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November 12, 1941
The Weekly Echo
Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
J. B. Watson, president of Arkansas State College for Negroes, advocates preparing Southern communities and soldiers for interactions to avoid conflicts, citing Pine Bluff's successful hosting of Black troops from the 92nd Battalion and Fort Bragg without incidents.
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(EXCHANGE-THE SOUTHERN FRONTIER)
Speaking of conflicts between Negro soldiers and civilians in the South, J. B. Watson, president of Arkansas State College for Negroes, says that none need arise if the army would cultivate the local community to which Negro soldiers are to be brought by sending ahead officers to confer with local officials and leading citizens. "A conference with city and county officers and ministers would help prepare the community for the unusual experience of having in their midst Negro soldiers with army guns and government uniforms."
President Watson believes that the government ought also to prepare the Negro soldiers for an experience equally new and strange to them. He supports these statements with the story of the manner in which Pine Bluff handled its Negro troops -the 92nd Battalion and another contingent of one thousand direct from Fort Bragg. The result (of such preliminary conferences) was that both these groups of Negro soldiers came and went without a noticeable incident.
Speaking of conflicts between Negro soldiers and civilians in the South, J. B. Watson, president of Arkansas State College for Negroes, says that none need arise if the army would cultivate the local community to which Negro soldiers are to be brought by sending ahead officers to confer with local officials and leading citizens. "A conference with city and county officers and ministers would help prepare the community for the unusual experience of having in their midst Negro soldiers with army guns and government uniforms."
President Watson believes that the government ought also to prepare the Negro soldiers for an experience equally new and strange to them. He supports these statements with the story of the manner in which Pine Bluff handled its Negro troops -the 92nd Battalion and another contingent of one thousand direct from Fort Bragg. The result (of such preliminary conferences) was that both these groups of Negro soldiers came and went without a noticeable incident.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Negro Soldiers
Southern Frontier
Community Preparation
Pine Bluff
Racial Harmony
What entities or persons were involved?
J. B. Watson
Where did it happen?
Pine Bluff
Story Details
Key Persons
J. B. Watson
Location
Pine Bluff
Story Details
J. B. Watson suggests conferences with local officials to prepare communities for Negro soldiers, preventing conflicts; Pine Bluff successfully hosted 92nd Battalion and 1,000 troops from Fort Bragg without incidents due to such preparations.