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May 13, 1970 INSCAPE Page 11 L. B. Jones Repeats Familiar Message By Carlyn Bray SNJM You’ve seen this theme before and you’ll see it againl Repetition strilces until the moral has r e a c h ^ everyone. Set within a small Southern town, THE LIBERATION OF L. B. JONES screams Uie story of distorted white bias. In a smooth and gentle role, Roscoe Browne (Lord Byron Jones) appears as a respected town undertaker who has one great flaw—he’s black. L.B. seeks • lib e ration” in a divorce from his young and a ttractive wife Emma (Lala Farina), a hard woman who could not accept love because she could not give love. Contesting the divorce from L.B., Emma was, at the same time, involved with a white policeman, a fact that would, if known, scandalize the people^in this 'c le a n and decent" Tennessean town. ' Hedgepath (Lee J. Cobb), L.B.’s a tto rney, in his professionalistic prejudice, equates Negroes with the bad habits of golf and whiskey. After all, he had hims e lf unforgivably fallen in love with a Negro woman. So, if he had ceased to be his nephew’s hero, he had ceased to be his own hero too, A policeman in uniform only is Willie Joe (Anthony Zerbe), a sexually obsessed man who pursues pleasural advantage thjrough the «due process of the law." Warned by Hedgepath that Emma’s contested divorce would lead to the loss of his job and reputation, Willie Joe futilely attempts to persuade Emma to drop the case. Pushed to a time deadline, Willie Joe threatens L.B, to give up his charges. When L.B. refuses to be forced by fear, Willie Joe chases and captures L.B. in a pitiful scene which should turn anyone’s stomach. Willie Joe’s companion, Stanley, symbolizes the generational corruption ofthis town's law. Thirteen y e ars previous to the killing of L.B. Jones, Stanley had beaten and nearly killed a small Negro boy named Simny Boy, Now Sonny Boy seeks and iis finally forced to take his revenge. The story convent 1 o n a 11 y begins and ends with, a tra in a rriv a l and departure i^om this town. On the tra in a re th re e trave le r s : Moseby, nephew of Hedgepath anda young lawyer himself, his wife, Md Somiy Boy. All take but a momentary stay in this prejudiced town, leaving the viewer with the feeling of futUity in hope for the TOTAL CONFRONTATION?...Roscoe Lee Browne raps with Anthony Zerbe in THE LIBERATION OF L.B. JONES, now playing at the Fox Theater in Colonle. -Conservative Art^ Don’t Let The Critic Cross Ya people of the town. q u a lm s w h a t s o e v e r about hurting c rlUc M . ', . . ru le s judice incites. For an evening of despair and shame see Columbia’s new film THE . Tn -ElBERATION OF L.B. JOKES. I T S S ■On tk t Rlfht--------------------------------- r— of c r i t i c s : lite ra ry c r i t i c s , religious c ritic s , political c ritic s , social c ritic s , and c ritic s . You takes your choice and takes your chances. Of course, none of these a re exclusive. Professor Noam Chomsky, for example, used to critic iz e students’ pronunciations; now he choreographs A e ir marches. (2) Discover a unique, cutesy, a rtsy - craftsy form for your c riticism. Be as clever as Larry O’Brien was recently when he c r i t i c i z e d Nixon’s “inflammatory Revolution Breeds Repression jay HMrttn SillivsR. The events of the past week need no recounting and will long be remembered by every thinking American. Dissent, violence, hatred, bloodshed and death ro ll across the nation and who knows where o r how it will all end. Indeed, it is a te r rib le feeling to wake up In the United States, the gre a te st democracy in the world (and I s till do believe this) and wonder what will happen today. What e lse Is there that can further divide the nation? Such q u e s t i o n s a re no longer being asked by only “Involved* students. But the majority of Americans, black and white, old and young, wonder what is happening. C o n t r a r y to charges labeling them immoral, they a re concerned and good people who want to know what is wrong.> It is unfortunate that death and violence had to precede the asking of these questions. However, now they a re out, and the country a s a whole needs to seek answers. Yet, more obstacles block the solving of our many domestic prc4}lems. Perhaps the biggest handicap is the cu rren t national attitude. That is, the shock of the war ensuing student protes ts and violence have left the nation frightened. Older segments of society a re afraid of student movements. Youth fear police who control their right to dissent. Distrust o f the President and his administration Is widespread. So what is to be done? Should students march and strik e ? Should Americans lock th e ir doors and shut <out the r e s t of the world? Should we stand by idly? Not one o i these methods will prove anything. Certainly, the majority of Americans abhor the student deaths, and many re je c t the President’s foreign policy. No one wants a war. But should these events be isolated and exploited until the nation becomes so divided that it may never again act as a unit? Let’s face It, the current havoc is just the situation which could bring the United -States, an already demoralized country, to a downfalL Americans want law and ord e r and they want it now. Mass demonstrations at this time, regardless of th e ir purpose o r th e ir peacefulness, will be viewed with great skepticism. Americans i have reached the point where they may wUUngly society and protect themselves. This is not just a wild guess. Only a few weeks ago, b e f o r e the recent events, a poll was taken to determine the national attitude. It revealed that Americans do not now support five of the ten protections of the Bill of Rights. These attitudes emerged in the answers to questions that posed key provisions of the Bill of Rights in te rms of contemporary issues. Perhaps the most significant question and answer was, “As long as there appears to be no c le ar danger of violence, do you think any group, no matter how extreme, should be allowed to organize protests against the Government?” No, said 76% of the 1,136 people polled. Such a reply s tre s s e s the uneasiness within the United States. All this is not meant to Imply that nothing should be done. If a person sincerely believes in a cause he must manifest his b e lie t Advocate peace,. but not through violence. Disagree with foreign policy, but do not destroy the image of the United States by burning Its flag or Its President’s image. These a re symbols of our freedom—le t no one degrade them in te n s io n , the Kent State 4.eath«, and the „ givp up certain rights In o rd e r to preserve__ eyes p f the world. .................... By JtM Bickir— rh e to ric ” w i th inflammatory rhetoric. Countless numbers of “Campus leaders” have already discovered the effectiveness of this method. Voucan’l tell the difference In the speeches of the SI\S and the YAF without a “program.” (3) See rule #2. He fiarelUl that the thing you accuse someone else of doing doesn’t occur In your own work. Spiro Agnew called students “an effete corps of impudent snobs" without taking it into account that one must be a snob to know what “e f f e t e " means, and “Impudent” before making the accusation. (4) See rule #3. Avoid name-calling. Speaking of name-calling, what does that ballet-going, PLAYBILL-toting, New York snob, Clive B a r n e s , know about the theatre? (5) Be a b s o l u t e l y co rre c t inyoui criticism. Davy Crockett said, “Be sure you’r e right—then go ahead” even if i( leads you to the Alamo. On the other liand make certain tliat the things you write now won’t be the cause of your being called in front of a committee, ten y e a rs hence. (Or threaten your job or your graduation now.) (6) N e v e r go back on your word, especially a fte r your views a re published. If you write a textbook, don’t change your position after thousands of students have used you a s a reference In th e ir term papers. C arl Sandburg once wrote, “Look out how you use proud words; you can’t call them back." (Unless, of course, you a re a congressman.) (7) Remember that all criticism has two sides—destructive and constructive. Give positive, specific solutions to general problems. If you cut down something, offer a s u b s t i t u t i o n . If a play or book is absolutely worthless, well—suggest something be done with the paper it is printed on. (8) Be flexible. Be open-minded. Be courageous. Be quoted, not paraphrased, ^ d always say what you think In the face o f p re ssu re , for no one will ever censure you for what you say. If he Is moved by how you say i^ .
Object Description
Title | Inscape, Vol. XXXIII, Issue 14 |
Date, Original | 1970-05-13 |
Type | Text |
Format, Original | Monograph: 12 pages, b&w, 15 x 11.5 in. |
Format, Digital | application/pdf |
Identifier | Inscape_1970-05-13 |
Source | Student Newspaper Collection |
Language | eng |
Rights | This digital file may be used for educational purposes only. Prior written permission is required for any other use. |
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Title | Inscape_1970-05-13_011 |
Transcript |
May 13, 1970 INSCAPE Page 11
L. B. Jones Repeats Familiar Message
By Carlyn Bray SNJM
You’ve seen this theme before and
you’ll see it againl Repetition strilces
until the moral has r e a c h ^ everyone. Set
within a small Southern town, THE LIBERATION
OF L. B. JONES screams Uie
story of distorted white bias.
In a smooth and gentle role, Roscoe
Browne (Lord Byron Jones) appears as a
respected town undertaker who has one
great flaw—he’s black. L.B. seeks • lib e ration”
in a divorce from his young and
a ttractive wife Emma (Lala Farina), a
hard woman who could not accept love
because she could not give love. Contesting
the divorce from L.B., Emma was, at
the same time, involved with a white
policeman, a fact that would, if known,
scandalize the people^in this 'c le a n and
decent" Tennessean town. '
Hedgepath (Lee J. Cobb), L.B.’s a tto rney,
in his professionalistic prejudice,
equates Negroes with the bad habits of
golf and whiskey. After all, he had hims
e lf unforgivably fallen in love with a
Negro woman. So, if he had ceased to be
his nephew’s hero, he had ceased to be his
own hero too,
A policeman in uniform only is Willie
Joe (Anthony Zerbe), a sexually obsessed
man who pursues pleasural advantage
thjrough the «due process of the law."
Warned by Hedgepath that Emma’s contested
divorce would lead to the loss of
his job and reputation, Willie Joe futilely
attempts to persuade Emma to drop the
case. Pushed to a time deadline, Willie
Joe threatens L.B, to give up his charges.
When L.B. refuses to be forced by fear,
Willie Joe chases and captures L.B. in a
pitiful scene which should turn anyone’s
stomach.
Willie Joe’s companion, Stanley, symbolizes
the generational corruption ofthis
town's law. Thirteen y e ars previous to the
killing of L.B. Jones, Stanley had beaten
and nearly killed a small Negro boy named
Simny Boy, Now Sonny Boy seeks and iis
finally forced to take his revenge.
The story convent 1 o n a 11 y begins and
ends with, a tra in a rriv a l and departure
i^om this town. On the tra in a re th re e trave
le r s : Moseby, nephew of Hedgepath anda
young lawyer himself, his wife, Md Somiy
Boy. All take but a momentary stay in this
prejudiced town, leaving the viewer with
the feeling of futUity in hope for the
TOTAL CONFRONTATION?...Roscoe Lee Browne raps with Anthony Zerbe in THE LIBERATION OF L.B. JONES, now
playing at the Fox Theater in Colonle.
-Conservative Art^
Don’t Let The Critic Cross Ya
people of the town. q u a lm s w h a t s o e v e r about hurting
c rlUc M . ', . . ru le s
judice incites. For an evening of despair
and shame see Columbia’s new film THE . Tn
-ElBERATION OF L.B. JOKES. I T S S
■On tk t Rlfht--------------------------------- r—
of c r i t i c s : lite ra ry c r i t i c s , religious
c ritic s , political c ritic s , social c ritic s ,
and c ritic s . You takes your choice and
takes your chances. Of course, none of
these a re exclusive. Professor Noam
Chomsky, for example, used to critic iz e
students’ pronunciations; now he choreographs
A e ir marches.
(2) Discover a unique, cutesy, a rtsy -
craftsy form for your c riticism. Be as
clever as Larry O’Brien was recently when
he c r i t i c i z e d Nixon’s “inflammatory
Revolution Breeds Repression
jay HMrttn SillivsR.
The events of the past week need no
recounting and will long be remembered
by every thinking American. Dissent, violence,
hatred, bloodshed and death ro ll
across the nation and who knows where
o r how it will all end. Indeed, it is a te r rib
le feeling to wake up In the United
States, the gre a te st democracy in the
world (and I s till do believe this) and
wonder what will happen today. What e lse
Is there that can further divide the nation?
Such q u e s t i o n s a re no longer being
asked by only “Involved* students. But the
majority of Americans, black and white,
old and young, wonder what is happening.
C o n t r a r y to charges labeling them
immoral, they a re concerned and good
people who want to know what is wrong.>
It is unfortunate that death and violence
had to precede the asking of these questions.
However, now they a re out, and the
country a s a whole needs to seek answers.
Yet, more obstacles block the solving
of our many domestic prc4}lems. Perhaps
the biggest handicap is the cu rren t national
attitude. That is, the shock of the war
ensuing student protes ts and violence have
left the nation frightened. Older segments
of society a re afraid of student movements.
Youth fear police who control
their right to dissent. Distrust o f the
President and his administration Is widespread.
So what is to be done? Should students
march and strik e ? Should Americans lock
th e ir doors and shut |