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(A RATIONAL SCRUTINY OF OUR PAST HISTORY IS
BRINGING TO LIGHT, THAT IN MANY AREAS, THE
MYTHS OF PURITY AND ULTRA-HONESTY WERE MOSTLY
FRAUDULENT)
Is the real truth about to be revealed of the concealed
mediocrity and hypocrisy of our Founding Fathers ? The early
settlers,lives and attitudes have been prettified and glorified for a
gullible posterity. A group of early captured American historians
have cloaked a sanctimonious halo about the real life-styles'and
mores of the people that developed the blue-prints for the 13
original colonies.
But the whole truth has never been explained, for a group that
was so holy and pure of purposes yet make so many obvious
immoral mistakes, that are haunting, and polarizing our lives until
this present day.
After 200 years a breed of young historians have emerged to
de-bunk the righteous image, that was supposedly innate in our
early inhabitants of the so-called new world. The standard
American history textbooks assigned to high schools and colleges
are duping misled Americans into accepting their heritage as
upright and un-blemished.
The villages of New England were supposed to have been
citadels of political propriety and fair-play, but materials are
being uncovered, that expose the hidden bigotry. Studies are
being cited that detail the devices which the powerful used to
control the public meetings with iron hands. They would exile
ideological and social deviants, and dissenters, as well as many of
the poor.
This progressive school of young historians are de-bunking all
of the current verbosity about small businessmen, farmers, and
reformers to break up trusts and regulate big business. To the
contrary leading corporations seek federal regulation. The aim of
these big companies is to escape people-bakced state legislation
and to end price cutting, raids and other forms of increasingly
destructive competition.
Dr. Jesse Lemisch, a liberal young historian at Roosevelt
University in Chicago, cites from impeccable sources, that victory
of big business in achieving the rationalization of the country that
the federal government can provide. These searchers of the truth
have persuaded many to distrust seriously the orthodox views
that Soviet’s expansionism alone was overwhelmingly responsible
for the Cold War. The Soviet Union, terribly weakened by World
War 11, sought little more than security within a relatively narrow
sphere of influence. Dr. Gabriel Kolko,a keen student of Eastern
European Affairs, had this to say: “Far from menacing Western
Europe or other parts of the non-Communist world, the Soviets
simply resisted U.S. efforts to oust them from Eastern Europe.
Recently, a Congressional Committee heard Professor William
A. Williams, dean at Oregon State University and a noted
Progressive historian, expound his view that “the Vietnam war
definitely isn’t an aberration but a logical culmination of U.S.
expansionism.”
Progressive or liberal Historians are gaining influence in the
traditionally conservative American Historical Association, and
they are becoming increasingly common on many campuses. Only
a few teach in the South; nearly every major Midwestern and
Northeastern University has at least two resident.
This new breed of crusading historians may include the
American Blacks in their effort to correct the great evil of
emasculation of one great segment of an ethnic group. Despite
the obvious many road-blocks, that laborers, poor farmers and
other disadvantaged groups, that left few records, these
enterprising young men are trying to reconstruct the lives of these
unfortunate people. Some are reconstructing slavery from
accounts not of slaveholders, but of fugitive slaves.
Others are exploring the plights of the American Indians from
the viewpoint of the Indians themselves. The history of women
also will be reviewed. If this movement of truth continues to
spread in intellectural circles, the whole concept of present-day
history will have to be discarded and discredited as a great fraud.
Many Blacks are backing away from the present-day concept of
Christendom in Western civilization.
This Thanksgiving to me is a generous contribution to
UNICEF, so some of the 900 million needy children of Asia,
Africa and Latin America can have one decent meal.
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Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
HIGH COURT SHIFT TO THE RIGHT?
CONTROVERSIAL NOMINEES: Black people have greeted
the nominations of Lewis F. Powell and William H. Rehnquist to
the Supreme Court with reactions ranging from coolness to
outright hostility. These attitudes are justified by the apparent
rightward shift of the Court and the belief that this one great
institution that has been a stalwart defender of the civil rights of
black people may be turned into a rigid opponent of those rights.
Some people may have been convinced that black people
would be grateful for the fact that the Administration didn’t
name some of the rumored candidates for the vacant seats, and so
would be warmer toward the two men actually named. It’s true
that the rumored nominations of obviously unqualified people
did send shock waves of alarm through the black community.
But relief that some of the mediocre possibilities were not
named is balanced disappointment with the actual nominees.
There is no reason for black people to feel that a Virginia
corporation lawyer and an Arizona Goldwaterite will be
especially zealous in protecting their interests.
Mr. Powell’s conservative views on civil liberties issues leaves
much to be desired. But most of the controversy centers about
Mr. Rehnquist, whose activist conservatism is far from the strict
constructionist philosophy enunciated by the President. A strict
constructionist is one who is timid about changing prior court
rulings and who tries to keep personal political philosophy at a
minimum. But Mr. Rehnquist is outspoken in his belief that a
judge’s philosophy should color his decisions, regardless of prior
cases.
He is admittedly a man of the Right, whose public career
places him on record against civil rights laws and civil liberties
questions. A hard-liner on law and order, he gives little evidence
of much affection for the Bill of Rights or for the federal
government’s role in extending those rights to black citizens. j
It’s up to the Senate to confirm these nominees, and each .
individual Senator will have to search his conscience and ask (
himself if a consistent record of opposition to civil rights bills and
to ending segregation by governmental action is really what is 1
needed in a Supreme Court justice in this time of racial tension.
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BOOST FOR BLACK BUSINESS: President Nixon has finally ’
moved on his 1968 campaign promise to build, in that
unfortunate phrase, “black capitalism.” He recently requested
more than SIOO million over the next 18 months for his Office of
Minority Enterprise. The meaning of this request and related
changes in small business aid and loan procedures is to put badly
needed dollars into the pipeline for minority entrepreneurs.
This step in the right direction won’t create an overnight
“economic miracle” in the ghetto, but it does provide some
visible, tangible evidence that there is concern about the
long-neglected black sector of the business world. It is to be
hoped that this is but the first step in a positive program of
revitalizing the black economy. Next on the agenda should be
bold programs to end joblessness and poverty.
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SCHOOL FUNDING: Last week we wrote about the terrible
inequities in education caused by the outmoded property tax
structure that fosters segregation. Now, a federally financed study
confirmed that “great inequities exist” and recommends that
local school systems be funded by the state and federal
governments. This report should give a boost to the mushrooming
movement for reform.
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FACTS: The U.S. government makes official what we knew all
along. A Commerce Department special study states: “The
income of the average Negro family with three earners is not
significantly different from the family income of the average
white family with one earner.” Average family income for whites
with one worker is $8,450. Black families with two working
members average only $7,782.
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It is with much eager
anticipation that I welcome the
opportunity to become a
columnist with the
News-Review. I view this
opportunity as a two-fold
endeavor that could possibly
be quite worth while. First, I
have ideas and opinions that I
would like very much to share
and debate with others.
Secondly, I am quite pleased to
be able to offer the service of a
black newspaper to the citizens
of Athens, Georgia.
There is a tremendous need
in Athens for a black
newspaper that will address
itself to problems and needs in
the black community. The
news media in Athens is
focused on the larger white
community with a resulting
lack of coverage of news in the
black community. Black
Athenians are urged to submit
their news to this writer for
publication in this paper. The
black focus of this paper will
further advance the cause of
the black liberation movement
as local blacks work to improve
their plight in this community.
The writer is a concerned
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Community so that a vital
service can be rendered. This is
a new experience that will
require creative efforts for
eventual success. I have
contacted a number of blacks
in this community and all
expressed enthusiasm about
this project. Several have
agreed to work with the writer
and they will be introduced in
later issues. Some whites have
also expressed their views that
this effort is needed and have
encouraged the writer to
perform this task.
The support and ideas of
others are solicited for the
growth of the paper in Athens.
This project should not be seen
as “my” newspaper by
Athenians for it is hoped that
this can be “our” newspaper.
The news of blacks as well as
news of the community as a
whole will be published.
A few points should be
made clear to all at this time.
This writer is not and never
will be a tool of the so-called
“white power structure.” My
primary concern is that this
paper will be useful to the
black community and it will
not be used by any person or
persons to mislead or exploit
blacks. Congresswoman Shirley
Chisholm’s book that is
entitled “Unbought and
Unbossed” states my position
rather clearly. To seek truth
without fear or favor is the
basic aim of this writer and
others who will be working on
this project in Athens.
Fellow black Athenians and
others, your support and
acceptance is greatly needed if
this newspaper is to succeed in
Athens. The success of this
paper in meeting an important
service need in Athens depends
on your cooperation and
consideration. Let us move
forward in a great way as we
tear down the walls of news
darkness in Athens and let the
sunshine into this community.
ATTENTION OTHERS
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or church may be printed by
sending it to P.O. Box 321,
Athens, by Monday of each
week. Your letters to the
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News-Review
People who use the stuff will
do anything to get money,
such as robbing, stealing,
burglarizing in order to keep
supplied.
It’ up to the public to help
the authorities capture the
pushers; then the users will
have to stop. Can’t you people
see some of these crimes come
from dope users? People are
losing homes, properties, lives
on account of DOPE! Wake up
and help your friends; don’t
supply them, or give
information as to where to get
it, if you know, say “I don’t
know.” Let’s clean up the dope
problem here; we can do it
together. Just like you supply
them with it, or where to get
it, you can do the same to
clean it up; please listen to me.
I am begging for the public’s
help. I lost all I had and went
to jail because I believe in
right, God and tfie law, stay
away from Dope. Don’t use
dope. Please help your friends
by trying to help him or her
the right way- medical help.
Good advice is to get City or
County aid with a telephone
call.
Let’s clean up our City of
Dope.
A concerned citizen
Nurse Perry