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Morehouse Tiger
January, 1968
FOUNDED IN 1898
Editor-In Chief . . . .Walter K. Dancy '69
Assistant Editor David Wilson '70
News Editor Carl Horton '69
News Reporters . . Michael Willingham '70
John W. Holmes '69
Carthur L. M. Drake '70
Feature Editor . Benjamin H. Wright, Jr. '71
Feature Reporters . . . William H. Cain '68
Robert T. Smith, III '71
Sports Editor To be announced.
Sports Reporter . . Charles E. Jackson '69
Faculty Advisors Prof. F. C. Campbell '56
Prof. C. L. Hill '56
Opinions expressed inTHE MAROON TIGER
are those of THE MAROON TIGER and not
necessarily those of Morehouse College.
Photographers Marshall Grigsby '68
Richard E. Allen '69
Black Man At The
Crossroads ...
The American
black man is now at
a crossroads. Faced
with at least two al
ternatives regarding
his social and politi
cal future in the
United States, he
must decide now to
follow one road or
the other.
One way leads to
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integration and assi
milation. Attempts to establish and retain a
black subculture must be abandoned and
black people must immerse themselves in an
American culture shaped and fashioned by
the majority of Americans. Identity must
be with a larger American experience super
seding the immediate and local environment.
Another way is toward a unity of black
Americans endeavoring to work within the
structure of this nation to build and exert a
force to introduce the black masses and the
power structure to each other. This intro
duction will be led by blacks and will even
tually confront white Americans with a move
ment toward freedom and equality which
must be contended with or conceded to.
To my mind it is apparent that neither
alternative is a planned proposition with
extremely long-range preparations or consi
derations of eventual outcomes. How is
integration to occur? When will it be com
pleted? What role will miscegenation play?
Will these black masses confronting the
power structure do so as equals with that
structure? Is this confrontation a preface to
integration? Is 'Black Consciousness' to be a
permanent part of the lives of Afro-Ameri
cans? Isn't some type of equality — now or
in the future — implied in these alternatives?
Are all ideas of power to be given up in the
bid for integration? Is black-unity-for-
power attempting to build a bloc of voters?
Is America at present ready, willing, and
able to accept either of these options?
These questions and others deserve an
swers. The black man must know now
what his choices are. Ignorance of alterna
tives is contrary to free will. Those who can
answer these questions must answer them.
Subsequent generations will be born into
indecision, integration, or a movement de
claring unity and power on the basis of
color.
The time to answer and to decide is now.
The American black man is now at a cross
roads.
Where Will It
All End?
It seems that from
the beginning of time
man has been pre-occu-
pied with color. He has
used color to determine
good and bad, weak and
strong, and he has even
dared to use it to deter
mine the worth of, and
to suppress, his fellow
man. Until recent times
it seemed that the man
of Caucasian descent
would always have the
upper hand, but now it
appears that the other
colors have decided that they want a piece of the
action.
For example, in the U. S. today the Negro has
in various ways exhibited dissatisfaction with the
way he is treated by his Caucasian "brothers." Be
cause of this dissatisfaction the Negro has in several
ways rebelled against the injustices he has sustained
at the hand of opposition. He has instituted organi
zations^ combat the oppression which hangs heavy
on his shoulders. Organizations such as the
N.A.A.C.P., S.C.L.C., and S.N.C.C. have become
David Wilson
WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU
The Maroon Tiger is seeking recruits for
positions in its newly arranged staff. The
editor has found, it necessary to make new
appointments due to the lack of responsibi
lity of some of the staff's members. Many
students thought that they could join the
staff and perhaps get their picture in the
yearbook without really contributing their
services to the staff. Well, we are sorry for
the disappointment. The editor has also
pointed out that this is the reason for the
long publication intervals of this paper.
As it stands now, only those members
who contributed to the last publication are
considered members of the staff.lf other mem
bers wish to continue on the staff, they will
please contact the editor, Walter Dancy.
David Wilson has replaced Craig Finley as
assistant editor. Benjamin Wright, freshman,
has replaced Moses Chirunga as feature edi
tor. Other members who fear they have been
replaced should contact the editor, also. The
sports editor's position is still open. If any
one is interested, he should contact the
editor. Others who would like to express
their talents as news, editorial or sports re
porters, will please see the editor also.
If anyone cares not to join the staff, but
would like to submit an article, he should
feel free to do so immediately. We invite
free-lance writers.
the champions of the cause, the cause being the raising of the Negro from second-class citizenship to
his rightful place as a total American.
Great strides have been made toward this goal due to the efforts of men like Dr. M. L. King and
Roy Wilkins. One of the most-used weapons in this "civil war" has been the demonstration (via non
violence). The march on Washington, led by Martin Luther King, was the climax of a long line of
peaceful demonstrations. But because the opposition was not at all nonviolent, particularly in the
South, peaceful demonstrations soon lost popularity. Next came the Black Power Movement, which
found its roots in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. These people just got tired of be
ing beaten. One of the more prominent figures in this movement’was and is Stokeley Carmicheal, bet
ter known as "The Riot Maker." The efforts of this "follower of the faith" are alj too well known.
A certain Representative in the U. S. Congress, after being exposed as quite a "big spender," intro
duced a new, yet very old, type of power, "Green Power." |'|| never understand why it didn't seem to
catch on with "the brothers." Maybe it was because it didn't say anything about breaking liquor-store
windows or stealing T. V. sets and all those other good things. Instead of this sort of thing, it would
seem that the Reoresentative was trvina to tell his people to stop demonstrating and start calculating
ways to make M-O-N-E-Y. (Would you believe much, much money?) After all, "man does not live by
voting alone."
But I'll have to admit that no matter what the mode chosen by these "leaders of the rebellion,"
they all seem to have in mind the same end to their efforts, the eventual total equality of their race.
But I can't help wondering where it is all headed and where it will end.
I think their going about it is all wrong. If all the people in the United States — or the world for
that matter — would get together and have a mass orgy, the problem would be solved, in the next
generation, of course. There would be no sense in black fighting white if everyone were tan. Think
about it — and "keep the faith, baby."
LOOKING FOR RELIGION
Carthur L. M. Drake
Has your cycle of reasoning led you to become unchurched? Do you feel that you have outgrown
the existing churches? Perhaps your feeling can be summed up in this article.
- Are you dissatisfied in an orthodox church because the religion seems immature, unreasonable
or spiritually lacking to you?
- Have you lost interest in the orthodox religions because science and common sense have made
many creeds and doctrines seem unsound to you?
- Have you felt that juggling the interpretation of ancient creeds in order to make them fit new
facts is not an intellectually honest procedure?
- Are you one of the many people who have sought in vain a soul-satisfying religion which can ful
fill the ideal of being acceptable and welcome to persons of every color, race and class throughout the
world?
- Do you feel that the church gatherings have become a place for fashion display and gossiping
sessions rather than a place where religious principles are applied to correct social problems?
- Do you feel that no one church has all the truths of religion and therefore cannot properly dic
tate what you shall believe in matters of theology?
- Finally, do you feel that your church has been used as a vehicle of prosperity for your religious
leaders and that you were the direct victim?
These are some of the problems that have engulfed the minds of many members of the young gene
ration. Perhaps you hold the same convictions.
For a solution to the growing number of unchurched Americans, let us look at a major cause
which has contributed to this blasphemy among most young people. This major cause can be ascribed
to the church itself.
Former Republican Presidential Candidate Barry Goldwater stated, after concluding a nation-wide
tour of 56 college campuses, that he found that young people are "very well-informed - and they
think." He added further, "They're concerned. They ask a lot of questions." To describe them fur
ther, one might conclude that they are mentally energetic and physically excited. The younger genera
tion would, therefore, require a rationally energetic and socially excited environment in which they
might exercise their beliefs.
Here, I feel, is where the religious community has failed. It has failed in its task to provide a reli
gious structure which would satisfy the searching minds of the young people. People are not going to
base their lives on shakey doctrines and traditional habits which do not conform to a changing society.
Old habits are not the solution to new problems. And this impious attitude will continue to increase
until the existing churches realize that doctrines are like cloth and that they should be adjusted and
tailored to fit the people they serve.