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EEPOBT 0? SPECIE COiMMITIEE ON IOTEflBATION IN QUE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
In its annual meeting of 1955 the North Carolina Council of Churches adopted
a resolution in which the closing sentence declared: ,!Now that the Supreme Court
has spoken (regarding segregation in the public schools) we urge that the churches as represented in the Council accept the decision of the Court as the law of
the land and endeavor as fully as possible, in the spirit of Christ, to realize an
integrated public school system." The Council reaffirms this action. Recent
events and tendencies move the Council to express itself further as follows:
1. The maintenance of our state public school system is a paramount obligation of the people of North Carolina, and any attempt to transform this system
into any so-called private scheme of schools, regardless of the motivating considerations, would inject tragic cleavages into our social structure and deprive
our children of their rightful educational heritage.
2. In oux effort to maintain our public schools and at the same time comply with the decision of the Supreme Court in declaring segregation in public education unconstitutional, we may expect to encounter difficult problems. Unless
we of both races manifest patience, forbearance, and goodwill, we cannot solve
our problems constructively. In the nature of the case, implementation of the
Court's decision must take account of the nature of local conditions and must proceed at varying rates of speed. The more complex situations will require careful
study and cautious procedure, and cannot be transformed overnight. On the other
hand, where racial ratios and other factors render local situations less complicated, more rapid progress may be expected. But whether the locgl situation be
simple or complex, we as law-abiding citizens should begin, in good faith, the
implementation of the Supreme Court-s decision. Tactics of evasion are in effect disloyalty to- the supreme law of the land.
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| Full text | EEPOBT 0? SPECIE COiMMITIEE ON IOTEflBATION IN QUE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM In its annual meeting of 1955 the North Carolina Council of Churches adopted a resolution in which the closing sentence declared: ,!Now that the Supreme Court has spoken (regarding segregation in the public schools) we urge that the churches as represented in the Council accept the decision of the Court as the law of the land and endeavor as fully as possible, in the spirit of Christ, to realize an integrated public school system." The Council reaffirms this action. Recent events and tendencies move the Council to express itself further as follows: 1. The maintenance of our state public school system is a paramount obligation of the people of North Carolina, and any attempt to transform this system into any so-called private scheme of schools, regardless of the motivating considerations, would inject tragic cleavages into our social structure and deprive our children of their rightful educational heritage. 2. In oux effort to maintain our public schools and at the same time comply with the decision of the Supreme Court in declaring segregation in public education unconstitutional, we may expect to encounter difficult problems. Unless we of both races manifest patience, forbearance, and goodwill, we cannot solve our problems constructively. In the nature of the case, implementation of the Court's decision must take account of the nature of local conditions and must proceed at varying rates of speed. The more complex situations will require careful study and cautious procedure, and cannot be transformed overnight. On the other hand, where racial ratios and other factors render local situations less complicated, more rapid progress may be expected. But whether the locgl situation be simple or complex, we as law-abiding citizens should begin, in good faith, the implementation of the Supreme Court-s decision. Tactics of evasion are in effect disloyalty to- the supreme law of the land. — continued |
