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THE SILENT SOUTH
Ed. Note: This is the first of
series of articles on "The Silent
South" to appear in the Collegian.
BY CAROLEE WOOD
There are times when it is wiser
to leave things unsaid; in this case
however, the nature of the problem is such that people must
speak, and they must think. These
thoughts are my own and reflect
only my studied personal opinions
and ideas.
On May 17 ,1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that enforced
school segregation is unconstitutional and therefore illegal. Contrary to popular opinion and to
the outraged defenders of "states
rights", this decision merely held
that segregation, if against the
will of those being segregated, is
in opposition to the principles
upon which our government was
established.
This decision did NOT order
the integration of public schools,
but rather maintained that the
old "separate but equal" doctrine
was fallacious. Inequality is an
inherent quality of the concept of
separateness. Specifically applied
to schools, this is due to the advantages of intangibles, which cannot be measured. The Plessey vs.
Ferguson case of 1896, which
dealt with a railroad suit, and
which upheld the concept of separate, but equal, has been the
basis for educational separation.
The opponents of the Supreme
Court say that this 1954 decision
is a break with precedent, the
changing of the Constitution, and
the dictating of legislation by the
Judicial branch. However, the 1896
decision itself broke precedent
with several cases which occurred
before it did. But those advocates
of the status quo would have us
believe otherwise.
Silent or Vocal
Certainly, the South is changing, and one would think that
• there has definitely been nothing
. silent about its transitional pains.
In fact, it would seem that i
j region has never been more vocal.
' or its politicians more noisy in
demanding its "states rights". Today, the whole world views
through America's glass windows
such events as the murder in a
deep South state of a fourteen- I "
year-old Negro boy, Emmett Till,
who supposedly whistled at a '
white woman; the Montgomery
bus boycott, in which the whole '
Negro population of this state .,
capital chose to forego their main I,
means of transportation in pro- ..
test of racial discrimination !
against them; and the denial of '
admission by the University of ,
Alabama to a young Negro girl, '
Autherine Lucy. In talking with a ,
student from Greece, I discovered
that- as a result of the Miss Lucy ,
case, many European universities
offered her complete scholarships.
We may be equally sure that full : '
coverage has been given to the : .'
closing of public schools in Little j
Rock, Arkansas, and the conse- j
quent calling out of federal troops !
to the school crisis in Norfolk j
and Charlottesville, Virginia; and !
to the recent non-violent student | *|
iit-in movement protesting' segre-
gated lunch facilities in the South-
stores. The activities and be- |
liefs of men like rabble-rousing
John Casper or the traditional
Senator Eastland of Mississippi '
receive adequate publicity. i
g
Continued on Page Three i
THEC
Published week
year by
Greer
Patti Shehan
Mary Lou Meacham .
c'eggy. Kirkman
Martha Hope Basnight -
Lewis Wicker
Feature Staff
Critical Staff
News Staff _
Jack Wa
— Peggy Kir
Hulds
Erward Peurifoy, Sai
Kay Barnhan
John Ross,
Object Description
| Title | Silent South: Part One |
| Date | 1960-12-02 |
| Creator | Wood, Carolee |
| Biographical/historical note | Carolee Wood graduated from Greensboro College in 1961 with a B.A. While at Greensboro College, she wrote for "The Collegian" the student newspaper. She later received a MA from Wake Forest University. |
| Subject headings | Greensboro Sit-ins, Greensboro, N.C., 1960 |
| Topics | Business desegregation and sit-ins, 1960;General perspectives on race relations |
| Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
| Description | This December 2, 1960 op-ed article by Carolee Wood was the first of a three part series published in the Greensboro College student newspaper, The Collegian. In this segment Wood describes several racially motivated events that had occurred in the South, including the Montgomery Bus boycotts and the sit-ins, and offered her opinion on how the world was viewing and judging racial issues in America and, in particular, the South. |
| Type | text |
| Original format | clippings |
| Original dimensions | 9.8" x 4.5" |
| Original publisher | Greensboro, N.C. : Greensboro College (N.C.) |
| Language | en |
| Contributing institution | Brock Museum, Greensboro College |
| Source collection | Collegian (Civil Rights Clippings) |
| Rights statement | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ |
| Additional rights information | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED. The copyright status of this item has not been fully evaluated and may vary for different parts of the item. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material. |
| Object ID | GC_CollegianCRG.0270 |
| Digital publisher | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5305 -- http://library.uncg.edu/ |
| Sponsor | LSTA grant administered by the North Carolina State Library -- http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/grants/lsta.html |
| OCLC number | 884367545 |
Page/Item Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | THE SILENT SOUTH Ed. Note: This is the first of series of articles on "The Silent South" to appear in the Collegian. BY CAROLEE WOOD There are times when it is wiser to leave things unsaid; in this case however, the nature of the problem is such that people must speak, and they must think. These thoughts are my own and reflect only my studied personal opinions and ideas. On May 17 ,1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that enforced school segregation is unconstitutional and therefore illegal. Contrary to popular opinion and to the outraged defenders of "states rights", this decision merely held that segregation, if against the will of those being segregated, is in opposition to the principles upon which our government was established. This decision did NOT order the integration of public schools, but rather maintained that the old "separate but equal" doctrine was fallacious. Inequality is an inherent quality of the concept of separateness. Specifically applied to schools, this is due to the advantages of intangibles, which cannot be measured. The Plessey vs. Ferguson case of 1896, which dealt with a railroad suit, and which upheld the concept of separate, but equal, has been the basis for educational separation. The opponents of the Supreme Court say that this 1954 decision is a break with precedent, the changing of the Constitution, and the dictating of legislation by the Judicial branch. However, the 1896 decision itself broke precedent with several cases which occurred before it did. But those advocates of the status quo would have us believe otherwise. Silent or Vocal Certainly, the South is changing, and one would think that • there has definitely been nothing . silent about its transitional pains. In fact, it would seem that i j region has never been more vocal. ' or its politicians more noisy in demanding its "states rights". Today, the whole world views through America's glass windows such events as the murder in a deep South state of a fourteen- I " year-old Negro boy, Emmett Till, who supposedly whistled at a ' white woman; the Montgomery bus boycott, in which the whole ' Negro population of this state ., capital chose to forego their main I, means of transportation in pro- .. test of racial discrimination ! against them; and the denial of ' admission by the University of , Alabama to a young Negro girl, ' Autherine Lucy. In talking with a , student from Greece, I discovered that- as a result of the Miss Lucy , case, many European universities offered her complete scholarships. We may be equally sure that full : ' coverage has been given to the : .' closing of public schools in Little j Rock, Arkansas, and the conse- j quent calling out of federal troops ! to the school crisis in Norfolk j and Charlottesville, Virginia; and ! to the recent non-violent student | *| iit-in movement protesting' segre- gated lunch facilities in the South- stores. The activities and be- | liefs of men like rabble-rousing John Casper or the traditional Senator Eastland of Mississippi ' receive adequate publicity. i g Continued on Page Three i THEC Published week year by Greer Patti Shehan Mary Lou Meacham . c'eggy. Kirkman Martha Hope Basnight - Lewis Wicker Feature Staff Critical Staff News Staff _ Jack Wa — Peggy Kir Hulds Erward Peurifoy, Sai Kay Barnhan John Ross, |
