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One doesn't hear much
the»«- days about race rela
Lions. It appears as though
the polarization of racial
groups has reached a point
where it is distinctly unpop
ular to talk about integra
lion, at least in some circles.
There are many reasons why
this is so. Some are obvious
but many more of them ar«
subtle, and all of them are
complex.
One of the reasons for
group pressure against the
udviH'acy of integration is the
feeling among some Blacks
that efforts to integrate our
society is dem eaning to
Blacks. It is easy to under
stand why many Blacks take
this point of view as we con
tinue to see white flight to
suburbia when a Black family
move* into the neighbor!)«**!,
or massive white efforts to
obstruct or prevent racial
integration of public schools,
or the continued discrimina
tion against Blacks in em
ployment and advancement
opportunities.
Yes. it's easy to under
stand the pain, resentment,
and perhaps the hatred, and
a new approach which advo
cates separation versus in
tegration.
I. like many of you. have
heard many heated argu
ment* as to "who was right
Martin Luther King or Mai
colm X?”. usually with the
older persons of the group
favoring Martin Luther King
and the younger persons
vociferously exclaiming Mai
colm X as the only one who
made any sense.
It appeared to me that
both group* were attempting
to simplify an extremely
complex situation and had
not truly understood the es
aence of what both of these
great men were advocating.
Both men were militant in
their unrelenting efforts to
help their p«*ople. Both were
concerned over white racism
and its destructive role in
our society. The legacy of
both men provide light and
direction tnal we may find
our path in a dark world.
There is no question that
Black people should come to
gether, organize, develop
agendas for growth, develop
ment. self reliance, etc. This
is not negative and anti
while. Bather, it is positive
and neutral white.
It is
equally true that Blacks
should coalesce with other
racial groups with similar
problems, notably the Chi
canoa, Puerto Ricans, Indians
and Asians, not to promote
and/or strengthen racial
hatred, but to find the means
toward prosperity in spite of
racial hatred, and here is the
nut of the matter.
Nothing I have written
thus far can be construed to
mean that efforts to improve
race relations are passe’.
Nothing I have written should
be construed to mean that I
am opposed to integration.
My ultimate hope is that all
human beings will one day
come to view each other as
brothers and sisters, and
that if polarization exists, let
it be between the selfish and
the selfless, the oppressors
and the freedom fighters.
However, I realize that the
rate by which we free our
selves from the shackles of
racism and move into the
hopefully growing circle of
men and women who are
supporters of humankind will
depend on our individual and
group experiences, plus our
faith in our fellow men and
women.
There is a major difference
between one who is proud of
his race and one who is a
racist. My fear is that many
people, both Black and white,
get the two confused and
think of them as one. The
Black people of this nation
know more than anyone else
the extreme destructiveness
of racism. We can ill afford
to drink of the poison while
attempting to eradicate it
from society.
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by J d ie B. Wilds, Jr., Chairman
Oregon Black Caucus
It is a fact that we must
pologist, white planner, white
ittempt to unify the various
milkman, white reporter and
■Hack perspectives. It is not
i fact that this has to be
white, white, white, white, to
done to the detriment of the
describe, predict and influ
masses of Black people. To ence the lim its of Black
day's message is to call a
growth.
halt to the game playing.
What will be done?
It is important that Black
|1) The representatives of
folks continue their educa
the system will be made
tion, eat, work, be housed
representatives of the people.
and receive the many ser
We will render those who
vices that are necessary for
now allegedly speak for Black
their upkeep. We most cer people to merely persons
tainly must fight to assure
who speak for themselves.
this.
The thing that is
We know that the system
bothersome is the ill con
will ease such persons out
reived notion that these
when this is discovered.
things must be continually
(21 We will expose persons
secure«! in historial terms.
and organizations who tend
(1) Historically, we've had
to support suppression of the
a few Black folks id«*ntifi«*d people for gain and only
by the system to serve as
come forth when there is an
representatives of the sys
emotional issue. There will
tern. The purpose of these
he no more illusions about
people is to keep Black folks
where the community's sup
dependent upon the system
port or non support lies.
with no advances toward
(3) We will press the min
control or partial control of isters for a commitment to
that system and their lives.
self determination for Black
(2) Historically, we've had folks or an admission that
a few Black folks who identi they keep their congrega
fied themselves as leaders tions dependent upon them
and who tended to use var
(the ministers) and the sys
ious rationalizations when tern.
others found that there were
(41 We will reject and as
no followers. The purpose of sume invalidity of any re
these Black folks is to pursue port, study, survey or opin
individual aggrandizem ent
ion that is based upon white
I power) with no intention of folk's premises unless they
helping others.
are also the premises ol
(3) Historically, we've had Black folks.
a majority of Black people
I was wrong when I said
committ«*d to the church to the membership that the
with its hope for a better ministers and the other or
hereafter. The Black minis ganizations in the community
ters of these churches have should not be our first tar
oft times kept the people get. Now that some minis
shackled tc them by prayer ters and some of the mem
with no efforts toward en
bership of the other organiza
enuraging self determination tions have become dis
for the people in the here
illusion«*«!, we have no choice
and now.
but to move or be ranked
|4) Historically. Black folks with the antiquated. I was
have allowed the white lib
wrong and I'm sorry that I
eral, white teacher, white was wrong. I will however
administrator, white politi .pursue the new path with
cian. white sociologist, white vigor and let the chips fall
psychologist, white anthro where they may.
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Report explores
racial violence
Unless concerted action is toothaches do not develop at
taken, progress toward racial other times.
Author Good concludes his
harmony can be slow and
Ixx.k with these observa
tortuous in a community
tions:
where the scars of past vio
"During the hearings, one
lence and polarization have
listened in vain when State
not fully healed.
and Federal officials test!
That is the central mes
sage of "Cairo - Racism at tied, to hear a tone of out
Floodtide”, a major publica rage in their voices at condi
tion focusing on conditions in tions in Cairo. Some sign
Alexander County. Illinois, that they were offended,
first as human beings and
which was issued by the U.S.
then as Americans, that color
Commission on Civil Rights.
Written by Raul Good, a could tear a town and the
journalist and author who people in it apart. But the
capacity for outrage over
specializes in human rights
racism seemed to have de
subjects, the Ixxik is based
serted them, if they ever
on hearings held by the
Commission last year in possessed i t . . .
"Their attitudes, perhaps,
Cairo and on subsequent in
terviews designed to update are understandable at a time
when national leaders are
the information.
not above using code words
Cairo, located at the south
ern tip of Illinois, was the that are really racist shib
scene of repeated clashes boleths. as they practice their
between white and Blark politics. The officials take
elements from 1967 to 1972. their cue from those on top
Groups organized under such and when 'leaders' choose to
banners as the "White Hats" lead backwards, subordinates
and "Black United Front” follow . . .
"Cairo whites have been
brought countervailing pres
conditioned to act the way
sures. Charges and counter
they do by their total Ameri
charges flew involving dis
can experience. They have
crimination in housing, em
ployment, health care and been getting a .message fron
other aspects of living in Washington and Springfield
for the last 100. the last 50,
"Little Egypt”.
and the last 4 years. With
As recently as September varying degrees of explicit
14. 1973. the Civil Rights ness, that message has been:
Racial equality laws are an
Division of the U.S. Depart
ment of Justice filed suit inevitable legal outgrowth of
charging the A lexander the Constitution but enforce
ment will be satisfied with
County Housing Authority
with unlawfully segregating apparent, not essen tial,
tenants by rare. It asked change . . .
"Racism isn't regional to
the U.S. District Court in
Danville. Illinois, to enjoin day and never has been.
the housing authority from That is an American truth as
evident on a Cairo levee as it
p e r p e tu a tin g segregated
is on Broadway.
Whether
housing, and to require cor
this truth turns the Ameri
rection of the effects of past
can Dream into the American
discriminatory practices.
Tragedy depends on the na
The book recounts that the
tional conscience and will.
Commission's effort to find
No Commission can judge
the facts about public hous
that.
But ultimately, that
ing segregation in Cairo was
will determine the future of
"a trail through a bureau
cratic labyrinth similar to Cairo, the fate of us all.”
The Commission is an in
many encountered in other
hearings where a high toler dependent, bipartisan, fact
finding agency concerned
ance among public officials
with the rights of minorities
for broken civil rights law is
and women.
everywhere in evidence."
Vice Chairman Stephen
Despite public attention
Horn is President of Cali
generated by the hearing,
fornia State University. Long
conditions have changed little
Beach. Other members of
in Cairo, a city 40 percent
the Commission are Mrs.
Black. Barely 10 percent of
Frankie M. Freeman, a St.
the city government em
Louis attorney; Dr. Maurice
ployees are Black, and the
B. Mitchell, Chancellor of the
fire department remains all
University of Denver; Rob
white. Good reports.
ert S. Rankin. Professor
Ixxal dentists, he writes,
Emeritus of Political Science.
do not treat Black patients,
Duke University, Durham,
who must rely exclusively on
North Carolina: and Manuel
the services of a Black den
Ruize. Jr., a Los Angeles
list who flies in from Chicago
attorney. John A. Buggs is
for a portion of each week --
Staff Director.
while the patients hope that
SBA publishes
Marketer’s Aid
namely, research into the
traffic in a particular area
both vehicular and pedes
trian
that will bring busi
ness into a store," Daniel B.
Ward, Regional Director of
the SBA, said.
Owners managers or pro
spective owners of a small
business who may find this
information useful in plan
ning their location may ob
tain a copy of this Aid by
•ontacting any Small Busi
¡less Administration office.
The United States Small
Business Administration of
fers a new Marketer's Aid.
“Using A Traffic Study to
Select a Retail Site". Copies
of this aid are offered free
from field offices and the
W ashington. D.C. head
quarters of SBA.
"The impact of site selec
tion on the success of a retail
operation cannot be over
stressed. This Aid is aimed
at just one aspect of how to
determine the proper site.
W hat
ab o u t
price?
A t Vann's no gim m icks are
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Intelligence. We know the buy
ing public can recognize qual
ity. We make certain the fam
ilie s we serve have a wide
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select the price category that
ts best sotted to them .
Thursday. October 25. 1973
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