12 Oct 1946
Page 6
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Newspaper
Hartford Chronicle
Location
Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1946
Page
6
Harold Preece argues that Africans and Afro-descendants preceded Columbus in North and Central America. He cites Peter Martyr, Bayamo, Maya connections, and pre-Columbian black depictions, urging funded research to uncover Negro presence and impact in the Americas.
Editorial argues democracy needs full citizen participation and notes party loyalty harms governance. It cites city manager form as tested, with success or failure linked to public attitude, urging vigilance and responsibility amid ongoing controversy.
The New York Times editorial claims Southern courts can dispense justice after twenty three Negro defendants were acquitted by an all white jury in Columbia Tennessee. Critics note national publicity by Vincent Sheean influenced the result and two sentences rest on questionable evidence. The piece links to the Batesburg police chief case and Woodard gouging incident, contrasting with delayed justice for lynchers in Monroe Georgia.
Readers express shock and anger over Tage U. H. Ellinger, a zoology professor at Howard University, identified as a Nazi sympathizer. Call for immediate dismissal, alumni protests, and public letters to President Mordecai Johnson urging action to remove the faculty member and defend democratic equality.
The only hands sculptor, known for casting Joe Louis’ famed fists, unveiled a new sculpture during a reception honoring her at her 15th Street Studio in New York. CNS featured Ray Shaw highlighting this exclusive artist of hands.
Elliott Roosevelt argues in Look magazine that postwar plans were shelved in favor of power politics. He examines Greece, Dutch East Indies, nonintervention in China, and economic interests, while omitting Peron and Franco. The review questions the book’s aim to shape enlightened public opinion rather than provide a historian’s diplomatic history.
The article explains the life changes TB patients face including hospital treatment separation from family and the need for outside aid. It stresses occupational therapy, family support, and community services to help patients regain full life after recovery, with malaria to be discussed next.
A clergyman argues against the view that jazz and popular music are inherently sinful. He contends church music has a rightful place separate from secular forms, and that jazz and popular tunes contribute to life and spiritual growth, urging a balanced discussion of their social and spiritual value across future issues.
Letter to the editor by Rev. M. C. McKenney urges Protestant churches to wage a relentless crusade against lynching, discrimination, and segregation. He links black civic participation to broader progress, citing figures like Joe Louis and stressing that actions in Georgia affect Massachusetts as well.
Reverend Clifford L. Miller of New Hope Baptist Church Winchester Massachusetts and president of the Friday Evening Quill Club of Boston has issued two poems Sea and We Thought woodland and a short story Wel-
New York based Uslan News Service states Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois will publish The World and Africa with Viking Press in January. The work, according to the publisher, exposes the insane injustices meted to Negroes by white exploiters and highlights the vast contributions of Africans and their descendants.
New York based Calvin's News Service reports from the 1946 Britannica Book of the Year that suicide rates are lower among Negroes than whites in the United States. The death by own action rate is 4.8 per 100,000 for Negroes and 16.4 for whites, with a pronounced gap among women, white women at 5.9 per 100,000 versus 1.3 for Negro women.
In the autumn number of Murphy's Tavern, the new literary quarterly spotlights thematic works and reviews. The issue showcases emerging writing, with a focus on experimental prose and cultural commentary.
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