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Volume 5
Actress Diahann Carroll
Marries Former Augustan
Despite alleged
“skepticism”, actress-singer
Diahann Carroll and Jet
Managing Editor Robert
DeLeon appear to be two
happy love birds following
their marriage last Sunday in
New York.
DeLeon left T.W. Josey High
School here after the tenth
grade and went to Morehouse
College as a 15-year-old early
admissions student.
The couple was quietly
married *at the Columbia
University Chapel and
immediately flew back to Miss
Carroll’s home in Los Angeles.
In an exclusive telephone
interview yesterday with the
Defender, both Miss Carroll
and DeLeon said they couldn’t
be more “happy” about the
event. “We love each other,”
said Miss Carroll and “we
intend to make it work.”
DeLeon, who was divorced
from his former wife. Barbara,
just two weeks prior to his
marriage to Miss Carroll said,
“Things couldn’t be better, and
I couldn't be happier.” The
25-year-old DeLeon said he
Rev. Jesse Jackson Urges 5 E’s
At Savannah State Commencement
The Rev. Jesse Jackson,
Sunday called on the
graduating class at Savannah
State College to practice the
five E’s -- be ethnic, ethical,
economic, excellent and
eternal, he said.
Prior to delivering the
commencement address,
Jackson was presented the
Award of Excellence in the
Humanities. The recipient of
more than 15 honorary
degrees, Jackson is the founder
and president of People United
to Save Humanity (PUSH).
He voiced strong opposition
to efforts to do away with
Black colleges through
integration. “No one questions
the Jewishness of Brandeis or
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Part VIH
BLACKS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
By James E. Carter 111
The Medical College of Georgia was founded in 1828 by an act
of the State Legislature, establishing the Medical Academy of
Georgia as the first school of Medicine in the state. The course of
instruction was to be for one year, with the school having the
right to confer the bachelor of medicine degree.
During those very early days, it was customary for a person to
attend two courses of lectures at a school and to spend a specified
time of study with a practicing physician before being granted the
M.D. degree. Thus, the first seven students entered the Medical
College of Georgia on October 1,1829.
The college coasted along through turbulent times for many
years, but survived long enough to see the first two Black medical
students enter for the study of medicine for the first time in
1967. Mr. Frank Rumph, a graduate of Fort Valley State College
and holder of a Masters Degree in Biology from Atlanta
University, and Mr. John Harper, a graduate of Morehouse
College were the two young men who came into the Medical
College for the study of medicine. These first two men graduated
with their class in the year 1971. .
Medical Education was not opened to Blacks in Georgia before
this time so those who wanted to study medicine or dentistry
had to go to such schools as Howard University, Meharry Medical
College Shaw Medical College, and other predominantly white
universities located in the Northern and Western states. The state
of Georgia even provided subsidies for these students, so that
they would not make attempts to enter the state sponsored
Medical University. . e
Dr. Stoney was the first Black physician in the city ot
Augusta Physicians who have practiced in Augusta, and there
have been many, since that time have practically all been
graduates of predominantly Black medical schools.
The Pioneer Black Dentists in Augusta before 1905 were
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that Notre Dame is catholic.
Blacks may attend, but
everyone knows who is in
control. We must not lose our
ethnicity for our Blackness is
real.
“They want to eliminate
Savannah State College and the
Atlanta University Center. It’s
the kind of merger that never
allows the Black president to
remain president. It is an effort
to absorb us.”
Blacks have never received a
fair share of the fruits of
American life, he said. “In the
name of integration, the ability
to count our share has been
lost. There are 73,676 students
in medical schools in this
country, but only 4.5% are
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Black. I just want our share.
Only 3.9% of the law students
are Black. Black Ph. D’s make
up only eight tenth of one per
cent. All I’m saying is we want
our share.”
Past generations of Blacks
found strength in religion,
Jackson said. But today’s
youth have gone from
willpower to pill power and
from hope to dope.
“Young Blacks spend too
much time on romance and not
enough time on finance.
“Only excellence and
remaining necessary is
protection against genocide.
White colleges find it necessary
to recruit Black athletes
because Black athletes are
usually trained by white dentists, and upon completion of a
specified period of training, they were recommended by their
mentors to take the State Board Examination, and upon passing
this examination, were issued a license to practice dentistry. Dr.
James E. Carter Sr. was among this early group of pioneer
dentists and practiced in Augusta for just over fifty years.
The early training of nurses in Augusta began with the Nursing
School opening in conjunction with Haines Institute and the
University Hospital. Nurse training began in the year 1892, when
Ms. Lucy Craft Laney and others set the wheels in motion for the
establishment of courses in nurse training. Ten young ladies were
sent from Haines by Mrs. Laney in 1893 to form the first class.
Ms. Virginia Bowden was the first teacher, and this marked the
beginning of nurse training in the city of Augusta for Blacks. The
first graduating class in 1896 had five students, and the second
graduating class in 1807 had eight students. These individuals
went on to render valuable service to the Augusta community in
those early days. The name of the nursing school was the
Lamar School of Nursing and operated up until the middle 60’s,
when it was finally integrated and combined with the Medical
College of Georgia School of Nursing- As of this writing, there are
presently one hundred twenty-one Black nursing students
studying at the Medical College of Georgia for the bachelors
degree, and thirteen Black graduate students studying for the
masters degree.
The first three Black dental students entered the School of
Dentistry at the Medical College in September of 1970 and
granduated in September of 1973.
Among the sometimes overlooked facts in medical education,
we fail to cite medical educators who worked so diligently in
trying to train Black health care professionals. The Medical
College of Georgia has used three such individuals on its teaching
faculty in the School of Dentistry and Medicine. Dr. Allen Brown
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knew there would probably be
a “lot of gossip” about their
marriage, “but it really doesn’t
matter. We did what made us
happy and 1 think that’s the
only thing that counts.”
Miss Carroll, who has been
married twice before, echoed
her new husband’s comments.
“Happiness is one of life’s true
rewards. I’m happy, Bob is
happy and we’d both like to
think that everyone else is
happy for us.”
The couple said they plan to
remain in Miss Carroll’s West
Coast residence for a couple of
weeks and then move to
Chicago. They did not indicate
whether or not they would
take a honeymoon before
moving east.
The couple’s marriage came
as a surprise to many
Chicagoans most of whose
comments were positive
although a few did indicate
some “doubt”. Neither Miss
Carroll or DeLeon have any
doubts about the happy
outcome of their marriage.
“We’re happy,” repeated
DeLeon, “and that’s the only
thing that counts.”
excellent. But we must make
ourselves excellent in all areas.
Jackson urged Blacks to
compete for the mind of
America. “WE must be
prepared to be world citizens.
We want to share in the
creation of its ideas, ideals,
premises, and presup
positions.”
Lastly, he turned to the
spiritual, urging students to be
eternal. “Life is rational” he
said, “but there’s a God
somewhere and he helps in a
time of need.”
“We went to Selma (Ala.)
with no Black mayors, now we
have 120. We went there with
no Black voters, now we’ve got
7 million. There’s a God
somewhere.”
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MISS PAMELA GRIER
PAM GRIER PROCLAIMED SEX GODDESS OF
THE 70’s
One of filrndom’s most talented and studious
actresses, Pam Grier, has a new title and a new
name starting with her next picture. Ihe highly
respected New York magazine calls Miss Grier the
“Sex Goddess of the Seventies”. With changing her
name to Pamela she is about to go through an
image transformation. She hopes to do fewer
“tough mamma” movies. She’s more interested in
doing things like “Alice Doesn’t Live Here
Anymore” and “A Woman Under the Influence”.
After seeing her in “Sheba Baby” everyone thinks I
have an Eldorado. I have a Jeep. Eldoradoes are for
fools; they waste too much gas.”
Freedom Day
Speaker
DR. ROBERT PENN
The Rev. Dr. Robert Penn
will be the Freedom Day
speaker for the Augusta
Chapter of the NAACP at
Tabernacle Baptist Church,
1223 Gwinnett St., June 9th at
7:30 p.m.
Dr. Penn is a graduate of
Clark College and Gammon
Theological Seminary, Atlanta,
Ga. He has served churches in
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Georgia, Kansas and his most
recent pastorate was the First
Baptist Church, Gary, Indiana.
He is presently director of
field education at the
Interdenominational
Theological Center in Atlanta,
Ga.
The public is invited to
attend.
Half Os Augusta’s
New Black Cops
Don’t Stick
Fifty per cent of the Blacks
hired since Federal Judge
Anthony Alaifno issued a court
order - in 1973 - are no longer
with the department, according
to Affirmative Action Officer
Hansel Johnson. The court
order called for one Black to
be hired for every white until
the department is racially
50-50.
The reasons for the high rate
of turnover are many. “Some
find that they can’t take orders
from a rebel. Some refuse to
cut their mustaches at the lip
or their sidebums at the ear
lobe. Others were released for
academic failure, lateness and
being drunk on duty. Still
others have found that the
police department is not their
cup of tea.” Johnson said.
But none of the reasons
could be blamed on race, the
Black lieutenant said, “I don’t
feel any have been persecuted
because of color. The one’s
that have fallen by the wayside
have simply self-destructed.
“Where public safety is
concerned, we don’t have the
time to train substandard
individuals. Persons who don’t
know how to read, write and
relate to the public just can’t
cut it down here. Peace officers
iiave tremendous power -
power to arrest, power to cany
a weapon.”
Salary is still a problem is
attracting desirable applicants.
“We don’t have the kind of
package that would allow me
to go out and pull in college
students. The requirements for
becoming an officer far
out-weigh the advantages of
being one.”
Lt. Johnson expressed
disappointment that the Black
percentage in the police
department has not increased
more rapidly. At the time of
the 1973 court order, Blacks
including, matrons and janitors
- made up 18% of the
department. Today Blacks -
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S.W. Walker 11, Mrs. Elizabeth Bates and Mrs.
Lottie Evans Photo by Frank Bowman
Mrs. Elizabeth Bates has
been selected “Miss Pilgrim
1975” by the companie’s
employes.
She has been with Pilgrim
for 35 years.
Mrs. Bates is currently
working as a clerk in the
underwriting and issuing
department, in addition to
including record room
personnel, matrons, janitors
and the affirmative action
officer - make up 24%. “I
would have thought by June of
1975 we would have had at
least 30-35%.”
But affirmative action, he
said, goes beyond a court
order. It is everybody's
responsibility. The chief, the
civil service commission, the
mayor, the county commission
all should try to find ways of
doing a little bit more - willful
compliance.”
Johnson said he would like
to see a timetable for
equalizing the police
department. But he
emphasized that he felt the
police department is complying
with the court order.
Another concern that the
lieutenant raised was that of
the white officer. “You can't
overlook that there are an
awful lot of innocent
non-minorities. 1 may be
off key, but 1 feel that there
are an awful lot of innocent
whites who are non prejudicial
who are caught up in this
thing. For that reason, I feel
that the timetable should not
come as a shock.”
There is a hiring free, e that
doesn't help speed up the
process. “If I had a hundred
qualified Black men willing to
work right now, there isn't a
damn thing I could do with
them, Johnson lamented.
When the hiring freeze is
lifted, Johnson urges persons
interested in a law enforcement
career to contact his office
with the understanding that he
is primarily interested in
people who want a career in
law enforcement. This applies
to whites, too, he said. If
Blacks don’t plan on a law
enforcement career, we’ll have
Blacks without seniority and
will never get to the higher
positions, and we’ll be at the
back of the bus again.
'Miss Pilgrim’
reigning over the company as
Queen for one year, Mrs. Bates
will receive an all expense paid
trip to the National Insurance
Association Convention which
will be held in Memphis, Tenn.
During the brief ceremony
in Pilgrim’s Civic Room, last
year’s Queen, Mrs. Lottie
Evans crowned Mrs. Bates, Ms.
Pilgrim For 1975.
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