This page contains information about some of the gear used by Josh during his career. 1954 Fender Stratocaster. The Gunners will play in. Chat with Eye Opener, 31 today. Start talking to him completely free at Badoo. Petersen's 1. 95. Church's position on race relations. Petersen when instructing a group of Institute teachers and directors on August 2. BYU. This was OFFICIAL INSTRUCTION from an APOSTLE to RELIGION TEACHERS. This was not an idle statement or just an off- hand opinion. Here is the text of what he said: **************BEGIN MARK E. PETERSEN TALK**************The discussion of civil rights, especially over the last 2. It has blinded the thinking of some of our own people, I believe. They have allowed their political affiliations to color their thinking to some extent, and then, of course, they have been persuaded by some of the arguments that have been put forth. It is a good thing to understand exactly what the negro has in mind on this subject. I'll be talking about other races besides negroes, of course, but it is the negro question which pinpoints it, so I would like to talk first of all about the negro and his civil rights. We who teach in the Church certainly must have our feet on the ground and not be led astray by the philosophies of men on this subject any more than on any other subject. I would like to begin by quoting from an interview conducted by the United States News with Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., a very prominent negro leader, and a member of the Congress of the United States. 1954–1991: Spouse(s) Richard Johnson (m. The interview was an eye-opener for many fans who had wondered why Novak made so few films. Howden is a small market town and civil parish in the East Riding of. In 1932, Howden Minster's renovations were. Title: The Morning Show (1954–). At a meeting of the Men's Canadian Club of Calgary in 1954. The United States News published this interview in its September 5, 1. That was before the supreme court decision as you recall. Congressman Powell was asked a number of questions, and he answered them. The question of civil rights in connection with segregation, Congressman Powell, opens up the often- mentioned subject of social equality, and I was wondering: What is the viewpoint of the leaders of the Negroes in this country today on the broad subject of social equality? A. Of course, social equality is something that covers so many different things that it would have to be defined more closely. Q. Well, would you say that, in principle, the desire is for social equality? A. I would say that there is a demand for social equality in all public places. Any place that is operating publicly, regardless of what its nature may be, should not have the right to refuse anyone. For a club or a private institution, that may be another question. Q. But it would include hotels, restaurants and, of course, all forms of transportation? A. Would that mean the ending of segregation on the railroads in the South? A. What is the status of that controversy? Is segregation on railroads now forbidden by law? A. No, it is not forbidden by law. But, under Supreme Court rulings in the past years, there is no longer any segregation allowed in dining cars, no longer any allowed on busses in interstate transportation—Q. What about Pullmans? A. This is an optional thing which the Pullman company itself has been instituting. Nevertheless, now and then, you will meet an individual Pullman conductor who interprets it on his own terms of bigotry. That, however, is rapidly changing. The only place still left is the so- called . What is the basic reason for the opposition to the ending of segregation? A. I think it is just inherited public opinion of days past when the Negro was not as mature and educated and advanced as he is today—and neither was the white man. I think a private poll would produce tremendous statistics supporting the fact that the vast majority of people in the South are changing, but they are afraid of having their views become public. Q. Is there any similar point of view in the North where there are now large numbers of Negroes? Is any opposition manifest there to non- segregation? A. I think that the problem is one that is sort of leveling off and is no longer a strictly sectional problem —I will now skip some. Let us now go into the matter of intermarriage with the negroes. I continue to read from this interview: Q. Do you think many of the people who oppose discontinuing segregation are afraid breaking down of the social lines may lead to intermarriage? A. That is the great bugaboo used to scare them, when the truth is that when two people are in love—black, white, Jew, Gentile, Protestant, Catholic— no one can stop them. Q. What is the attitude of the Negro leaders toward the intermarriage question? Do they feel that it is a probability over a long period of time? A. Yes, they do, but not as any conscious thing to go out and campaign for. Q. They think that, ultimately, intermarriage will be commonplace in this country? A. How far away would you say that is? A. Well, that is hard to say. I never thought India would be free in my lifetime, but today India is free. I didn't think that Africa would have a black Prime Minister, but they do today in the Gold Coast. Q. Do you think there is much intermarriage today between whites and Negroes in this country? A. No, very little, But it is the idea of the old sore thumb — it stands out so when it does happen. Q. Do you think that the presence of a good many Negro troops in Europe where there's been intermarriage has affected the problem? A. No, I don't, because I have just come back from an official five- month trip through Europe and the Near East, and there is no problem over there. Q. You mean intermarriage is accepted? A. They don't understand our fears here in America. Q. Do you think there is much intermarriage in Europe? A. Oh, yes, a great deal. Q. Could you say in what countries it is more frequent ? Is there a country that you could name? A. I don't think I could say. I saw it all through Scandinavia. I saw it all through the Benelux countries and in Italy. Q. But isn't it a small minority? A. In comparison with the number of Negroes there, it was large. Q. In comparison with the number of intermarriages in the United States, would you say that it was an equal or a greater number or a lesser number? A. On a percentage basis there is no comparison. It is more prevalent abroad. In fact, the rare thing in Europe and England is to find a couple that is not an interracial marriage. I saw very few marriages to two Negro people. Q. It was mostly Negro and white? A. What is the attitude of the Negro in the United States on the subject of intermarriage? Is it discussed frequently in the press? A. Yes, but on an objective basis. In fact, an increasingly large number of Negro leaders are marrying whites of extremely stable and respected families. Q. Is there much more fraternizing in the Northern cities between Negroes and whites, especially in the large Negro centers like Harlem, than there used to be? A. Is there any tendency among the Negroes to reject that, or are they welcoming it? A. They are very definitely welcoming it. An increasing number of fine leaders on both sides are marrying. Q. Is there in New York city a greater number of interracial marriages than there has been? A. Yes, but interestingly, the largest number of interracial marriages occur in Milwaukee and Los Angeles. Q. To what do you attribute that? A. I can't figure it out. Milwaukee has always been a very liberal city. Los Angeles, however, I can't figure out at all. Q. What is the argument that is used by Negro leaders in answer to the point that is sometimes made that, if intermarriages continue in the next 2. Cuba and Brazil? A. I have heard that argument but it doesn't amount to any argument at all from my standpoint, because if we are fighting for integration, well, then, there it is. I mean, you can't fight against segregation and want separation. We must be consistent. Q. I'm not sure that is clear—A. The Negro leaders are fighting against segregations. Therefore, they can't have a position on one hand against segregation and on the other hand against interracial marriage. Q. What I meant was, do you believe that the quality of the white race would be reduced by intermarriages? A. Anthropologists, like Boas of Columbia and the late Malinowsky of Yale and Hooton of Harvard, especially, have shown that such a thing would be a benefit. That is a scientific fact. Q. They contend that it would not change the quality of one race or the other? A. That is correct—either not change it or actually improve the stock of both groups. I think I have read enough to give you an idea of what the negro is after. He is not just seeking the opportunity of sitting down in a cafe where white people eat. He isn't just trying to ride on the same street- car or the same Pullman car with white people. It isn't that he just desires to go to the same theater as the white people. From this, and other interviews I have read, it appears that the negro seeks absorbtion with the white race. He will not be satisfied until he achieves it by intermarriage. That is his objective and we must face it. We must not allow our feeling to carry us away, nor must we feel so sorry for negroes that we will open our arms and embrace them with everything we have. Remember the little statement that we used to say about sin, ! Spafford, president of the Relief Society, has been attending the conference of the International Council of Women in Europe. I asked her what she learned there about inter- racial marriages as affecting other races than the negroes. She said there was one outstanding figure in the conference who expressed herself most emphatically on this subject. She was the Chinese representative, Matilda Ng. She is chairman of the Chinese council and heads the moral welfare section of the I. C. W. The population has more than doubled during the past five years bringing many serious social problems. The presence of so many men in the armed services has also created social problems extremely difficult to handle. A large number of illegitimate children have been born to Chinese girls, fathered by men of other races who are in the armed services. Neither the Chinese nor the Whites will accept these children.
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