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- Marlon Butler;

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~A Reflection Of Negro Thought~

Vol. I~No. 5]

Flint;

Michigan, Saturday, November 6, 1954.

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ALL GIVEN STIFF RACES
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In last Tuesday~s | election,
incumbent Commissioner of the First Ward, won
out over Joe Yates in a nip and
tuck battle. Yates complained to
the City Election Comniission
used nfair
tactics. Cards urging the voters to
vote for Yates and end segregation
and abuse of Negroes were dis
atly white areas. The cards bore
the name: ~First Ward Negro
Yatcs-For-Commissioner Club.~

Yates implied that. he was not
angry at being allied with a program. to end. discrimination, but
that the wording of the ~ cards,
and the /Jareas of distributior
were unquestionably used against
him.

EK. L, Holmes, trying again for
Ninth Ward Commissioner, made
a surprisingly good showing.
against PAC. indorsed Narman

not as close as they might! have
been, Holmes~ popularity. is increasing, and his political startegy
is to be commended.

Possibly the race most closely
watched and heavily supported
was the Thitd Ward battle) between third term (aspirant Car]
Delling, and up and = coming
Floyd J. McCree. The Third
Ward, predominantly Negro, and
fertile field fora Negro |Commissioner has been tapped by
others~ before MeCree, but never
has. one come as close as did. the
popular and forceful young | raceman; *

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~The major issues in~ the| Third
Ward race were, according to a
four-page handbill supporting
McCree: (1) Deiitng~s failure te
correct ~~~many. of the damnable
conditions now~ existing in the
ward.~ (2) Delling~s. failure to
clean up the crime breeding~ slums

now present in the ward. (3)
Delling~s failure to alleviate pe.

lice ~ brutality against Negroes
(4) A picture that Delling is
supposed to~ have of McCree~s e2:
~narked in front of the house of
a man who shas been~ called
Red.~

It would be difficult to explain
the exact reason for McCree~s

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Have Greafer Roll In
ference On Educa

se Foundation ~Samuel Brownell, Addresses
Land Grant College Pres.

Sponser Excursion
Fe Detreii Opera

WE THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE
TO KNOW:

That the Mott Foundstion | Progiam/}is spqnsoring a bus excur
sion to Detroit~s Masonic Temple
far the New York City Opera Go.
performance of La Travizta,

The opera dhare cnt evening.
Noveihber 19. Our chartered dus
will. leave the IMA Auiditdrioin at
5130, javriving in ample time for

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the curtain.) We shall teave! immediately after the opera, make
a short refreshment stop end arrive at the IMA at 1 00-1:50.
Cost of the trip, which include
transportation and best scats
($4.80 orchestra) is $6.50. Reservatipns may be. made by catl
ing the Mott Foundation, Pregram
(CE 9-7649) and making a deposit is $3.00. Limited to 37.

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Color Line On

In Michigan Politics

Former State Senator Charles:
Diggs J~., of Detroit is the first
Neero from Michigan to be clected to the congress of the United
States. Charles Diggs at 31) years
of age, has an unprecendented
political record, He was elected to
two terms in the state senate by

overwhelming majorities. As a
member of the Senate, Diggs

authored the FEP bill that was
passed by the Senate, and defeated by the house in the last
session of the Legislature.
Charles Diggs Jr. inherited the
political know how from~ his fathwho was~ a member of the

ated from Central High School in

State College,

Way Out

State Senate for four terms. During Charles Diggs Sy. tenure of
office, the Diggs Act was passed
which | prohibits the refusal ~ of
set'viee to any individual because
of colpr, oF national origin,,
Another first was iblished
in| Lansing Michigan when Attorney| William Jenkins was elected Alderman from - the third
ward. | William Jenkins was born
in Lansing, Michigan, and gradu
est

that City. He attended Michigan
and Drake University.

The} surprising fact about the

Washington, D, C. ~ The 32nd
annual session of the Conference
of Presidents of Negro Land
Giant Colleges, meeting in W ashington lest week, received a
cmn promise frem U. ~S, Commis:
sioner of Education Samuel M.
Brownell that their group would
have a greater participating role
in.the White House conference
on education, to be held in Novyember, 1955."

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It appears that in. the past,
such conferences, as called by the
White House, have been shy of
direct representation from the Ne
eyo land grant college group. Dr.
3vownell stressed the fact. -thit
the institutions would. be repre
sented in 1955, while -t the same
time he told thd leading educators from several states that their
leadership might likely prove an
important. facto? in improving
community undetstanding of deSeog egation.

The commisioner was.or2 of
several authorities on education
who addressed the land giant ce!lege presidents during their threeday conference, he!d at the Department of Health, Education
ane Welfare. The theme of the

neetine was devoted to ~Heme
Rdbneinien Education,~ and saw
in attendance. the heads of departments of home _. economics
from each of the member institutions. Representatives from gov
ernment, private industry, and ed
ucational institutions contributed
to the conferecne theme.:

thitd ward victory in Lansing i:
that the ward is over 70% white
and Attorney Jenkins is unmistakenly Negro, It can be done
snd Jenkins has ~proved it.

Discussions stressed the importance of home economics in
relation to the individual, the i2mly, é~cmmunity, and world. They
developed a proeram for determining the home economics ~mployment potential, improving
home économics departments within the land grant. schools, and
making the public aware,of the
opportunities afforded the heme
econcmics graduate through teaching, business, research, adm/nistration, and service abroad,

The conference ended with
adoption of six resoluti ions, one
of which stated): ~We resolve ihat
the conference take cognizance ef
the current efforts to pYovide edueztional oppoxtunities to all citizens of our democracy and ithe
continued concern of the Supre
Court to clarify the concept co the
Constitution as) related to this
sue. |We.further.commend
efforts of the ~eitizens of the yvarious communities toward the implementation of this principal.~

In discussions of the progress
and problems of desegregation, it
was brought out that in five scuthern states, no action has been
taken toward the integration 061
white and Negro students in the
publie schools and colleges. On
the other hand, several states are
abiding by the Supreme Ccurt
decision to the extent that both
students and faculty. members in
public~ schools ~and colleges ave
being integrated.

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If a man does not make new
acquaintances, he advances
through life he~ will soon find
himself left alone, A man should
keep~ his friendship in constant
repair. ~ Johnson.

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| SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATOR HEADS LAND GRANT COLLEGE 'PRESIDENTS GROUP -~ Dr. B. C. Turner, second from left, president of South Carolina
State College, Orangeburg, was elected head of the Conference of Presidents of Ne-gro Land Grant College during closing session of the organization~ s 32nd

meeting in Washington, last week.

College president, Dr. R.

Ww. ~ Jr., met seen in picture, was elected vice president.

Seen complimenting Dr. Turner is

P. Daniel, who is retiring head of the group.
Dr. _~ ~is president

annual
Virginia State
Dr.| George

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College, Georgia; Dr. Felton G.

chairman of the Executive Committee.
respective institution.

of Florida A. andM. State University at Tallahassee.
Others scen in the picture are, left to right, Dr. R. B. hieeda conference secretary, Kentuck, State Collegc; Dr. C. V. Troup, assistant secretary, Fort Valley State
Plark, treasurer, Southern University, Baton Reuwge,
Louisiana; and Dr. F. D. Bluford, North Cerolina A. and T. College, at Greenshcro, ~
Each of the educators is president of ae

prmapnen

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