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— Manuel de la Raza
From the Los Angeles City College "Ccllec-ian'*
NEGROES PROVE. WORTH
DESPITE HISTORICAL TALE OF OPPOSITION
Presenting a domestic problem second only to that of labor, are Í2,000,000 Negroes whp comprise 10 per cent of the total population of the Unit ed . St at e s . Vast majority cf these Negroes occupy 11 southern states and form an important bloc •which made itself felt strongly in the last presidential e-lection.	-
Ever since the Civil war the Negro has occupied the position of peasant in. the south. He has been segregated from the white man in every social "way. Separate schools are maintained for the Negro, and separate sections are reserved for him on the street car.
As his chief livelihood is picking cotton on the large plantations, he is completely dependent on his white master, and he has remained in ignorance and servitude for many years For this reason the Negro has had a decided inferiority complex, But this complex is now being changed,,
Today, Negro leaders are striving to implant a racial' pride in the' Negro.*1 Ambition and political intelligence are qualities which the leaders desire to instill in them. Proof th°t they are succeeding is evidenced by the individual heights to which the Negro has risen in many fields. Outstanding figures include Walter White, James Johnson, Paul Robeson, Bookpr T. Washington, Grant Still and many others.
Most important victory for the Negro, was scored last year in a Supreme • 0curt d eci sion .which found a southern court biased because it tried a Negro with an -all-white jury. As the TS^gro grows in education^ he .also grows in political strength and presents an important factor in American politics which cannot be overlooked.
"What’s that got to do with us?" you say. Everything. Kere, the colored people are fighting for their rights,arc. realizing the v^lue. of an education. They are trying, to bet ter themselves. Why can’t we «engender the same spin
Which reminds us. of speaking with a colored friend who spoke of segregation in a small town, of how those of exi
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