Special program commemorating Negro history week (Part 2 of 2)

And now as in the past this flood tide of new life is being created and sustained by the courage and suffering of black and white men and women and children. Robert Zellner is a white boy from Alabama. He is a field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and he has been working in the south on Negro voter registration. We would like you to hear two excerpts from a recent KPFA program on which Robert Zoner told the story of what happened when he became involved quite unexpectedly in the demonstration of the McComb Mississippi high school students who decided to protest because Brenda Travice aged 15 who had been tried and jailed for asking for service at a Greyhound bus lunch counter was refused re admittance to school. As the children started to form their line to march through McComb

Robert Zoner realized that he had a decision to make. Oh I ought to know I said. Yes yes oh my god. Hong Kong. Wanted to get her on a walk while free. Call me abang all traffic signals. Being heartily. While. Well through my home. And all the way to Magnolia. Yeah right. On the steps of the county seat. So they begin to. Form out there in our time House can stand back to back. Back of running mouth. Was. Pretty. Well I was in the position. I was the only white person there in the room. And. The students were saying this. They say. Here is not about here's where our body is. Where is your bottom. And they had said this the night

before and some of us that then. I mention these things as best they talk and then. I said. Now. Man you're out credentials. Here's what we've got I'm doing well you've got to say they're challenging the members of the committee. Not to read it. But here's what they say and how we use what we're going to hear is I've got. Where's your box that we've heard all along that everybody is 100 percent behind us. Now who's going to be 100 percent with us. So I. Stand back there. And. No one no one really. Expected me to do anything I won I won but I really do mean I think that I would I just assume either course I'm living. My life. When they were hand forming out on the street there from a bit. City Hall. I'm their son. Temple. And here they are I going downtown to calm their students. This is the first thing is having a calm they are doing something which i believe me.

I feel sick to every student on ground corn. Maybe. The enforcement here just to watch the weather. So I got another. And I'm John Guy simply walked up to colonise who would like to work with me just by saying thank you. So I'm back here. Way back in the crowd I was trying to hide. Let's start off downtown the prong. Now live a little nervous at first but. It was a very. Beautiful day. Jan A. Great. Thing. Things nice and warm and quiet so we walked along pretty good in the wrong group. Our negro district to begin. The. Long. March. And install or the beginning to come to the from the stores and it's a as a home as a new look on their face and nursing this man from the city. Down the street here come 115 students carrying sand saying get out and register to vote. And we protest. Against the failure to read

Mitt. Romney. Finally and not without incident. Though the students maintain perfect discipline. The procession arrived at McComb city hall where as an earlier part of the program informed us the steps were covered with police officers. Here again is Robert Zellner the crown star Best City Hall guy. The Alabama of the property. And the sidewalk was blocked by about eight or ten white man standing shoulder to shoulder the back. Got a policeman. And car park going up again going up to the curb. And so. We were kind of Bob and I waited out. So we stopped. And one of the students up at the front line about that might be a good time. To go to the Lord in prayer. So he stood out on the mound steps. Out of the. Courthouse. And asked if we would. Be going to send prayers. And so he begins right now I was watching my mom see what was happening I was right.

Next to. Me but I was watching. And this policeman now are there policing all the steps and this time. We came on to him technology over here look to please me please me said something. And he. Went back for it. And right place and get them back on him to consider how. So announced Tuesday that exact same place. And he began to write. His name came up. With. The. Right missing their names behind. Me here not standing still not getting any younger bright. Person to get into the home. Steve bass down place was taken when you come back again and I don't know. If. I'm not that was gonna be a long process because our. Band are doing while this was happening and. You're. Paying and you're going to rest. I'll stand back there about metal but I. Took my Bible. And. Right across the street several weeks now and prostrating around. Whining and cross street just about backing down. And just being. In the grass and I get closer to.

All of that. And just. Stand. Back stamping away or sell me and behind me a bit too much better. And I. Was I was. Looking at students and I will not acknowledge. This. Name him. Was a very you know planting about today stuff of. Beer. And of course I would hear about six inches from my face. To stand like that. After about seven or eight of the students were arrested individually headed out to the police are the homecoming to the city how. Christmas. Is on time. So the column started moving. And as the dead man started closing in on me. Was my Moses. I'm home I'm so concerned about him being here. But my Moses. And China did which I respect and pictures he gave his camera somebody. And well it was the boy I've been walking in and skim to see if he can get it out of the crowd back to the. Sign temple. And then he came over to try to help me. And. Bob Moses

came up. And I have stood between me and these hands. And Sure. I was standing. There staring him in the round eye this time. And. Bob took me about a shower is a must. And he steered me through the. River. And. That's probably reached the. Bottom of the bottom of the steps. And the police chief. And I were in. Black and took my ride on and we continue our steps on the right of this moment. Two policemen this big burly policeman the first one in my old car. Came away and grabbed Bob. And I'm going to grab Chuck and haul him into the city hall behind me with. Those black jacks. And that left me exposed about oh eight or 10 my time trying to get home I'm going. Back this time. I was right steps and there was a metal rail coming downstairs and the police chief was standing between me and the rifle over my right arm. And. Well. Unbalanced time for. Me to get a. Good poem about. It got me from across the. Grass and

radio have Omaha man have on my leg. And it will get me. Around. The house. Not the family I was at my back was turned to the top of the stairs time back. A step and reach that point. And be there seems it's time to get home having a meal kind of put me on the rail back down into the. Crowd. This man. Ever had to stand on top platform reached Oh my here. And climb down here like this and started. Yeah I'm. Just trying to explain it away to him. And. Push me down all this time. And. It was hard to realize that was healing me. How I got around. Was something. I was. Just calling my eyes Frank. And so I. Fell down the steps and I was holding on to the rail rather not about having. Been there. And I was. Slowly. Trying to get to the top of the steps and get into the city how and so when I'm going my face got above a oh but a platform but. On the. Top Step. This

man. Back is getting a footballing ring I. Can't keep dancing very being broken and just kick me in the face. In my place guy. Didn't own GM and. Did not uneconomic just. The next thing I knew I was going and I was being ushered into the police chief's office. Well during this time these two policemen are still. Reading. Robert Moses and Chuck and I saw him thrown against a wall and walk out like this with the bench there and just thrown against a wall and field and then it's now used to. Say that nice. Young Thing. And then I'm going on in the Bishop's eye first thing he said was. Sound like just their own lip just designate a cabbie a kid. And so I asked him what it was that when he wanted it. And he said well you deserve to be on that. And so but you know this gave me some indication about their willingness to protect himself for things I never dare say. And now. I'm going to.

Do this on. Many levels. Keeping. It in time and you stay there and laugh and I. Made sure that every one of her benefits and scratched my. Right. Eye color. And. Back this time the door was opening. And. There were about five six spaces there and I know what I'll look and I mean I mean come inside. You know I'm with man. And I'm saying. To him him a strange if you meet those French and. He's up next time it was the right move to another state restaurant. And then they came back again and. Told me that they were gonna take me to the man you know the. Better. Parent jail. Oh my god I don't believe that bell until I made a phone call among colleagues might know where I live because ours were about maybe just you know it was me out and I went so you just go in. And. Then say well we put up a good fight but they got away from sending him. Out. The word back. Yeah. I was scared. And they're

all standing all students are being processed down there because. They. Have nano or. Get messed up in the jail or you can just imagine all the jail. And now. They're back today that all along. The last we heard Brenda was in a reform school. And a hundred and three of her schoolmates had left their homes to attend school elsewhere. Robert Zellner and dozens of other university students continue to work. They have the world for audience and none more attentive than the peoples of Africa where they too are moving with the tide of new life. On Wednesday February 14th the Kenya constitutional conference opened in London during a recent stay in Africa. George Hauser

editor of Africa today and head of the American Committee on Africa interviewed the Kenyan leader Jomo Kenyatta. Mr. Canady I know that you have just come out of several years and. I know that many American people are wondering just how you feel about the period you had in confinement. Do you have any bitterness for example towards those who accused you and put you away for a period of years. Or how do you feel about it. I don't think I have been there. He had no talk because. I know John. And for that reason

I mean. Foreigner with so on but we have not begun to talk because I know what I was doing what's right and what I'm doing right. So I cannot have a new Republican. I know that it's true. Particularly I guess when the very first colonial system that. A person hardly becomes a leader of his people if he hasn't spent a period of a time and person. I suppose one can take that kind of a historical perspective on the experience. Is that true. Quite true everywhere you look. Or anywhere that you want to see that has grown. Those who are fighting for freedom of the country. That's why I have no pick of course or those who want to eat that. People that only

they can prove where you were able to use your time. You were in confinement to good advantage terms of reading. Were you able to keep up with events in the outside world. You read a lot in a book review. We read your when or when that was so I use you and. You have things on reminding myself. Were you able to get newspapers regularly or just generally in the first place. We were not able to look at the papers at all we were able to get some chords that we could get by family book which was approved by

authorities. Those who read and paid for their work. We got some guy because he didn't get them. Sometimes we get them too late by one month to month. But even then when I was in the US to get people regularly because of all the people in Britain we got them some time to make up your mind. In the outside world that is outside of Kenya. There been rumors that some of the white settlers the white people the immigrant community have been getting a little

frightened then a little panicky approaches in this part of Africa do you think that this feeling of fright as Africans begin to take over responsible government here do you think it is disappearing or do you think it's growing are white people tending to adjust to the new situation tending to get ready to leave or to stay. What what do you see as the future of the white person there. Well I think a lot of we have come. They have nothing to fear that at all but there's you know some of them those who have been you do privately. Some of them you know that come on. You know I get them to the changing conditions because I think they have find it difficult but I think many of them who are ready to adapt themselves to

changing dishes that have nothing to feed it trough because what we want to protect the portability of the government of our country. We've gone to where you could meet anybody at the trough. We are all people. I mean we all those who are except Kenya citizenship they have nothing to fear to cross borders. We're going to want to be I think continuing to be so on that kind of thing we don't want any money that we get if we want. People to work with us to trade with. But the one thing that we don't want to do that we have had enough of that already had enough already. Do you think most of the white people are making

this adjustment or are there are there some that just are not going to be able to run I think many are just getting themselves but you know what or when you do nothing with it. Have I either do it right now that a very important conference coming up in London. I believe it's bringing it beginning on the 14th of February right. There's been no determination that it's one of the kind of one of those conference that goes on until the business is accomplished. I think that it's right here. What do you expect will come out of this London conference specter that good will come out of it and hope that that independent members come. Well that's how I would like all of the political groups in Kenya will participate in the conference is that correct.

With On the one side with the British government on the other side. Or I don't know what it divides up and what I do or not where I think that is quite true because I think on remember reduce the number to and I think it would be and that would be in the conference. Practically all of them came up independent and I think even if we do not all of them meet some of the things I think that are quite We want to leave that independent thought that you have a guess as to. When or who will come to Kenya where particular. But I wanted to come in quickly that you thought it would be

possible not later than this year where many of the internal problems between the various political groups in Kenya be discussed at this conference or is that something that will tend to be ironed out at a later time. I think most of these programs will be good because well they deal with minority rights. I think the problem of the coastal strip the problem of the Somalis in the north will be with the vehicle and the land problem. God grant me the truth. Burning from the burning question which you got at the country. Then you have an optimistic view towards the London conference. And I guess you would expect that at least sometime during 962 independence would come true. Can I ask you a question now relating to East Africa the larger

view there and then a great deal of talk about. The possibilities of an East African Federation which would at least include Kenya Uganda and the tank. Do you think that this will come to pass and will it come to pass sometime soon. I think so sooner or later but I think that the recent talks would you say that it's true that the longer it takes for serious discussions between at least these three territories. The more difficult it's going to be to achieve a federation. I think you know they're independent. They're so on.

Yes and that's why we went to an independent film. Yes that will make it easier for me to get together. Yes it's true that in the past week conference the Pan African freedom movement of East and Central Africa which of course is an unofficial. Grouping. That some of the foundations for this federation can be arranged or is that more of this already be in the room. Because during the being a band we got all these men and women that question. Is there anything that you particularly would like to say to many of the American people that have been very interested and what has been happening and can you know that you would want to express where I would like to American people. It's really

helping people who have contributed a lot to work that they don't. I would like to thank them for their help. I would have many of them have given donations to read your duty to a group of yet you wouldn't call it you have a plea for life to enable them to it. Some of them during an interest in the progress of our country. I found them very much and I hope that their opinion too had a great moment also cross. Yeah

come on that. People I mean working together with people getting no where like that. Very good think and we hope that by people to help with property from you in the country I think will help me. Because if we. We will be able to live here kind of a creek where we can truly look at you I think it's something

we have crossed America. Down. We have my people here to greet all the American people as basically our friends to help us practically all of our independence. Yeah and I think the president we've got to work together because the people are happier with me. On the 2nd of February. The premier of the Congo surreal Abdula spoke before the United Nations and the enormous problems facing his country as it attempts to emerge from its colonial status. Thanks.

Mr. President. In order that peace and harmony between men may prevail in order that the United Nations organization may live and that the principles of its charter be the basis of relations between people. One man the most illustrious of all men Dar come a shot. Sacrificed his life for the re-establishment of peace and harmony within the Congo is the best tribute that my country can render to him who died for the cause of its freedom. The presidents all of the chief of the government of the Republic of the Congo at this rostrum is striking proof of the recovery that has been taking place in my

country. It is also a rebuttal to all those who scorning the true interests of the Congolese people and to discredit our efforts and thereby delay the end of our trials. It is impossible for any in good faith to deny that for some months now the Congo has undertaken in every field cover the scope of what it is that a much vaster than what was expected bearing in mind the situation that prevailed in our country after the events of July 1960. It will be record that within the movement of the universal movement of the liberation of peoples which has taken place in the world after the Second World War the

people of the Congo are after more than 80 years our first servitude have demanded the right to be independent. And Belgium had to recognize our right to self-determination. For some time it could have been believed that the fall of the metropolis had understood the importance and they are of us of all nature of our movement of liberation. But unfortunately we have had to face the facts despite the granting of Independence. A gesture on the wisdom of which has been stressed by the entire world as well as its realistic character. Belgium seems to have come back on its promises and has raised several obstacles which gave rise to the incident of July 960 at that time of day as a levitation started for the Congo a period of anarchy and confusion

because of the sudden departure of the Belgian officials. They had ministered to for machinery was totally unprovided for and the production machinery was seriously disorganized. Certainly the situation was disastrous in every field. After 18 hours of Belgian presence the Congo had only a few university graduates and very few technicians all of those and qualified officials. The Congolese government of that time which was under the leadership of our national hero Patrice Lumumba was fully aware of the problems that were thus created. Mr. President the Republic of the Congo entertains no feeling of hostility towards Belgium. As

soon as we observe to change all of the policy with respect to ourselves we hastened to re-establish diplomatic relations and were prepared to cooperate lawyerly and sincerely or with Belgium. The various governments that led the destiny of the Congo while well of their responsibilities and and devotees to be able to solve the difficulties that arose little by little despite our meager means and despite divisions that were exacerbated from abroad we have been able to remedy a situation very considerably. A situation that was considered by all to be a hopeless one. For some months now a government of national union has been set up with groups to give all the political leaders. From the very beginning. We dedicated ourselves to our Tosk which

we knew would be a heavy one but we knew that the well-being of the Congo depended on our own cohesion and our own ability to do away with our divisions our hatreds and to put an end to our quarrels in order to take into account solely the safeguarding of our country which was threatened from all sides by the greed of some and the racial hatred of others. Today after some months of government I should like to give you a description of a situation in my country I actually report to a distinguished delegates to the semblance of our achievements as well as our problems and needs. Our first concern has been and always is the wrist devilish month of our national unity. Since it's constitution my government proclaimed its

determination its absolute will to do away with the attack as a session and any other attempts to divide us. This decision I should like to proclaim once again from this rostrum. Whatever may be the consequences whatever may be the means that will have to be done i won't. We are determined to reestablish the unity of the republic and to safeguard territorial integrity. Says Ours is a government of the Union we have always proclaimed. We're looking for national reconciliation. We have always been determined to solve our problems by means of an appeal to reason by means of negotiation. Me where our

responsibility is we have always wished and we still wish to avoid for our populations which have suffered so many trials the horrors of a fratricidal struggle. But I wish for peace in no way means that we are prepared to compromise on the principle of this unity the central government of the Republic of the Congo strengthened by the unanimous support of the parliament and OUT THE NATION. Is Dead on it and therefore the blindness and the obstinacy of a secessionist to reestablish our unity by every means within our car and we are not carrying out a war against the time go. We make no differentiation between our brothers in the province of Katanga and those of the other provinces. It is our responsibility to defend

our unity and our integrity against separatist maneuvers who receive their orders from abroad. We simply wish to bring the province of Tangut back to look gallantry. We wish that an end be put to the extermination and other measures quit of which our brothers and victims on the one hand because of one of these Gendarmerie and a handful of avid must enter is who endeavor to make up for their failures elsewhere in Africa. The Congolese peoples we cannot tolerate that this land should be the fearful of the activities of adventurers of every kind and awestruck cannot and our country is free from a snare is and has seen its unity fully re-established. We pay solemn tribute to all those who have

given their lives in order that the Congo may live in freedom and unity reestablishment of national unity which is at the forefront and always has been at the forefront of them so in no way to attract our attention from the other problems which arise with particular acuity in a country. It was with energy that we decided to re-establish public order within the country and to maintain public security which is always felt as a national imperative. We deplore the recent incidents which led to the loss of lives among innocent victims. My government did time and is endeavoring to reestablish public order and to ensure for all the inhabitants of the Congo whether they be nationals of foreign US or the exercise of the freedoms guaranteed under the law or with complete security for their

persons and their goods. My government which restored constitutional legality. He is determined to tolerate no action no intervention. That to my distaff the regular operation of the public process whatever may be the persons concerned and whatever may be the means necessary for us to arrive at this end. We cannot accept that in order to satisfy personal ambitions that the general interest should be sacrificed and that the republican institutions be threatened in Arkham sun to have available for the maintenance of public order effective instruments. But government has that resolutely undertake another complete reorganization of the National Congress Army. If we have been able

to re-establish the unity of command and do away with the majority of the dissident groups that we have been able to bring back a certain discipline in our rank and file droops still remains to be done in this field. We consider that the training of cats is the basic question. Sending officers abroad the organization of a training courses in the Congo itself. Are additional proofs of our will to give our army. And effectiveness. That is in accord with the many tasks incumbent upon it namely to re-establish and maintain our national unity and shore together with the civilian authorities the maintenance of public order and security within our frontiers. On the economic and social levels of the government to front and of an extremely

grave crisis. Public finances werent a deplorable situation a budgetary deficit was high the production machinery was completely paralyzed. After the departure of Belgian technicians a departure which was a voluntary and deliberate and unemployment was widespread. Suddenly the situation was largely due to the politically instability insecurity which prevailed in certain parts of the Congo. But it is forgotten that to many of our difficulties arose from the loss of resources which the state obtained from these natural wealth particularly mines certain foreign companies refused to give the State of the taxes and income which when it posed on them by law where as at the same time by means of the

investment all for considerable funds they financed the operation of the secessionist authorities government. Will only tolerate foreign companies who furthermore for decades have over exploited for their own sole benefit and to the detriment of Congo lese other Congolese peoples. We will not as I said I will tolerate that these foreign companies interfere in our domestic affairs and deprive the state of the legitimate part due to it in the exploitation of our natural resources. The government which is entrusted with safeguarding our wealth and ensuring the proper use of these resources for the benefit of our populations will take every measure in order to defend these rights. We do not thereby intend to deprive these foreign companies and all those who wish to exploit our resources from value fruits of their labors and investments.

At the same time we have drawn up. A genuine plan for you cannot make recovery we did to stop in place to lessen the budgetary deficit to restore our economy in order to give employment to all our inhabitants to this end. An austerity program has been drafted and presented to parliament in the economic field as well as in all levels of government since its constitution has devoted itself to preparing a national recovery plan and will act but may end in a debt to Calais so that within a framework of Auda restored legality and peace of all the inhabitants of the Congo whatever their nationality might be may find living conditions come back to book with complete fulfillment. Mr President

no man of goodwill can deny that since the meeting of the parliament and the Constitution of the present government of national union the situation in my country has shown a marked improvement and that a real recovery is taking place in every field. Mr. President that responsibility is incumbent upon us at so crucial and now in our history I place on also the duty to speak at this rostrum with the same frankness which we have endeavored to maintain both and respect our own people as well as in our relations with other states. Some of my distinguished colleagues of some distinguished delegates consider the time to Frank I hope they will forgive me. They're about to cover Congress since its accession to dependence proclaimed its unwavering dedication to the principles contained in the United Nations charter. My country has known too much suffering and too many sacrifice to be able to acquire

and safeguard its freedom for it not to be in the forefront among those countries who will support and defend the sovereignty of states. We know too well the price of international solidarity which has been shown with respect to ourselves so as not to consider that cooperation between states and peoples as the basis of our policy and it is precisely because we wish to consolidate peace in the world and achieve harmonious cooperation between all peoples that we have chosen the path of non alignment. It is our wish to entertain friendly relations with all peoples without any complexes without any exclusions. We wish to remain sane in all circumstances. Our freedom of choice because we consider that this is the only means to do away with the antagonisms of blocks and

consolidate peace in the world. Mr. President. Need to recall that among the principles contained in the charter of our organization. Particular priorities given to the ones that are to the one that proclaims the Gallatin of rights equality of the rights of peoples and the right to self-determination. It is in order that this principle may become a reality that we have proclaimed and proclaim once again all solidarity and all support all our brothers in Africa and elsewhere who stole stuff from foreign oppression and racial hatred. The fall of the irresistible trend of the liberation of peoples and because of it's a reversible nature. Some states obstinately maintain a system of exploitation. Which brings the entire international community against it. You

know by unanimity it is because we are sure that this was the port's the cause of peace that we give all our material and moral assistance to all peoples who are struggling for their freedom and dignity. Our geographical situation. I Dolly our principles make it incumbent upon us to show solidarity and solidarity which we cannot attest to every day particularly in Algeria Angola and South Africa. Hundreds of people fall for the cause of freedom justice and dignity. It is the duty of the United Nations to take immediate steps in order to put an end to the bloodshed which undermines the innocent populations of those territories. Despite its present difficulties the Congo precisely because it has suffered too much

from colonial domination. With all that it entails our scorn for human dignity will always be hand-in-hand with those who struggle so that freedom dignity and equality of races may become a living reality. Congress does that it to graphic opposition on the car the heart of Africa gives it a special mission to Africa at present is at the center our international intrigues and greediness. We are living at so crucial a turning point in the history of our continent so that we cannot be unconcerned of its evolution and the struggles in which it is a pawn. Our first objective is to free the African continent from any foreign domination. Africa cannot contribute to the consultation of International Peace. Africa has recovered its own internal peace. At the

same time we are committed to unity for Africa. This unity is both our best defensive weapon. Great reason for hope for a more dignified life and more genuine independence. We are all for you know what out of the fact that we are only a part of the home. We have struggled suffered and triumphed together. The future of Africa. Will be in a court with the will of its permanent inhabitants when they are devoted to the freedom of their choice. A unified and reconciled Africa can then cooperate on more balanced bases with other continents. Africa will be able to phase with increased means. The last vestiges of economic dependence are political its objection

that is to say under development for centuries Africa was an endless source of profits and wealth for the former colonial past. Now Africa increasingly needs greater assistance from the more developed countries struggle against underdeveloped Munt is the task of human salad Darity which must be exercised aside from any political opportunism or strategic competition. All the peoples of Africa are prepared to receive assistance from wherever it comes on the condition that it includes no threat to our freedom of choice as long as throughout the world a minority lives in comfort and wealth whereas the majority lives with hunger wretchedness and illiteracy. Well peace will always be threatened.

It is the mission of the African continent to be a meeting ground a place of conservation. It's crossed wealth which has not yet been exploited and its moral wealth remain intact because of its nature it aspires to international cooperation and solidarity. Mr. President from all sides the dangers the threats that threaten the world are fast a great part of mankind does not eaten off millions of men are deprived of the benefits of knowledge of entire peoples suffering in their. Hearts and in their blood for the cause of freedom and equality of races. What is even more grave the world runs the risk at any moment of falling into a war which would put an end to the human race.

But our reasons for hope are proportionate to the dangers that this man has in himself the necessary moral resources so that that which was yesterday reason for despair becomes an enemy to success. Together we must build a world where hatred and illiteracy will be banished based on justice equality prosperity and free from all the future conditions for his complete fulfillment. This is the only hope for the survival of mankind. Thank you Mr. President. The but. Oh

abut. We would like to close this program with a reading a morning in the heart of Africa. It was written by Patrice Lumumba and it captures not only the glory and the agony but the hope and the will of all the African peoples for a thousand years. You negro suffered like a beast. Your ashes strewn to the wind the Chromes the desert your tyrants built the lustrous magic temples to preserve your soul preserve your suffering the barbaric right of fist in the white right to whip. You had the right to die. You also could weep in your totem they carved endless hunger endless bonds and even on the cover of the woods a ghastly cruel death was watching snake crawling to you like branches from the holes and heads of trees

embraced your body and your ailing soul. Then they put a treacherous big Viper on your chest on your neck they laid the yoke of firewater. They took your sweet wife for the glitter of cheap pearls your incredible riches that nobody could measure from your heart. The tom tom sounded into the dark of night carrying crude laments up mighty black rivers about abused girls streams of tears and blood about ships that sailed to the country where the little man wallows in an ant hill and where the dollar is the king of that damned land which they called a motherland. They're your child your wife or ground day and night by frightful merciless mill crushing them in dreadful pain. You are a man like others. They preach you to believe that good White God will reconcile all men at last by fire you grieved and sang the moaning songs of

homeless beggar that sings at strangers doors. And when a crazed possessed you and your blood boiled through the night you danced you moaned like the fury of a storm to lyrics of a manly tune. A strength burst out of you for a thousand years of misery in metallic voice of jazz in uncovered out cry the thunders through the continents in gigantic surf. The whole world surprised woke up in panic to the violent rhythm of blood the violent rhythm of jazz the white man turning pallid over this new song that carries torch of purple through the dark of night the dawn is here my brother don't look in our faces. A new morning breaks in our old Africa. Ours only will now be the land the water the mighty rivers which the poor negro was surrendering for a thousand years and hard tortures of the sun will shine for us again that will dry the tears in your eyes and the spittle on your face the moment when you break the chains the heavy fetters the evil cruel times will go never to come

again. A free and gallant Congo will arise from the black soil a free and gallant Congo the black blossom. The Black Sea. You have been listening to a KPFA public affairs program on Negro History Week a commemoration of the contribution of the Negro people to culture and civilization. Negro History Week was founded by Dr. Carter Woodson and takes place in the week following the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. The glory of Negro history by Langston Hughes was a Folkways recording produced by Moses Ashe the discussion of the Negro in Latin America was written and read by Mike Tigar from materials supplied by Professor James King of the University of California. The recording of the speech by Robert Zellner of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was given to KPFA by the NAACP. George Houser interviewed Jomo Kenyatta for Pacifica and the recording of Premier a doula was done by

WBA eye in New York City. The program was narrated by Elsa one Thompson and was produced by Elsa Knight Thompson and Mike Tigar.