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East SideBy P. D.fis»oh•*wat)si0ilaIiidPtitlInTiiPctloyV\In a recent letter from Miss Ruth Haefner in Portland, Qtfaon there was enclosed a separate sheet of paper on wfyich she had listed Ten phrases quite sufficient for all possible discussions of the race problem. -■***- sThey are:1. The Southerner is the Neg, 's best friend. .2. Slavery was beneficial to the Negro. t:3. The races will never mix. | *4. All Negro leaders are Mullattoes.5. I love my black mammy.6. The place for the Negro is in the South.7. Do you want your sister to marry a nigger?8. Do not disturb the friendly relations between the rac9. The Negro must be kept in his place.10. Lynching is the defense of Southern womanhood.It is most encouraging to note that Miss Haefner, a lady ofgreat perspective, is beginning to understand what we mean by Our Southern Way Of Life. Not everyone does, as we all know too well.On thing I'd like to add to the above, not necessairly as number eleven, but more on the order of a conclusion, to be pointed out to any Negro who fails to appreciate fully the ten phrases. FRAME THEM - that'll put fear of God in any grateful Negro citizen,- also, it'll instill great love of the Southland in him.My conclusion to FRAME THEM was reached after having watched with interest a case here in Hattiesburg, Miss, at the opening of Mississippi Southern College in September. A Negro man, Clyde Kennard, by name, made an attempt to register for the fall quarter.(Just because he had been going to Chicago to school to get the work he wanted, and because he lived not more than five miles from th local college, he felt justified to try to enroll at the college, support of which is from his taxes. All of us in The Magnolia Jungle know that such logic in itself would disqualify him. Dne has to be a Thinking Man hereabouts to'go to school.)Well, anyway, Clyde Kennard didn't make it, his application laving been made out wrong, or something like that, plus the :act that his grades didn't meet the set standards. Kennard arrived on the campus and was mild in manner, neat in appearance, and displayed courtesy and respect to all. (Why, he didn't even have a fox tail on his car!) In turn, Kennard was treated with respect, courtesy, and fairness, insofar as state law will permit. After being told he couldn't enroll, his grades, etc., he returned to his parked car to leave and that's when ole Dixieland lowered the boom!The highest and most respected form of law enforcement known to Americans, the High Constable, awaited Mr. Kennard and arrested him on two charges: Liquor Posession and Reckless Driving.Now, personally, I think the citizens councils, and other agencies dedicated to maintaining our southern way of life, ought to begin an investigation of every last person at Mississippi Southern College — all of 'em, by golly.Here we had that Negro who dared to defy the ten phrases submitted by Miss Haefner! Our High Constable did his duty — and that's why I submit FRAME THEM as a conclusion.But back to why everyone at MSC should be investigated — here's why: I ambled onto the campus and talked with a number of persons, students and faculty, and to the last person with whom I talked, they said Kennard was framed, that he no more had liquor in his car than eastland belongs to the NAACP. And, to me, that attitude seemed subversive. Why, one student went so far as to say to me, to me, mind you, a defender to the death of(Continued on page 2)aasiVdAntlvnPiiiirnbtitiJ•itIVtlTPtlcla•irriCtCtpcli(aeve
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Thu, Oct 08, 1959
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