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w^rm voub %\\? favmwaJi $nbm. atououabed i«7» t*T?g wtt.t.a a jn wnaonT EdU tor^Pabllalver National Advertising Representatives EZRA JOHNSON........Promotion a Adv. Rep. TSST SSTSSt PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY New York 3fl, New York 1009 WEST BROAD STREET 186 W. Washington St. Dial ADams 4-3432 — ADams 4-3433 Chicago 2, Hi. _ Subscript!™ Rate, in Advance Whify-sSn^mpany One Year-----------—-------—------ “- 13 6808 Selma Ave. Six Month.___________________________$309 Los Angeles 28, California Single Copy — -------------------------- *** Mr. "Gordon Simpson ■■-v.f. = ■ i-......—......■—......= ' ■■ Whaley-Simpson Company Office Remittance Money Order must be Registered made by Mail. Kxpreas, Pont gan {ranS^l^cLuornla or ■ I * r " ■ ■ •»—-----*—u. Second Class Mall Prlyllege. . ......... Authorized at Savannah, Georgia Negroes Undaunted by KKK Notes Two prominent Negro families were victims of bricks covered with threaten¬ ing notes signed K. K. K. thrown into their homes during the past weekend. A Savannah Morning News columnist re¬ ferred to the notes as being “stupid.” All law abiding citizens of Savannah, no doubt, characterize the notes as not only “stupid” hut the work of small-minded men who hope that their act will frighten Negroes from working toward full jus¬ tice and human dignity for the Negro in Savannah. The Negro community refuses to be intimidated bv men who parade under the disguise of hoods on Broughton Street. The Negro community refuses to be frightened by little men who are not contented \uith spreading hate among themselves but have now embarked up¬ on a disgraceful program of including Mr. ‘KKK’ Could Learn From Mr. ‘K’ Here and there, as an added deferent to the process of integration, the Ku Klux Klan, symbol of religious and racial bigo¬ try and separation, instituted almost a century ago, remains unaltered. We look to Mr. “K", the big bad wolf from Russia by far a much greater threat than this decadent body of a dying era, and we perceive that Mr. “K” has a lot to offer in the matter of wisdom that the Kluxer could profit from. In a recent summit conference with Communist countries, in the town of Bucharest, Mr. “K” is quoted as making the following pronouncements: “We live in a time when we have neither Marx, nor Engles, nor Lenin with us. If we act like children who, studying the alphabet, compile words from letters, we shall not go very far. “One cannot ignore the specific situa¬ tion, the changes in the correlation of forces in the world and repeat what the great Lenin said in quite different his¬ torical cpnditions.” Crushed Truth and The Congo (From The Oklahoma Eagle) Around the world the news has been heralded that at last the Belgian Congo has snatched the sceptre of authority from Leopold of Belgium and launched out on the untried venture of self govern¬ ment and independence. Of course this new experience coming to the people of Belgian Congo is not singular, for with increasing frequency the rotting foundations of an unrighteous system of Colonialism are giving away before the tidal wave of human freedom and human dignity everywhere. The event of the Congo coming into the status of a free state looms larger than most, for the history of Belgian Colonialism in this section is perhaps one of the crue’est, bloodiest chapters in all the history of power-mad, wealth-drunk nations in the day when colonial exploita¬ tion was at its height. The record tells a tale of horror that in many ways* puts the efforts of the Spaniards in the days of the Spanish inquisition to shame. It is a tale of rape and murder, of human greed and enslavement. It is a tale of torture, inconceivable torture, engaged in by humans who called themselves men. It is a tale of centuries when it seemed that justice was blind to the barbarism in its midst and deaf to the cries of the countless millions subjected to a living hell by men like themselves. For centuries it seemed that the world was without a conscience; for the same number of centuries it seemed that the Editorial Opinions From The Nation s Press Associated The greatest week in the surge toward freedom in Africa is over and editorial comment throughout the nation was spread. Here’s what happened last week in Africa. The most notable event came when the Belgian Congo, the giant among the new states, became the independent of Congo, comprising 13,000,000 and 943.000 square miles. Earlier the in¬ dependence of Madagascar, the 228,000- square-mile island with 5,000.000 people off the African east coast, as the Malagasy Republic, a member of the French Com¬ munity was proclaimed and the world saw the creation of the Somali Republic, unit¬ ing British Somaliland and Italian their wives and children in their hate campaign. When little men indoctri¬ nate children in the venom of hatred, Christian and democratic people are not too surprised when they use “brick mes¬ sengers” to advise Negroes that white merchants do not want their money on Broughton Street. The Savannah Negro is undaunted for he knows that many freedom loving and Christian thinking white people of the city do not condone these undemocratic acts. Wo urge full police protection for not only the two law abiding families men¬ tioned above but for all Negro citizens of the community. We pray that Mayor Mingledorff and Chief Sidney Barnes will use their full power in preventing similar incidents in the future. Here is Mr. “K” daring to take the teachings of the authors of Communism, heretofore considered an inviolable dogma —any departure from them has been con¬ sidered heresy, and cast them into their new setting. Mr. “K,” finally becoming aware of the fact that the plan to make everybody a Communist is too big an order, is smart enough to propose that it is possible for the Communist to live with people who are not Communists. Mr. “KKK” could learn from Mr. “K” that it's smart to come to the realization that the world has been individually different since the world began. No force, nor threat of force can change this. It’s a matter of historical record, that those who have not been flexible enough to adjust to this thinking of themselves have been annihilated. The smart ones, those that go on living and sharing in the world’s bounties, learn the wisdom of Mr. “K” — if you can’t bent ’em join ’em!” farce of a moral universe had spent itself and was without the vitality to assert itself. But in this day with the people of the Congo in possession of their independ¬ ence, it is evident, that though the years knew it not, the gnawings of righteous¬ ness were ever at work and that in this decade, the vicious system of human exploitation a n d enslavement has of necessity crumbled to the earth. It is significant too, to note that simul¬ taneously with the .announcement of the Congo’s freedom, there is also the announcement that the Europeans are making their exodus by wholesale airlift. Their wholesale departures are doubtless prefaced on the reasoning that they can hardly expect a security for themselves from a people whom neither they, nor their predecessors, provided security for, when they were in the saddle. It is to he hoped that the people of the Congo shall rise to the heights necessary to keep and practice the free¬ dom they’ve won- It is to be expected that errors and inequities will occur as they seek to establish the new nation. It will take time to perfect the experiment, hut while the new act in this new nation’s drama unfolds, the fatalists and the diehards, can begin at this point of its evolution, to accept as a fact accomplished “That Truth Crushed to the Earth will rise again”. lia into a new state of 1.800,000 people and 246,000 square miles. Finally Ghana cut its umbilical cord and became the Re¬ public of Ghana. This is what the papers had to say: THE TIMES, New York City “The new Africa that is emerging rep¬ resents both a challenge and an oppor¬ tunity to the free world to keep it free.” POST DISPATCH, St. Louis “Europeans have cut their losses and bowed to the African passion for little un¬ derstood national freedom, yet it is clear that Africa desperately needs European and American help.” THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Strong Civil Rights Law Can Remove This Blot On Our World Leadership Islam and Africa Hu ISA S. WALI (Part one of 5 Part ANP Series) Islam, one of the three great monotheistic religions of the world, literally means “Peace,” “Submis¬ sion,” or “Resignation” to the Will of God. The adherent of Islam is desig¬ nated as Muslim or one who so submits himself. The terms “Mo¬ hammedanism” or '‘Muhammedan" | are resented by the adherents of Islam, as they seem to carry the implication of worship of Muham¬ mad. Muhammad, the founder of the religion, is regarded as one of the Prophets of Allan (the Arabic name for God). He is never to be made an object of worship, but should be respected as the last and the seal of all the Prophets ipre- ceding him. loo' Similarly, his religion is not to be viewed as a new religion, hut only as a projection of the original religion of all the Prophets from the time of Abraham, which cul¬ minated and was perfected in him. Followers of this religion must therefore accept atld respect all the revealed books and all the Apostles of God without distinc¬ tion between them. The quran—which is the Divine Book for Muslims—emphasizes this duty to all Muslims: “Say: We believe in God and what hath been sent down to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Tribes, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus and the Proph¬ ets from their Lord. We make no difference between them, and to Him we are resigned (i.e. to Him we are Muslims).” (Chapter 111:78) Muhanimed himself was born in 570 A. D. in Mecca Saud Arabia, as a posthumous son of Abdullahi, by his wife, Amina. He came from the tribe of Quraish —- the noble tribe of Mecca which was said to have descended from Ishmael. His mother died when he was only six years old, and he was nursed by an African maid from Abyssinia. In his youth, he was employed as a shepherd boy, and in his maturity he engaged himself largely on isolated meditations in caves outside the town. His divine mission started from the age of forty, when the angel Gabriel appeared to him with rev- THE POST. Denver “Worst of all the Congo’s borders were not drawn by the Congolese but by the Belgians. It is not now really a nation at all, but a loose collection of regional fac¬ tions, each of which in turn is rent by tribalism. of “At best, its policies will be that an uneasy coalition; but many observers pre¬ dict that the Congo w ill split up soon after its birth.” THE CONSTITUTION, Atlanta “It puts us in the position of having to with Russia for the privilege of Our Past This Week July 11, 1804—Alexander ' ilton, secretary of treasury 1 desc«ndant of Negro ancesters, from God. The Quran is record of those formal utter¬ and discourses which were as the Word of God, Gabriel, from time to time. They were sent down as portions a Heavenly Rook in sections of length and in relation l the circumstances of the mom-I Muhammad preached his mis- with such great fervour that encountered great opposition from his own people. His denunciation of all forms social injustice and fraud, his is of all the evil prac¬ moral delinquencies and ex¬ that were rampant in , | brought him into direct f With the leaders of the coun¬ who saw this new mission as danger and threat to their social and economic stability. They, as a result, formed a hos¬ confederacy and hostile gangs, which all forms of intercourse the followers of the Prophet banned, and large-scale moles¬ aginst them were carried These forced the Prophet to deserting his own Having received encouragement the people of Medina — 200 away—he set out on the Hijira, or Muslim Emigra¬ of 622 A.D., from Mecca to This event marked a turn¬ point in the history of Islam, the year 622 was adopted as first year of the new Muslim In Medina, the Prophet found to entirely different atmosphere. found himself in complete au¬ in and immediately set out to a new Islamic state, in in its framework, on reveal¬ commandments and general 7’his state, which was de¬ as unique in human history, both the religious and elements of statecraft. These elements which are re¬ in as modern in their outlook the socialistic and consul¬ nature of the details and application of the state rules, well as the guarantees for of religion which the state not only recognize but safe¬ it and the idea of nationhood which there were guaranteed rights and national duties all races, colours, languages ideologies existing in the coun¬ giving aid. It’s hard. Our aid comes from taxes, with the consent of those being taxed. Not so in Russia. “It will be hard for us to match Russia in providing the funds and it will be hard for us to make the new African nations always see the hook in the bait Russia of¬ fers.” THE POST, Houston, Texas “As the Congo becomes a sovereign country and enters the world family of nations, the United States offers it a warm welcome and extends the hand of friendship, that same hand which carried a sword to win its own freedom. fatally wounded in duel with Aaron Burr. July 14, 1798 — Richard Allen, founder of the AME church, or¬ ganized city wide nursing service during yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. July 15, 1873 — Quinn Chapel Quran emphasised this by pointing out that if be any superiority at all individuals, it should not based upon race or colour, but the degree of their respect for observance of their duties to and to mankind. “O, man- Verily we have created you to male and female, and made of male and female, and you races and tribes, that know one another; lo! the of you in the sight of Allah the most pious and vigilant of duties.” (49:13). With a strong and skillful gov- , fa,th „ . , to . ... its an<1 a inspire it was not , long religion controlled all Western and even after death in 632, continued and within less than a swept over North Spain and France, to the gates Constantinople, and crossed Asia up to the Indus river. Islam thus emerged into the outer world as a moral force commanded respect and a co¬ doctrine that could on their own ground of East Rome and of Persia. The ninth and tenth centuries the climax of in breadth and efforts. Industry, commerce, and the minor arts with immense vitality as Mesopotamia, Syria brought their contributions the common stock. Islam started to suffer reverses W’estern Europe from the 11th but consolidated its gains North Africa and continued to in Asia and the Far East. Within these 13 centuries of its it was able to extend into and Central Asia, into the Peninsula, and the chain the East Indies, tapering away the Philippines. It left import¬ traces in Spain and Southern where Muslim communities exist in most Balkan countries in Southern Russia. In Africa, south of the Sahara, extended across the Central Su¬ and West Africa, and across African coast to Zanzibar and and continued in a strip into the Union Africa. (To be Continued Next Week) AME church, one of oldest in cago, destroyed by fire for time. July 16, 1866 — Freedom’s reau, organized to assist emancipated Negro slaves, tinued over veto of President son. _i fc ___ SATURDAY, JULY 16, 196<* letters to U-SMAH.’ the y r Editor * « rtT Atlanta, Ga., June 30, 1960 Ga. Sir: Everyone is or should be in- [ in the man selected to; for President. We, as a j should learn to study and i deeds not words. We also stop being so naive politics and politicians. people running for office just people, subject to great | and pulled this way and that. Negroes ought to be there pulling too. Platforms don’t mean anything—see the Democracy Questioned? Savannah, Ga. Dear Editor: While reading the local morn¬ ing paper, I marveled at sever¬ al statements contained in an editorial. One of the statements was: “At this time when minds are turned to the days when death was not too great a sacrifice for Americans to make to establish individual freedom in this land, we believe modern Americans should ask themselves some | very serious questions: Is This The Kind of nation we want?” Is this the kind of nation we want when Americans sit at lunch counters and ask for ser¬ vice and are arrested and are charged heavy fines? Do we want a nation that discrim- mates against a people because the pigmentation of their skin; is not that of others? Or do: we want a nation that is just | in the practice of justice and fair ( play? We sihould also ask our- selves this question. We as Americans should re-examine the principles for which America stands and do everything in j our power to live up to those I principles. Another question contained j in this editorial was: “Was the United States of America es¬ tablished to allow the majori¬ ties to trample the rights of in¬ dividuals or a few, or was the U. S. A. established to protect and guard the rights of all, each and everyone?” Are not the rights of the Ne- | gro being trampled justice, upon when equal; j he does not receive Negro Owned Brokerage NEW YORK — Representatives of some of Wall Street’s leading brokerage and investment houses turned out Friday at the formal opening of the first Negro-owned brokerage firm to be located on Wall Street. Headed by Harry L. Wright, the H. L. Wright & Co., Incorporated, began business as brokers, dealers, and underwriters. Key officials and representatives from the First National City Bank of New York, The First Boston Corporation, Blythe & Co., Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Smith, Bar¬ ney & Co., Wertheim & Co., and other well-known Wall Street firms attended the opening It. and Wright gave a { j warm welcome to the L. & Co. | In addition to the representa- tives from some of the most out- I standing banking and investment j houses in America, other guests i included the Honorable David M. Thomas, Consul General of Li- , beria; Samuel Oti, Nigerian Gov- j ernment Investment Officer; J. S. J Stewart, City Councilman of Dur- j ham, North Carolina; J. J. Hen-j derson, vice president and assist- 1 ant treasurer of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, ' Honorable Bessie Buchanan, New { York State Assemblywoman; and John Wickliffe, Executive Secre¬ tary of the National Business League. Among the telegrams of congrat- ! ulations received from leading citi¬ zens and organizations were mes¬ sages of best wishes from: A. Philip Randolph, Vice President of AFL-CIO and President of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Por¬ ters; The National Council of Ne¬ gro Women, headed by Miss Doro¬ thy I. Height; and W’illiam P. Grayson, Vice President of John¬ son Publishing Company. The brokerage firm was char¬ tered by New York State in Janu¬ ary, registered by the Federal be- but covering the hopefuls and exacting promises from them should mean something. Mr. Nixon will need the Ne- gro vote—Mr. Kennedy and Sen. Lyndon Johnson will also. Sen. Johnson has made strong state- ments to the Phi Tribune about his stand and he did push the Civil Rights legislation. Ever- body gives him that. He’ll have a big chance to do much more if given the opportunity Deeds not bombast. Very truly, Archer Reynolds, 197 Auburn Ave. discriminated against because is a minority and a Negro? Negro youth sat at lunch coun¬ ters demonstrating that they hungry for freedom and equality, but were they granted rights which are theirs as stated by our Constitution? NO, they were thrown in jail and treated as common criminals. When you have seen the committed against com¬ ponents of our free society by the local government, can you that we practice democra¬ cy here in our Savannah, Geor¬ gia? Also contained in this editori¬ al was this statement: Was America founded to jail men who wish to exercise their Con¬ stitution-stated freedom and rights?” Can you not deny that the Constitution-stated freedoms and rights of the Negro are b°- ing abused when he is arrested for picketing a store that dis- criminates against him because he is a Negro? Was not the right to picket guaranteed by our greatest document and gov- ernor, the United States Coristi- tution? Or was this right only granted to a few? Was not the right to vote and voice an opin- ion granted to the Negro too, or was the Fifteenth Article to the Constitution misquoted? C-an discrimination be tbl’dt- ated and condoned in a nation professing democracy and ‘by people professing Christianity? Yours truly, Leford Tobias, Jr. curities Exchange Commission in February and has obtained mem¬ bership in the National Associa¬ tion of Securities Dealers, Inc. Mr. Wright has been engaged in investment activities for the past six years. The 44-year-old broker rose from the ranks to become the manager of the institutional in¬ vestment department of a large Wall Street firm. In addition, he managed a branch office of a New York Stock Exchange member firm. He is a graduate in Busi¬ ness Administration from Tuske- gee Institute,-and took graduate work at Columbia University and the New York Institute of Finance, At the formal opening of the 11. L. Wright & Co., Inc. extensive pictorial displays were exhibited under the sponsorship of several African countries for the purpose 0 f awakening interest in the re¬ and needs of Africa and the opportunities for trade and invest- ments presented by these potential- (y r i c h countries. ~— - TIVe Howard u jit* UniV. ProfeSSOrS Retire WASHINGTON, (ANP) — Dr. E. Franklin Frazier, international¬ ly - known sociologist and author is among the five Howard Univer¬ sity professors who retired this yea ' ’ Another is Dr. Joseph L. John¬ son, professor of physiology and former dean of the School of Medicine. The others are Atty. George E. C. Hayes, adjunct professor of law; Louis Vaughn Jones, associ¬ ate professor of violin and music education; and Victor J. Tulane, associate professor of chemistry. Others retiring this year are Lydia M. Barnette, maid; Edward Russ, custodian; and Eric Wil- liama, janitor,