Bronze Reporter [Volume: 10, Issue: 3]

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A PIN - POINTED LIFE

In the office of the Attorney
General of the United States
there is a map studded with pins
marking the counties in which
the Justice Department has taken action to protect Negro voting
rights.

~If We Must Die,~ a first novel by Junius Edwards, to be
published by Doubleday~ on Au
gust 2, tells one of the thous-| ti

ands of stories behind each of
those little pins. It is the story
of one man, Will Harris: Negro, veteran, would-be voter. ~If
We Must Die~ minutely exam
ines this man~s inner reactions|

to certain facts~of his life. He
cannot get a cold drink where or)

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BARBARA VEASLEY ~ |
DOROTHY WALLER -
Previously Presented
Vivian ~Peliegie
"Velma Moody

> Carolyn ~Brezzell~

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tion of the NAACP. held in Chicago two weeks ago, came several significant resolutions which
will formuuate the.integration
struggle during the ensuing year.
Although. obscured by the. emphasis on division among Negro léaders, these resolutions. were the

reflect the intention of the organization. oe eh

ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE

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The Negroes are experiencing
a major crisis of. unemployment.
The rate of Negro unemployment for the past five years
has been between~ two-and-a-half
and three times greater than. the
rate of unemployment among
whites, and-for the~ past 11 years

iW; the gap between the median in
come of Negro ~
earners has. been Vv
ily. This. adversely affects. the
economic well-being of all
roes and threatens to nullify the
significant ~legal and social victories we have won; therefore,
the NAACP must give priority
to efforts to end..the. economic
deprivation of Negroes. Whatever helps the economically un-detprivileged, such:as~ minimum

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wage legislation, better social
security, more adequate relief is
especially advantageous to Neg
Wherever.and whehever empleyers,. labor unions or government agencies are guilty of antiNegro. practices the Association
must publicize and work to end
} such practices. Each branch must

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Pee ey _ > [pissing et setin, ies
or on. fair he legislation
with militancy and resourceful~ em sae a ae

white wage.

|-dom in- American society. This

| to endure discrimination and seg
1ership in government and indus| cellerated effort

| large the strugg~~ for equal op} potunity in housing ~by employ
real breakthrough in each part
of the country~ in employment,
"apprenticeship and other forms
of! training in skilled crafts.
APPRENTICE, VOCATIONAL:
TRAINING AND FEDERAL.
| MANPOWER SERVICES
The Association calls upon thé
~Federal Government. to eliminate
discrimination in the operation
of state employment services and
to withhold monies disbursed to
the states under the Federal
grants-in-aid program {| wherever
discriminatory. practices~ are~ not
_eliminat~d. This Convention also
calls upon the U.S. Department
of Labor and the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
to review the ~racial ~practices
of training programs operating
undér the authority of the Manpowér Development and. Train:
ing ~Act and the. Area Redevel
opment Act and to withhold publie funds wherever discriminatory practices are found. We especially call upon the Secretary
of Labor to invoke: his full authority in the matter of thé racial policies of the Federal Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training: which ~operates as a bastion

of whitée!supremacy and we call

~ment of Health, Education and
Welfare to withhold federal funds
from ~the states for vocational
training programs. where ~such
programs refuse to admit Negoes.. Rg:; av?
_ HOUSING

citizen. to. enjey. unrestricted access. to housing in accordance
with his financial means and his
personal choice is a absic free
freedom continues to be denied
Negro American - citizens who,
for reasoris of race, are foreed

| regation in housing throughout
the entire nation. ~ - ee
Racial discrimination in housing and enforced patterns of seg~regated living. impede tke
Negro~s progress into the mainstream of American society.
| Such ghetto living, morever, susstains de facto segregation: in

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the schools and. jeopardizes all
efforts to broaden
opportunities, arabs
The NAACP, long committed
to the achievement of a free
~and open housing market, reaffirms its re to~ secure freedom housing for all
American citizens. foe
We call upon the nation~s lead
~try to join in a positive and ater to achieve: ets

We further call: upon our mem~Persons. in private life to en
federal government. must ~evise
a restricted he ~market.
policy of the Urban

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up the Secretary of the Depart-|

The right of every. Awierican |.

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Mrs, Helen Cobb is the
wife of Grant Cobb of 1925
Whittlesay Street. Mr. and
~Mrs. Cobb are the ~proprietors of Grant and Helen Sea
- Foods Restaurant. They have
many other activities. Mrs.
~Cobb loves to dréss and to
be ~dressed for every appropriate occasion. |

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|... Mts. Cobb in beautiful gold and black
lounging pajamas. This is the way she pre

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Mrs. Cobb is a~ model of elegance and
charm in a Kelly Green two piece dress and

large brim hat, beige shoes and bag.
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