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wnue the south does not pro* tide ample or adequate modern school facilities for Negroes everywhere, neither does it protide completely modern facilities for— white schools, because the money is not available for such a vast undertaking. However, rapid prog* ' ress has been made and in Montgomery, Ala., and several other communities the Negro schools far exceed the white schools in modernization and physical appearance. Neither do the majority of Southenr Negroes nor the majority of the whites approve of the present program to disrupt a custom which has served both races Well down through the years and contributed so much to the Negroe’s economic security.
Just what would be the future educational status of the Negro in the South if the Legislatures of all the Southern states would enact legislation withdrawing the State financial support from all schools of higher tearing, starting at the high school level? Not only, is this possible, but if it should eome to pass, the Negro would be unable to finance his own educational program. Negro financededucational programs have been a failure in the past and nothing miraculous has happened which would cause a normal person to assume that the future holds any better prospect.
No race or nationality in this nation has excelled or equaled the Negro in educational attainment and achievement, but this educational opportunity was not only created by white dollars but has been financed by white people throughout the nation. It is an unfortunate' fact, that Negroes contribute very little to their own community well being and improvement and this fact should be taken into account by these agitators before .uey initiate their program for demands in the field of education.
Instead ol snending thousands of dollars tr finance unnecessary court fights for priviliges which will cost the race millions in lost
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