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Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
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Time Magazine's May 11, 1953, article praises the American Negro's progress from slavery since 1863 as the world's greatest success story, noting advances in industry and professions but highlighting shortages in technical skills and ongoing discrimination, especially in the South, with full citizenship on the horizon. Reported in New York on May 18.
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New York, May 18 - The Time Magazine in its May 11 edition called the "Negro's trek up from slavery the greatest success story the world has ever known."
The article entitled "The U. S. Negro, 1953" is a very well written story of the progress of the American Negro since 1863 with special attention being devoted to the advancements within the last 20 years.
According to the article, the Negro has made progress on every level and continues to forge ahead at an unprecedented rate.
Negroes have made great strides in industry, the article points out but fall short in the highly technical skills. "One big trouble: there simply are not enough qualified Negroes," Time reports. "U. S. industry will hire all the Negro engineers it can get, but Negro
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college students go in for science or engineering. They still favor the respectable relatively secure professions such as teaching, medicine, ministry or law."
The writer of the article states that discrimination against the Negro is country-wide although more acute in the Southern portion.
All-in-all according to the article, the Negro has made many advances and stands on the threshold of complete citizenship without reservations.
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United States
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1953
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Time Magazine article highlights the progress of American Negroes since emancipation in 1863, especially in the last 20 years, across various levels including industry, though shortages in technical skills persist due to educational preferences; discrimination remains widespread, particularly in the South, but full citizenship is approaching.