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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 23

96 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Eleanor Roosevelt · 96 pages OCR'd
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« a * ot Ad ral WFO 100-lbzz0 and following the seme pttern ae had been previously followed by the “arch - on Weshington, Eerly nlane -ere laid for a conference of ministers to de held sometime in April which would deal with the rights of Negroes. Good _ vublicity wes noted in 811 of the Negro publications in this area, The con- ference would consiet of a mages meeting, a preyer service, and a dinner. On April 14, 1944, the conference opened with refistr-tion of ministers in the afternoon. “het evening, a mars meeting was heya at Shiloh Baptist Church, Ninth and FP Streets, Northwest. 4. PHILLIP SUPA of the darch on Washington dovewent and the RBrotnernood ot Sleening Car Porters was one of the usin speakers, speaking on the racial crisis in America, Ee told of the world cartels and how such agreements served the interest of a few end how the rest of the world wae exroitec, including the Fegro race, He stated thet now was the best time for the Nesrs to strike to remove tne berriers of recial discrimination, end tnet revolutionery stretesy woulda be necessary in order tc accomplish such ends, He advised the colorea people to resist Alscriminetion by non-violent direct action of refusal of cooperation, “ang/eehed that Negroes ally themselves with liberel ~hite forces Buca ce . CAME HCAS and sires, ELEANOAEN AGUSLVELT, EAXDOLFH favored the j Socialist theory of government, end attacked the Comuunist idea of covern | ment according to KARL wARX, \ Lr, ACRDECAIJCHESCHN, President of howerd Univereity, clso was one of the main speakers. His telk on "The World Commaunity and the Jerro" centered on the organization of the world comounity, In hig stateuents, te expounded the existence of the world community in which comparative distances between far aress and countries are lece at the precent time then they were e short time sgo, He said thet with this new intimacy the probleas of the people of all rations would become accentuated. ‘thus, there would *e the organizetion of a world community which at the present time is the besis of this war. He asked who was roing to organize a world coasunity, Eitler with his blood theory, or the Allier with their theory of detocracy. The vinning of the war, he stated, won't organize the world, es wer ies never a construc- tive means of organizing. He seid thet the means lay in the hands of the veople who desire to keep the peece and not to exlolt others which would form causes for new wars. Dr, JOHNSON went on to eay thet while Hitler hed conceived and nerpetuated the "rece" coctrine, the deeds conforming to that doctrine had come from America, He explained that England wee and is the wost cold vlooied exploiter of humen life, end cited ar exauples Africa, Incise, China, oirlay, and others whom the British refused to sive up lest she herself sufver wster’- ally,. JOHISCN algo stated that there were others of our allies who «cted in such e manner, the Boers of South Africa, the Bel+ians with their highly oe an . ’ —_ eee er eee Eero RAT te ates pe et en: Eee rer De
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