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Letter to Editor
October 21, 1952
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Former Republican Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce argues in a New York radio interview with NAACP's Walter White that a strong Republican Party in the South is essential for Negro equal rights, criticizing Democrats for insincere support of civil measures like FEPC to gain votes while defeating them in Congress.
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NEW YORK - (INS)- Former Republican Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce claimed today that only a strong Republican Party in the South can insure equal rights for Negroes.
Mrs. Luce. in a radio interview in New York with Walter White, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, charged that the Democratic record on civil legislation has been an insincere pretense. She said:
"I think the hope of minorities depend upon the strength of the Republican Party, North and South. On the record, Democratic presidents came out for FEPC. At least Mr. Truman did. Mr. Roosevelt never did.
They came out because it gets them votes and then count on their Democratic majority in the House and Senate to defeat it.
"So, for all practical purposes. the Negro gets it in the neck."
NEW YORK - (INS)- Former Republican Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce claimed today that only a strong Republican Party in the South can insure equal rights for Negroes.
Mrs. Luce. in a radio interview in New York with Walter White, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, charged that the Democratic record on civil legislation has been an insincere pretense. She said:
"I think the hope of minorities depend upon the strength of the Republican Party, North and South. On the record, Democratic presidents came out for FEPC. At least Mr. Truman did. Mr. Roosevelt never did.
They came out because it gets them votes and then count on their Democratic majority in the House and Senate to defeat it.
"So, for all practical purposes. the Negro gets it in the neck."
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Constitutional Rights
What keywords are associated?
Republican Party
Negro Rights
Democratic Pretense
Fepc
Civil Legislation
Southern Politics
What entities or persons were involved?
Clare Boothe Luce
Walter White
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Clare Boothe Luce
Recipient
Walter White
Main Argument
only a strong republican party in the south can ensure equal rights for negroes, as the democratic party's support for civil legislation like fepc is insincere and aimed at gaining votes while relying on majorities to defeat it.
Notable Details
- charged democratic record on civil legislation as insincere pretense
- referenced democratic presidents roosevelt and truman on fepc
- stated 'the negro gets it in the neck'