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| An article reporting the preliminary meeting for a tentative practicle nursing program for Negroes." Although "no binding decisions could be made," several of Charlottesville's black community attended. This short piece includes an extensive list of their names. | ||
| A brief report on the FBI's cancellation of Paul Robeson's passport. The account gives an overview of the FBI's efforts to contain Robeson and notes Robeson's "outspoken criticism of [the] country's international dealings and his wide activity in left-wing organizations" as a possible reason for the action taken against him. | ||
| A report on the nationally covered Gregory Swanson case. The article gives a brief background on the young aspiring law student who was denied entrance at the University of Virginia based on his race. | ||
| Gives a detailed account of the rags to riches story of R.L.A. Reid, an 81 year old Blacksburg resident who began with $2.75 in his pocket but eventually aquired over 200 acres of land. | ||
| A detailed account of Teresa Jackson's automobile tour from Washington D.C. to Mexico City. The report includes abundant commentary from Miss Jackson herself such as her assertion that "the skulls and skeletons of cattle dotted the countryside, just like in the movies." | ||
| A column that appears in The Charlottesville Tribune periodically in order to highlight local sports. This particular installment highlights local baseball organizer Charlie Jones and Coach Smith of the Jefferson School. In addition the author praises efforts to secure stadium lights at Washington Park. | ||
| The author compares the "murder" of American soldiers in Korea to the constant state of atrocity and fear that the American Negro suffers at "the hands of his fellow citizens." | ||
| A series of announcements and social news detailing what Charlottesville's black community was doing from political activism to celebrating anniversaries. | ||
| A sentimental and reflective poem about the depth and scope of "a mother's love." | ||
| A brief accounting of Charlottesvivlle's branch of the Richmond Beneficial Life Insurance Company's outing at Prince Edward Lake. The article contains a complete list of those who attended the festivities. | ||
| An article reporting on an interview Lena Horne gave in a French weekly magazine called "L'Eeran Francasis." In the aritcle Lena Horne details how limited and exclusionary the American film industry seemed to her. | ||
| The author asserts that the "race problem" was a lucrative enterprise for novelists, academic research, and Hollywood. He points out that the real problem is that no one is addressing the old popular topic in a new and unique way. | ||
| Part of The Charlottesville Tribune's continuous coverage of the Swanson case. This article details the specifics of the NAACP vattorney's petition to the State Circut Court and reports that the Board of Visitors was conspicuously without comment on the matter. | ||
| This article details a week look Teacher's confrence and training session held at the Jefferson School. Among the topics highlighted were, Health, physical education, reading workshops, and music. | ||
| The author asserts that most of the "racial tension" that is a constant problem in the South "is caused by the reluctance of our various officials to follow the simple justice put forth in the Fourteenth Amendment..." | ||
| The announcement of the union of Ruth Coles and John Harris of Richmond including all the members of the wedding party and their states of origin as well as the impressive educational backgrounds of both the bride and groom. | ||
| Reports that Negro women who work at the U.Va. hospital under the classification of "ward maids" are paid 1/3 less than white women who do identical work but are classified as "hospital aids." The short article reports that the union that represents these workers is making a significant effort to "wipe out this discriminatory salary scale." | ||
| This brief article details the annual Baby contest at Booker T. Washington park in Charlottesville. The article includes a list of the participants and judges as well as the prizes awarded to the "most attractive child[ren]." | ||
| This article reprinted from the Roanoke World News reports, a "Klan-Negro gunfight" in Myrtle Beach felled a man wearing his policemen's uniform under his Klan robes. A Negro man was arrested for the shooting " beaten on the head and ...whisked away to an undisclosed jail." | ||
| This editorial asserts that both students of Virginia history and Virginia historians have been "ignorant" of the "real history" of Virginia. The editor adds his hope that the textbooks commissioned in 1950 "will not settle for the brand of nonsense that has been handed down in the past as an excuse for history." | ||
| Reports that a three judge federal court directed U.Va. to admit Gregory Swanson to the law school. The article points out that this ruling is a victory for Negroes in higher education because it applies not only to Mr. Swanson but to other students denied admition to the school based on race. | ||
| In this installment the column examines Frank Yerby's book "Floodtide." The author commends this newest, popular novel by the young Fisk graduate and recommends his other titles as well. | ||
| The author asserts that "Marxism is no more than the ... expression of the uprising of the common man." He states further that it seems strange that "we call every individual or group fighting for freedom communist or communist-inspired." He ends the article with the sentiment that the U.S. is doing itself an injustice by labeling its enemies under this blanket term and that "our enemies are the aggressors and those who threaten world peace." | ||
| This article reports the recent results of the city elections and appointments including, James E. Adams appointment to Chief of Police, Gus K. Tebell and William R. Hill's election to the city council, and Strother F. Hamm's election as the Mayor of Charlottesville. | ||
| The author asserts that the price of first class citizenship is the "will to fight and the money to pay for court cases." The article points out that Virginia has been slow to go any further "in the field of progressive race relations than the court says it should go." The writer goes on to assert that it is an "ugly and embarrasing fact" that every gain that has been made is because restitution has been sought in the courts. | ||
| This article details an account of an unnamed woman who was allegedly attacked after work by a 21 year old white gas station attendant, Vernon Frith. Frith claimed that the woman held him up and forced him to drive her. Frith was held without bond at the Martinsville County jail till his arrainment. | ||
| This article gives a brief account of the goals and agenda of the Golden anniversary meeting of The National Negro Bussiness League. It says that new goals include, research projects, increases cometition and competence, as well as a plan for headquarters in Washington D.C. | ||
| A small announcement that Mr. and Ms. Jack Brown of 10th street celebrated their 50th anniversary with one hundred of their closet friends. The out of town guests are listed by name. | ||
| A short piece, stating that President Truman approved the appropriation of 150,000 dollars for a George Washington Carver Monument in Diamond Grove, Missouri. | ||
| Negates the "curious rumor" that the Korean War is a white man's war against a colored people. It asserts that the North Korean Government is a puppet of Russia and that it is important to fight. He goes on to note the brilliant record of several "brave American Negro soldiers." | ||
| Reports that a community wide preventative chest X-ray is made possible by twenty women who work as hostesses and facillitators for the project. The chair woman Ms. Maye Jackson and her twenty helpers were stationed at the Jefferson School. | ||
| This brief article highlights the two private kindergartens for black children in Charlotteville. The oldest, established in 1915 by Ms. Eudora Lias, had 32 pupils, while the newer Horieo kindergarten boasted 12 students. The name of each student is included in the article. | ||
| This brief selection gives the names and educationa; backgrounds of Jefferson High School's two newest teachers, Ms. Pauline H. Garett and Ms. C. Eleanora Hawkins. | ||
| This article is a part of the Tribune's continuous coverage of the Gregory Swanson case. In this article the young law students first day at the University is desribed. The exact wording of the courts mandate to the U.Va. board of visitors is also recorded. | ||
| Reports that an honor graduate of Booker Washington High School in Norfolk, Va. as well as Fisk Universty, was denied entrance the the U.Va. graduate studies program in English based on his race. Like Gregory Swanson, Smithey obtained legal staff from the NAACP.Smithey's attorney noted that the favorable outcome of the Swanson case was a good sign. | ||
| Reports shocking figures concerning the deaths in childbirth and infant deaths. It also realys the comments of Mary Langford, staff consultant for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America based in New York. Such as, "from the health angle alone," it is vital that "every child is well born of parents who are able to give him opportunity for his physical mental and emotional development. | ||
| This column, writen by Rev. Doctor Foreman, a white pastor, and affiliate of Rev. F.E. Alexander, attempts to give readers bible lessons that are relavent to everyday life. In this installment discusses the history of protestant Christian persectution. | ||
| Reports that a 36 year old Joe Louis "just didn't have it" against the young National Boxing Association champion Ezzard Charles. The fight, which took place at Yankee Stadium, went "15 sesational rounds," but instead ended in a "bloody, helpless defeate" for Joe Louis. | ||
| A brief announcement that Cora Drakeford, the patron of Charlottesville's only black employment bureau, was granted an absolute divorce from Grover Drakeford and that she will no longer use her married name. | ||
| A short announcement congragulating Sarah Goins on her acceptence in the foriegn service. As well as her appointment to a secretarial position in the Economic Cooperation Administration in Paris. | ||
| Reports that C.A.Franklin, founder and editor of The Call, a Negro Magazine,visited Dr. and Ms. J.A. Jackson. The editor was not in town on business and spent most of his time in the mountains near Skyline Drive. Other magazines Franklin helped publish include Kansas City Call, Omaha Enterprise, and The Denver Statesman. | ||
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