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They have fulfilled all the requirements for citizenship, many of their fathers and brothers have died for their country—bullets and bombs tear black skin as easily as white and all men bleed red. But this is not enough to qualify them to vote, to receive a decent education, to jive in-a house unless others have abandoned it as inadequate. This is the story of the children | have tried to. teach good citizenship. | can no longer aid in their education because | joined in the movement to help them claim their citizenship. | was refused em- ployment for asking for something that rightfully belongs to them. But, we must never grow bitter, ours is a struggle for a better, more united America. lam now devoting my full time to the struggle for equal oppor- tunities for Negroes. At Highlander Folk School, where | am director of workshops, we are emphasizing the problem of integration. More than 400 Negro and white community leaders from the South hove attended our workshops in the past three years. The problems of the people of the South aren‘t new to High- y lander. For the past twenty-four years the leaders of the School have devoted their wisdom and energy to the South. The formal lectures and informal discussions are planned so that the students can share mutual problems and arrive at answers I'm o Negro. that can be applied to the home towns of the students. And High- lack in a white man’s land. lander is planning an ever-expanding program to help the people of Born b og p My name is Septima Clark. the South solve the problem of integration. | would like to tell you scrne stories ‘ have heard during he | am a teacher. . . ; | adult life teaching itizenship to Ss: summer at the Highlander worksinc 1s stories of people carry ag ly ail my ‘ | have spent nearly forward our struggle without bitterness uj hate, but with cours 3e. . ly aren‘t citizens. children who real ate ene co cole Peer rs