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1951-11-01 The Catholic Messenger Article: "Citizen 2nd Class" Page 2

The Catholic Messenger
OFFICIAL DIOCESAN PAPER

VOLUME 96, NO. 48.  DAVENPORT, IOWA, NOVEMBER 1, 1951

CITIZEN
2nd CLASS

Negro Segregation and Discrimination in Davenport-a Survey by the League for Social Justice

Front cover of survey booklet, designed by Tom Chouteau.

The only person who knows what it means to be a Negro is a Negro. Although he pays his taxes as the white man does; although he goes to war and puts his life on the firing line as the white man does; although he obeys all the civil laws as the white man does; although he was created and is loved eternally by God even as the white man was created and is loved, the Negro in Davenport meets very little love, very little friendship and very little of even simple justice or civil rights.
This week the League for Social Justice, a group of laymen and women mostly Catholic and mostly white, published in booklet form, the findings of its survey of Negro life in the city of Davenport. The booklet is entitled "CITIZEN 2nd CLASS." And its sub-title is: "Negro segregation and Discrimination in Davenport..."
The League for Social Justice has taken a long look into seven areas of Negro life in Davenport: employment, housing, health, education, public places, organizations and recreation.

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The Catholic Messenger OFFICIAL DIOCESAN PAPER VOLUME 96, NO. 48. DAVENPORT, IOWA, NOVEMBER 1, 1951 CITIZEN 2nd CLASS Negro Segregation and Discrimination in Davenport-a Survey by the League for Social Justice Front cover of survey booklet, designed by Tom Chouteau. The only person who knows what it means to be a Negro is a Negro. Although he pays his taxes as the white man does; although he goes to war and puts his life on the firing line as the white man does; although he obeys all the civil laws as the white man does; although he was created and is loved eternally by God even as the white man was created and is loved, the Negro in Davenport meets very little love, very little friendship and very little of even simple justice or civil rights. This week the League for Social Justice, a group of laymen and women mostly Catholic and mostly white, published in booklet form, the findings of its survey of Negro life in the city of Davenport. The booklet is entitled "CITIZEN 2nd CLASS." And its sub-title is: "Negro segregation and Discrimination in Davenport..." The League for Social Justice has taken a long look into seven areas of Negro life in Davenport: employment, housing, health, education, public places, organizations and recreation. Doors Are Slammed