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About The voice. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1946-195? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1949)
Tik® W©i<Q<B _PUBLISHED WEEKLY__ “Dedicated to the promotion oj the cultural, social and spiritual life of a great people Rev. Melvin L. Shakespeare Publisher and Editor Business Address 2225 S Street Phone 5-649) 11 No Answer Call 5-7508 Rubie W. Shakespeare-Advertising and Business Manager Charles Goolsby_ Qg«irwint« Editor, Y.M.C.A. Lynwood Parker....^...Associate Editor, on Military Leave Rev. J. B. Brooks..................... Promotion Manager Mrs. toe Green__ rimil/rtinn Manager Member ot the Associated Negro Press and Nebraska Press Associatioe_ Entered as Second Class Matter, June S. 1947 at the Post OUioe at Lincoln, Nebraska under the Act of March 3, 1879. ___ t year subscription.$2.00 Single copy --.--t>c EDITORIALS The views expressed in these columns are those of the writer and not necessarily a reflection of the policy of The Voice.— Pub. ; ABRAHAM LINCOLN Recently, a group of university of Nebraska students, in choosing the ten greatest men of all time, included the name of Abraham Lincoln in their list. There are many points of view and opinion about President Lincoln, but all agree that finally, his administra tion gave America some of its best morals and philosophy. Some historians take the posi tion that until the tragedies of civil war were visited on the United States, Abraham Lincoln was a very ordinary person, and mostly, the pawn of a political machine that put him in tlje White House. Prior to that time he had been a failure in just about ev erything except being human, and this quality in the distraught time of war has added elements of greatness. Just what Lincoln’s in tentions or plans were for the 2,000,000 Negro slaves and 1,500, 000 white indentures (that’s the high-classed term) is not known, but he did maintain that “they should be free.” As a racial group, Negroes can be thankful for this president who reasserted that all of us are of “one nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” The racial relationships between Negroes and non-Negroes since 1865 has recently been classified by Dr. Yarborough into three phases: The period of readjust ment, the period of segregation or of “separate but equal” that failed, and the period of integration still in progress in which this racial group seeks full participation with others in the privileges and re sponsibilities of government and economy. Thus a shift in emphasis is sought from that of race and color to that of ability to produce ! for the good of our whole society. Lincoln asserted the right of all Americans to life free of chattel slavery. Today, a 11 minority groups, of whatever extraction, re ligion and color seek freedom from economic enslavement and accept the challenge and the responsi bility of full citizenship in a dem ocratic republican state. The con cept of civil rights was born with those brave signers of the Declar ation of Independence and reaf firmed in principle by the Bill of Rights. Lincoln insisted that these rights should be extended to all “with malice toward none, with charity for all.” The world today believes in Lincoln’s last concepts and looks to the United States for leadership in their demonstration and devel opment. Slaves and indentures were morally emancipated by this great, humanitarian president. Today President Truman and the 81st Congress have the opportun ity, and the Nebraska legislature has the opportunity, to effect eco nomic emancipation for a signifi cant fraction of the population. God grant that our leaders and law-makers perceive their oppor tunity. Mayor Cunningham Appoints Human Relations Committee OMAHA, Neb.—Omaha has become the 29th city to have a municipally sponsored “Human Relations Committee.” Mayor Cunningham announced the ap pointment of a 14-member com mittee last week. Its job will be to investigate conditions in the community which adversely affect inter group relations; report findings to the community; recommend corrective measures, and to car ry out a program of community interpretation for the improve ment of inter-group relations. The mayor’s action came as the direct result of the Omaha Urban League’s demonstration of the problems of minorities in the city. The league brought re cently elected U. S. Senator Hu bert H. Humphrey to Omaha in February of 1948. Senator Humphrey’s address on minority problems in urban centers and his explanation of how Minneapolis had attacked their problem awakened the com munity to the local situation. In May of the same year the Urban League sponsored a one day human relations institute which brought together members of city, state and federal gov ernment, and representatives frorh religious, social, education al, business, labor and health or ganizations. Classified WANTED to Rent—Four or five room house, if you know of such a place, please call 5-6491. To understand at all what life means, one must begin with Christian belief. And I think knowledge may be sorrow with a man unless he loves.—William Mountford. ■' — At Winterhalter’s —— Complete line of Wallpapers, Paints, Enamels, Varnishes, Brushes and decorating sup plies. Aft. | |IME DECORATIVE WAITERS AND PAJ.VTf Formerly Columbia Glut A Paint Co. 14th and P Streets Phone 2-7549 By Kathryne Favors Well, Negro History Week is here again! Truly, it will be a great day when we can eliminate such celebrations as Negro History Week and Brotherhood Week. One of these days, men will realize that there are more similarities between us than there are pecu larities. One of these days, men will forget to hate because an other has white skin—or black skin. We’ll realize one day that all men can live in this wide world together and contribute to make it a world which can make God smile. When that great day comes, there will be no need for special weeks to commemorate history or to preach brotherll ness. Now, we need Negro History week to tell men what we have done, and to tell them that we, too, want to give our talents to the world if the world will but allow it. The Negro’s inferiority can never be believed because the many accomplishments will dis prove any such accusation or theory. Negro history goes back thousands of years ago when black men led the world in civil ization. Negro history goes back hundreds of years ago when the Africans were the first people in the world to smelt iron* and use the forge. Negro history goes back a few decades ago when Dr. Daniel Williams, a physician of Chicago, performed the first suc cessful operation on the human heart in the world. Negro his tory goes back to just a few years ago when the brilliant Dr. Charles Drew taught the would to to make blood plasma, gave his ideal to the Red Cross and saved millions of soldiers. Negro history is now— right now. Yes, you should be in the history now. What are you doing? A person whose only interest is social life disturbs me. A Negro has too much to do nowadays to sit at home and grieve about discrim ination. Do something about it. I can’t blame an employer for not hiring a person if the person is not qualified. Stop complain ing and get to work. Find some thing that you want to do and do it. Don’t let money hold you back. Few Negroes who have achieved great success have had only silken carpet to walk on and gold spoons I ! to eat from. If a high school edu- ] cation is holding you back—get that education. Every single Ne gro in any city who is young enough to still absorb facts and who is willing to work hard should have a high school educa tion. Too many Negroes quit school—and let me add even in the beloved city of Lincoln, too many quit school. Quit sitting at home brooding and get prepared to do something worthwhile. A new renaissance will occur all over the world when men are no longer denied the right to work in their chosen field and ad vance as their work merits. All types of new inventions and dis coveries will occur. Great books will be written. Atomic energy will be used only for peaceful purposes. The world will be filled with music, song and dance! Will you be ready? If your an' swer is “no,” the same will be uttered by Negroes in many parts of the United States and how, oh how, can we then have a part in this great renaissance if we are not prepared. Knowledge is folly unless grace guide it.—George Herbert. An old canister set will make it fun for the children to put away their smaller play things, such as beads and spools to string, cut outs, clay, crayons, chalk, and v* pencils. 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