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2 B THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1963 MEOFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON Cleveland Launches Home Visits to Break Down Racial Barriers By PHILLIP KADIS United Preis International CLEVELAND, Ohio (UPI) - Frank talk over a cup of hot 1 coffee. That was the order of the day Sunday when 3,000 to 5,000 Clevelanders joined in a unique experiment "inter rachl Home Visit Day." Sponsored by Catholic, Protes tant and Jewish faiths in co- : ooeration with the city's com munity relations board, the event was designed to break . through the communications : barrier between the races. "We hope it will give both sides a chance to learn about each other and the opportunity to dispel some of the white stereotypes about Negroes," said Gladys Wells, the board s execu tive secretary. "The program brings out basic emotions which are behind prejudices . , . It's a . lot simpler than some psycho logists and sociologists think." The original idea came from a similar program undertaken by a Catholic organization in Chicago called Friendship. Mrs. ( Wells said. Soon, the plan took shape and began to snowball. ' A Mass Day Visit Committee was formed. It drew on the ex perience of three other nro grams: Caritas, sponsored by a catnollc layman s group; Dia logue, sponsored by the Cleve land Presbytery, and the edu cational home visit program of roe community relations board Role Of Churches "Since the crux of racial teri slon is the change which both white and Negro must make, uie cnurcncs nave tne unique role of enunciating the moral Imperative for social justice," saw tne Kev. marles W. Raw lings, chairman of the com mittee and head of the Office of Race and Religion of the Cleve land Presbytery. . "If the churches fail to clearly tell what Is morally wrong about racial injustices, I'm not sure anyone else will . . . It could be the churches' finest hour." , The mechanics of the visit are fairly simple, but the re- Duncan Calls for Civil Rights Vote WASHINGTON - "We have equivocated long enough. This year is dying while we concern ourselves with minutes. We must vote on Civil Rights now," Congressman Robert B. Dun can, D-Orc., told the House of Representatives this week, In a call to Congress to "Tell all members of a minority group . . . whether the Constitu tion means what it says or not, Duncan joined a growing list of Representatives In demand ing that Civil- Rights legislation be brought to the floor for a vote: "Although I don't pretend to know all the answers In 10 months, I know the time has since gone by when we might expect delay to solve these problems for us. Tho time has come to vote," ho said. Congressman Duncan pointed out that this is no longer a sec tional fight. "The disease of racism is not isolated in one section of this country it In fects the whole body politic," he said. Duncan added that those whose history, environ m e n t, and constituency make this a difficult step to take, will "si lently thank Congress for doing what should be done." He also noted that Civil Rights can no longer be considered a political fight, "bach major po lltlcal party has had ample on portunity to do what needs to be done each party has sue ceeded slightly and failed mightily," he said. "I care not, and history cares not, who claims or receives credit. I care only that the job is done," he added. suits are often what Mrs. Wells describes as "electrifying." , A small group of white resi dents not more than 15 meets in the home of a Negro family to discuss race relations. To provide more than one point of view, another Negro couple is asked to join the discussion. A discussion leader is pro vided, but the participants are expected to carry the conversa tional ball. Light refreshments are served. Tell of Visits Charles Williams, a Negro real estate dealer, found the most successful part of former visits in which he participated was getting to talk to the wife and children in the white fam ily. He has his offices and resi dence on the largely white area on the city's West Side. "I've found that the wife is the boss in the family and the man just brings home the pay check," he said. "Nine out of ten men work on an integrated basis so they are accustomed to it. But many women and children never meet a Negro. They discuss race relations at home but never approach a Ne gro to discuss it frankly and closely." A white mother of five chil ren, Mrs. Stanford Smith, at tended a meeting with her hus band and her nine-year-old daughter, Bernell, who had ask ed to go along. "I found some Negro families had better homes and a finer cultural background than our own," said the soft-spoken Mrs. Smith. "Since then, I have re quested to be a host." All agreed that after the con versation got into full swing, people began to see each other as individuals and not as white or black. "I think we have a great n.mber of people who practice the forms of discrimination be cause they are afraid to take an independent stand, and a con stant united stand by the churches will fortify them," said the Rev. Emanuel S. Branch Jr. of the Cleveland- A r e a Church Federation. "You suddenly find that you are talking to people and not to groups of people . . . People who eat and sleep and laugh and cry and work like you . . And color disappears," said Father Vincent P. Hass of the Catholic Interracial Council. The meetings often begin with statements by the participants that they are not the least bit prejudiced and they provide an opportunity for people to get things off their chest. One Negro doctor let go with pent up resentment and then ad mitted "I guess I gave you people a hard time. I didn't realize I was prejudiced against white people." Sometimes the ice Is quickly broken by children who are present. Other times discus sions are best carried on with children absent because of sub ject matter. Most of the organizers of the program are cautious about their expectations of what the visit is to accomplish. They feel with Rev. Rawlings that "the visit has limited val ues. It is what people do after this contact which will deter mine its success." But they are also aware of the impact that a mass program can have on the community. Edward Dickerson told of how he explained to a white visitor who was a foreman id an industrial plant why a Negro employee appeared to be lazier than an immigrant whom he had replaced. "I pointed out that the white immigrant who was not able to speak the language was con tented with his job and wanted to hold it. But the Negro knew that no matter how hard he worked or put his heart and soul into the work, he couldn't advance in his job," he said. BAMBY BURGERS REG. 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