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Show Racism must end, says black mayor V . i CHARLES EVERS . . .mayor, Fayette, Miss. What this country will be like in the next 5-10 years will depend on who the young send to congress, con-gress, elect as mayors, governors and other offices which make the decisions and have the power to change, said Charles Evers, first black mayor in Mississippi, Monday. Mon-day. Mr. Evers said that a change must come and that rascism must end in all forms. "We've got to end it all but we can't do it by being quiet. Tell your folks and mean it when you say it. Don't be just talking either, take some action." ac-tion." In conjunction with Challenge Week at the University, Mayor Evers spoke in the Union Ballroom Ball-room and answered questions afterward. af-terward. Mr. Evers said that the reason blacks are what they are today is because of rascism and hatred that has prevailed here in America. He said there are tilings they wouldn't do if it wasn't for this rascism, but he was in no way ashamed of what he had done to help his people. In reference to the state of Utah, Mr. Evers felt there should be a change here and that the state should belong to all of the people not just a handful. He said that a man should have the right to join any church he wants and not feel like he is any less than anyone else. "Make a place' acceptable ac-ceptable by all folks. Blacks, Mexicans, Mex-icans, Indians and anyone should be able to get a job if they can lay a brick, or do perform any job efficiently enough ." |