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Editorial
July 24, 1942
Minneapolis Spokesman
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
Editorial expresses shock at reports of singer Roland Hayes facing racial prejudice in Georgia, praises his character and quiet activism, notes difficulty in judging without full facts, and laments the incident's potential exploitation by enemy propagandists.
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THE HAYES INCIDENT
The report that Roland Hayes, one of the world's great singing artists, has been a victim of race prejudice in its cruder forms will sharply shock thousands of Americans who know him not only as a musician of great gifts, but also as a man exceptionally gentle, sincere, and sensitive.
Profoundly disturbed by the plight of his people, he has for years worked incessantly toward its improvement, but always in quiet, unadvertised ways: it is not in him to be a rabble-rouser nor a headline-hunter, and those who know him will not readily be convinced that he was at fault in the Georgia incident, which produced his allegation that he was beaten for resenting rudeness to his wife.
Until arrival of complete data on the affair it will be difficult to judge. But the fact that Roland Hayes has been known and admired in Europe as extensively as in the United States makes it particularly unfortunate that his name should high-light a situation that enemy propagandists have been only too ready to exploit. — St. Paul Despatch.
The report that Roland Hayes, one of the world's great singing artists, has been a victim of race prejudice in its cruder forms will sharply shock thousands of Americans who know him not only as a musician of great gifts, but also as a man exceptionally gentle, sincere, and sensitive.
Profoundly disturbed by the plight of his people, he has for years worked incessantly toward its improvement, but always in quiet, unadvertised ways: it is not in him to be a rabble-rouser nor a headline-hunter, and those who know him will not readily be convinced that he was at fault in the Georgia incident, which produced his allegation that he was beaten for resenting rudeness to his wife.
Until arrival of complete data on the affair it will be difficult to judge. But the fact that Roland Hayes has been known and admired in Europe as extensively as in the United States makes it particularly unfortunate that his name should high-light a situation that enemy propagandists have been only too ready to exploit. — St. Paul Despatch.
What sub-type of article is it?
Social Reform
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Roland Hayes
Race Prejudice
Georgia Incident
Racial Violence
Enemy Propaganda
What entities or persons were involved?
Roland Hayes
St. Paul Despatch
Enemy Propagandists
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Race Prejudice Against Roland Hayes In Georgia
Stance / Tone
Supportive Of Hayes, Critical Of Racial Prejudice
Key Figures
Roland Hayes
St. Paul Despatch
Enemy Propagandists
Key Arguments
Roland Hayes Is A Gentle, Sincere Artist Shocked By Racial Prejudice
Hayes Has Quietly Worked For His People's Improvement
Unlikely Hayes Was At Fault In The Georgia Incident
Difficult To Judge Without Complete Facts
Incident Unfortunate As It Aids Enemy Propaganda Given Hayes' International Fame