capital, the C e nterw lll s till 1«
endangered because control
may pass from the community.
There Is no question about
the Importance of this health
lENOW'S
center. It serves some of the
poorest counties In the whole
country, counties that never
had decent health services be
fore. Its survival Is lite ra lly
a llfe-and-death issue fo r
many people whose illness
might otherw ise go untreated.
I here seems little question
that tie Center ought to he con
tinued and thatcontrol over its
operation s h o u ld
remain
where it has been fo r the past
five years - in tf« genuine
community - controlled board
that has run It so well fo r so
long. If anything, the state of
M ississippi should replace ns
present efforts to sabotage the
Cente r with matching grants to
really make an e ffo rt to pro
vide health care fo r poorpeo-
ple In that area.
And it is Increasingly clear
the crucial services delivered
by federally - funded groups
must 1« Insulated against lo
cal political storm s, 7 here Is
no reason why a governor or a
mayor should liave veto-pow
e r over federal monies fo r
federal programs run by local
citizens.
So long as the professional
adm inistrators of CEO are
satisfied that a program is do
ing wliat It was funded to do,
ft should be Immune from local
political pork barrel: they are
to Important fo r tliat. In fact,
they exist because local poli
tical authorities never cared
about the poor and never ful
filled their responsibilities to
all the people of tlie lr state or
city.
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because of their flagrant and
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violation of an
agreement K u n s t l e r
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portedly obtained from Judge
N eater fo r Brown to remain
in New York on May 30.
Kunstler said Brown was
taken from the New York City
Corrections D e p a r t m e n t ,
s p ir it e d
to Westchester
County A irp o rt and flown to
W is h ...
( u r reputation
for integrity
and competence
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consideration
[or every wish
ol tl« fam ily.
In their fervor to see this
legislation passed. Its sup
porters have resorted to the
same tactics which were so
successfully
employed
to
thwart lynching hills aid other
c iv il rights measures fo r de
cades. Influential southern
congressmen with years of ac
cumulated seniority are ex
erting every hit of power even
if in so doing they violate con
gressional tradition.
Even those I lacks who have
reservations
about busing
recognize the forces who are
supporting this legislation as
their
traditional enemies.
Thus all blacks and those many
white Americans who are
m orally committed to inte
grated education liave a stake
in the outcome of thie drama
now being played out in the
House, and would do well to
let their congressman or Sen
ator know how they feel on this
issue.
7 he passage of a busing curb
w ill not destroy the c iv il rights
movement. Our movement has
survived more serious chal
lenges, and lived to flourish
despite more disheartening
setbacks. But we cannot gain
substantial progress - both in
integrating society and secur
ing basic economic dignity - if
our attention is perpetually
occupied by issues which are
marginal to social progress.
This is why we must bum back
the assault on integration, no
m atter what form it takes or
how rhetorically cloaked, so
that we can proceed beyond
symbolic issues to those which
touch the essence of an equal
and just society.
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where he was sentenced to five
years and fined $2,000 on a
conviction there.
Kunstler also said Justice
Harold B im s had signed an
order directing Brown to ap
pear before hun in Bronx
Supreme Court on the morn
ing he was spirited out of the
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mate goal at a racially ideal
society.
My most profound fear la
that tie momentum generated
by tl« anti-luslng campaign
w ill inspire anew those forces
who have consistently and de
structively opposed the as
pirations of black Ameri a s .
F o r while a measure of lite ra l
support fo r busing curbs Is
undeniable, (support based on
political practicality rather
than moral conviction) it has
teen the most racially unen
lightened, those who said
“ Never1” and applauded when
others stood In tie school-
house door, who most zea
lously pursue this legislation.
A victory on busing might le
followed by efforts toemascu-
late the Voting Rights Act,
which, moreso tiian any single
law, has weakened the power
of soutlern conservatism. I-or
those who dism iss this as un
likely it woulddowell to recall
U>at an enfeeblement ol the
Voting Rights Act was a cor
nerstone in the Nixon Admini
stration’ s Soutlern strategy.
U r we could see acamjiaign
to restrain tf« federal govern
ment from employing its so
cial welfare programs to en
courage integration o r to pe
nalize communities
which
c o n tin u e
to discrim inate
ag unst blacks and other mino
ritie s .
7 1« b ills before the House
in c lu d e
a constitutional
amendment
prohibiting all
busing: a b ill, supported by tie
Nixon Administration, which
would impose severe re s tric
tions on busing and a second
Nixon-backed measure which
would set a moratorium on
R a p B ro w n c h a rg e s o ffic ia ls
H. Rap Brown is seeking
contempt citations against
Corrections
Commissioner
Benjamin J . M alcolm , A ssis
tant U. S. Attorney Edward
Boyd and U ^ . M arshall Ben
jamin Butler. The three must
appear ¡»fore Federal Court
Judge Edward R. Nealier to
show cause why they should
not be cited fo r contempt.
W illiam M . Kunstler, law
yer fo r Brown said thecharge
was filed against tie officials
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There Is a strong chance
that we w ill w luess tie pas
sage of stringent legislative
curbs on busing during this
election year. Should this oc
cur, the challenge of desegre
gating our public schools, a l
ready a delicate and complex
process, w ill 1» made even
more arduous.
But more tlian that, it would
represent the fir s t successful
congressional attempt to im
pede by legislation tl» cause
of racial equal ity In a half cen
tury, tie lis t time this occur
red having been laws segre
gating public fa cilitie s In
Washington, D. C, d u r in g
Woodrow Wilson’ s admini
stration.
Wliat are tl« implications
for tl» civil rights movement?
Some are convinced that the
adoption of any of tl« proposed
anti-busing b ills - three are
pending («fore the House -
w ill Inaugurate an era of c iv il
rights reaction which would
cripple future lite ra l Initia
tives and endanger much of tl«
progress fo r which so many
have sacrificed. They per
ceive anti-busing legislation
as signaling tie end of a per
iod known as tl« Second Re
construction iust as the firs t
Reconstruction was doomed try
the
federal
government’ s
alendonment ol tl« freed-
tnan's cause.
1 do not necessarily adhere
to so cataclysmic a view since
busing is an Issue which has
aroused such deeply-felt and
widespread passions among
persons of all ideological per
suasions. But I nonetheless
telieve tliat they do represent
a distinct danger to the pro
gress of c iv il rights. And I
am convinced tliat tle ird e fe a t
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