Coll. by
M.C. Parler
Long Grove Negro Baptist Church
Patterson, Ark.
Oct. 25, 1953
Reel 166
Item 2
MCP's Response to the Pastor's Introduction
Thank you, Brother Cole. I've had about as good a time
today as I've had in a long time; and I don't have to t e l l you
now what I'm do in' because your fine pastor has explained it
better than I can. I hadn't thought about being a rep'esentative
of the University as much as I do right now. But I want you
to know that the campus of the University of Arkansas is the
state of Arkansas, and that the University of Arkansas is not
the white University of Arkansas, but the University of all the
people. You brought it up (turning to the pastor), but I forgot
I had a diff'ent colored skin from the rest of you. I hadn't
thought about but you brought it up.
Anyway, I'm not goin' to take up any more of your time
explaining to you what I'm doing. Etc. (Not much more.)