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te - ~2- y both sections on this question of sending negro and white children to the same schools. The ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court to termin- ate segregation is now being enforced in some places and has reached a showdown atage in all communities. We are told that the objective is to provide equal rights for all citizens. The following consider~ ations suggest there must be something wrong with our Constitution or with the interpretation made of its provisions by the Court. it is safe to say that the men who argued over every word and phrase in the Constitution and Bill of Rights and finally agreed on ~ their phraseology were determined to protect the rights of all citi- zens and at the same time make it possible for the citizens of the TT @ Viele tn aatahliah an a eo wr ee WG bey oe a im -‘maintein a. able to function without violating fundamental principles of Christianity as made known to the world by statements attributed to Jesus and publish- ed in the Bible. He is quoted as having said, “Suffer the little chil- dren to come unto me and forbid them not for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." The ruling of the Supreme Court and its enforcement has created a condition in the South that is causing white and negro children to think and behave in a most w-Christian manner. Prior to the ruling, racial and class prejudice prevailed throughout the South. It is an inherent characteristic of humanity and cannot be sliminated by court rulings or laws. The ruling, in this case, is creating race hatred - and that is a more serious problem than prejudice, for the hatred is a being developed in the minds and hearts of little children. That wi have a serious and far-reaching effect and is being caused by a Cour that presumes to decide how people should feel toward each other. , Hatred leads to murder and we are now confronted by the fact bnat @ great army of little children and teen-agers will grow up with shild- hood memories that will be infinitely harmful to white and negro citi-