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NAACP newsletters, Fort Madison Branch, Fort Madison, Iowa, 1969
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-2- concerned. To say this has resulted from the fact that there has been total support from the minority group members in the community, would be as "far fetched" as saying we have received whole-hearted support on the part of the white community. All men, regardless of race, color or creed, are at fault for refusing to see that there is an urgent need to see that the fruits of America,...as well as its pain should be equally available to all its citizens. Whatever is done, will be accomplished in spite of the apathetic and complacent citizens...whose very lack of "position", is a nod in favor of the continuation of the system of different classes of citizenship based on a man's race, color or creed. The black American who has to know of the evils of racial discrimination and pretends it doesn't exist..., for him, except "during homey, safe, in-group conversations, is guilty of the worst kind of hypocrisy. His guilt is shared by the "so-called" white liberal, who, insistently proclaims the strongest belief in the equality of man,...but would rather not be involved or identified. There are those,...too many,...who feel they are above the purposes and goals of the civil rights movement. The truth of the matter is,...that whether the outcome is good or bad,...it will affect every human being in America. Those people who are reaping the greatest benefits from the present system...and could do the most to help,...are the ones who have the most at stake. Remember, you cannot lose....what you've never had! Our organization is not a social one...,its objectives are constructive...and their attainment is a time consuming job. Since the human rights struggle is world-wide,....no man, today, can justify his lack of concern of the main issue of the day. Changes will be made, as the process of education wears down the communication barrier. This Branch will continue to function, and hopefully, make desirable gains in our community. However, its effectiveness will be more or less...depending upon the way each of us, as human beings decide to face up to our moral commitment to the family of man. - "Like the star, That shines afar, Without haste And without rest, Let each man wheel with steady sway Round the task that rules the day, And do his best." -Goethe DID YOU KNOW...? Bessie Coleman, Negro and a pioneer aviatrix, became interested in flying in 1924. She went from one aviation school to another, and was turned down, sometimes because she was a woman, mostly because of her race. Finally with the help of friends, she collected enough money to go to France, where she learned to fly. She returned to this country and entered air shows throughout the East and the South. Miss Coleman was killed in an air show in Jacksonville, Florida in 1926. JOIN THE NAACP...TODAY!!! University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa Women's Archives
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-2- concerned. To say this has resulted from the fact that there has been total support from the minority group members in the community, would be as "far fetched" as saying we have received whole-hearted support on the part of the white community. All men, regardless of race, color or creed, are at fault for refusing to see that there is an urgent need to see that the fruits of America,...as well as its pain should be equally available to all its citizens. Whatever is done, will be accomplished in spite of the apathetic and complacent citizens...whose very lack of "position", is a nod in favor of the continuation of the system of different classes of citizenship based on a man's race, color or creed. The black American who has to know of the evils of racial discrimination and pretends it doesn't exist..., for him, except "during homey, safe, in-group conversations, is guilty of the worst kind of hypocrisy. His guilt is shared by the "so-called" white liberal, who, insistently proclaims the strongest belief in the equality of man,...but would rather not be involved or identified. There are those,...too many,...who feel they are above the purposes and goals of the civil rights movement. The truth of the matter is,...that whether the outcome is good or bad,...it will affect every human being in America. Those people who are reaping the greatest benefits from the present system...and could do the most to help,...are the ones who have the most at stake. Remember, you cannot lose....what you've never had! Our organization is not a social one...,its objectives are constructive...and their attainment is a time consuming job. Since the human rights struggle is world-wide,....no man, today, can justify his lack of concern of the main issue of the day. Changes will be made, as the process of education wears down the communication barrier. This Branch will continue to function, and hopefully, make desirable gains in our community. However, its effectiveness will be more or less...depending upon the way each of us, as human beings decide to face up to our moral commitment to the family of man. - "Like the star, That shines afar, Without haste And without rest, Let each man wheel with steady sway Round the task that rules the day, And do his best." -Goethe DID YOU KNOW...? Bessie Coleman, Negro and a pioneer aviatrix, became interested in flying in 1924. She went from one aviation school to another, and was turned down, sometimes because she was a woman, mostly because of her race. Finally with the help of friends, she collected enough money to go to France, where she learned to fly. She returned to this country and entered air shows throughout the East and the South. Miss Coleman was killed in an air show in Jacksonville, Florida in 1926. JOIN THE NAACP...TODAY!!! University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa Women's Archives
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