Atlanta Daily World

This kind of Negro does the white South want- Let him be called "George" and his women, "Sal" Give the white man his woman for his after-dark gal Let him take a kick Let him take a slam No way to insult A brownskin man Call all white men "mister" Show your teeth, black boy Act like a child Who's given a new toy Don't vote, don't fight to get what's due Let the white folks give what's left to you Cause it's this kind of Negro the white South wants. ..

Any man, white or black, who looks about him with honest eyes knows that strict observance of these rules is the reason why Mr. Charlie and Sambo get along to- gether So well in Dixie. The Negro who lives up to these tenets for con- duct is the one most liked by the average white man andd is the one who will get the better of any situ- ation where other Negroes are in- volved. By them our dark brother wins favor-but the disrespect to himself and race is stupendous.

And yet through the stormy clouds of tradition in treatment of those whose skin happens to be darker-and that race's blind ac- ceptance of this situation-faint rays of a brighter day are pushing thru. Today where one least expects it there has developed an attitude of tolerance and a willingness to judge the individual Negro on his merits rather than on what has been taught. Several white men in At- lanta, born and reared in the South, have given me the surprise of my young but fairly well experienced life by telling me of their attitude on the race question and blaming their elders for their encyclopedia of misinformation on Negroes.

The failure of the Dixie Negro to display guts and act like a man is as disgusting to an ever growing percentage of white people--mainly of the younger generation-as it is to me, and that's saying plenty.

Some day the kind of Negro who behaves in the way described in previous statements .and the kind of white person who wants the Negro to act that way, will be as antiquat- ed as the stage coach. But frankly, it seems that the bulk of the re- sistance to this sort of behavior is coming from the other race. Our rubber backbone keeps us too a- fraid to change things ourselves.

AT THE GRADY Just why is it necessary for the Negro man or woman to answer white interns or other officials at Grady hospital by saying "Yes sir." or "Yes ma'am?"

My attention was called to this strange state of affairs a few days ago by a woman who hails from the North. That. incidentally, is the on- ly reason why it was mentioned. Our good brothers and sisters who have been here all their lives ap- parently approve of having to bow to the superiority whims of white men and women who are paid sala- ries out of money Negroes give the city for taxes.

But why should I worry? Most of the "intelligent" Negroes who pose as leaders are afraid to protest. If anybody does and wins, well and good; if he loses, he's a "dam, fool for kicking." To repeat; if you like it, why should I worry?