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NAACP — Part 1

100 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: NAACP · 99 pages OCR'd
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N¥ 100-7629 a Ue, another important feature wes the militant porticipation of the youth and the overwhelming support given to the Youth Program by the odult delegates. The convention launched a program to rid «merica of Jia Crow 2nd to win the total integration of Ne groos by 1963, the 100th anniversary of the issuance of the amsncipation Proclamation, The article reveclcd that there were asrious weaknesses which evolved from the 4th Convention dcliberations. Certnin negative and harmful resolutions were adopted which run counter to the progressive and positive ones, “and which can only be harmful to the Negro movement. The article criti od the closing address t the Convention Gclivered by Mr. WaLTER WHITE, Executi Sveretary of the NasaCP. The cddress wes charactcrize throughout by 4 fawning at*itude which called for complete confidence in and support for the Eisenhower administration, an administrstion whose poliaiss are eenserating further anti Negro measures in the country. WHITE stated that ELSENHOW:R is an unwilling prisoner of his own csbinct, his party and Congress, and, if the President hes foiled to do more on the Negro question, it is beecsuse he "has been so absorbed with war and forcign problems." +t nia, u teh ° ve d In addition to surrendering to the Eisenhower a.dministretion on the Negro question, WALTER WHITE'S address included an orgy of Red-baiting and eanti-Sommunist slender that is rare even for these times. According to the suthor, WHITE falsely proclaimed that war and Communism arc the two rietors which plague the modern world. WHITL ststed, "we don't want the Communists running our affairs." In eddition, the article depicted that at no time did the convention approve of Mr. WHITE'S pro- Eisenhower speech, and it wes the opinion of many observers thet a majority of the delepitcs were definitely opposed to the Elsenhower Administration. The address by
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