1960_04 The Daily Collegian April 1960

              EDITORIAL COMMENTS
Equality Fight Still Rages
We noticed an editorial in a Los Angeles newspaper re¬
cently which we feel is a perfect example of what is called
"Afghanistanism" in newspaper terms, 01
distant events but failing to be consistent when similar items
The editorial complained that Negro sit downs planned
Los Angeles chain stores whose branches in the South d
criminate, is not right. It mentioned that Los Angeles did
not have the same problems as those encountered
South and that there was no need for the sit downs
southern California city.
Only a few days before, the paper published an editorial
cartoon depicting the nastiness of racial bigotry throughout
This is the kind of editorial policy that leaves itself wide
m and reflects poorly on the whole journalistic
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profes.
ion. In effect, it
means that th
newspaper concerns
itself
uitc ideally with
problems that i
re at a safe distance,
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hen the probletr
>w aren't the san-
s appear on  t
ie home front they
This
attitude is all i
ong newspapers and
individuals.
Sit
down  demonstrations   in   Los   Angeles   would   be an
on of the ones being practiced in
the South. They are
1 stores which
have discriminatory
in areas where
it is convenient and drop them in
ir_u
uch as southern California — a
fc-ain where it is con-
Many of the so called opinion makers in the United State.'
who deplore racial violence in South Africa
ones who are less concerned with Negro rights here. They
arc the ones who say Negro sit downs are all right in the
South but do not apply to California.
The Los Angeles sit downs
the rights that Southern Negroes should already have, in¬
cluding thc right to sit down next to any man or to have a
cup of coffee in a room regardless of skin color.
Newspapers and individuals who practice "Afghanistan¬
ism" arc not a help but often a hindrance in the fight for
il equality. There comments only add to the "righteous
indignation" of their leaders about distant incidents — and
leave a smug feeling alxiut their own communities.
If racial equality is to be achieved on a national level, it
' thc distant incidents.
It will take enlightened opinions and progressive action on a
broader front
And if it takes passive demonstrations and boycotts all
over the country to achieve this right, we say fine. If
values won't bring about a change, maybe economic squeezes
Article Gives Chronology Of
Negro Sitdown Demonstrations
when four freshmen f-.-.
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