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Page 2 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 • + - „ __j _ ■ Michael Willingham 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.