Atlanta Daily World

GUADALAJARA (ANP)- Hooray for the Negroes of Alabama. The Alabama Negroes seem to be going tooth and nail to get equal rights. First there was Autherine Juanita Lucy and her brave attorney, Arthur D. Shores, and now the bus boycott has the bus company yelling uncle. The Americans believe a great deal in the dollar. And it seems that anything which hurts him, such as this boycott, will cause him to squirm. Negroes are waking up. Their white allies are waking up. Negroes were afraid to stand up for their rights for fear of being accused of Communism. And their white allies were also afraid of speaking up for their Negro friends because they didn't want to be labeled 'Communists' or Negro-lover. The race-bigots, the red-baiters cannot attack the powerful press associations which in my opinion should merit some sort of award for their reporting of racial issues during the last few months. While it is true that the racial superiority boys were brought down many a peg in the eyes of Latin America, the freedom and fairness of the press were elevated. Even in Texas, some of the people didn't like what was going on in Alabama. It seems that the Negroes of Alabama and Georgia have one thing which seems to be lacking in Mississippi. The Negroes of Alabama and Georgia seem to have a great many white allies, who either boldly and openly have aided their black brothers, or have given valuable under-cover support. The reign of terror which has existed in Mississippi may have scared off the white allies. There are few effective, peaceful means of combating racial prejudice in the states both begin with the letter "p." 1 Press 2. Pocketbook. Turn the spotlight of the world press upon them. American consuls, diplomats to the United Nations, dislike having to explain the racial superiority theory of the Southerners when they are seeking the friendship of other nations or trying to combat Communism in those countries.