930 ADDRESSES AND STATE PAPERS

Roy Wilkins' statement to the CORE Convention could serve as a
critique of the Kerner Report. "We need now, " Mr. Wilkins said,
"to turn our attention to ourselves, not in the spiteful criticism that
has marked the past, but in the cool and honest evaluation demanded
by the times. "

Mr. Wilkins touches the heart of the matter when he says, "We do
not correct white racism by erecting black racism. " If then we are
not to move toward two nations — separate and unequal, black and
white — let us move away from treating problems as black versus
white. Let us move toward a concept of responsible Americans with
a stake in society versus those who would exploit despair to destroy.

And let all Americans be guided by the prophetic words of Abra-
ham Lincoln:

"Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; it is a posi-
tive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others
may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and
enterprise.

"Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but
let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example
assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built. "

MESSAGE AT DEDICATION CEREMONIES,
TIDEWATER COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

(Delivered by Avery W. Hall)
July 28, 1968

Today marks the culmination of one great effort and the beginning
of another. Today's ceremony celebrates the dedication of a college
and the dedication of a community to its creation.

Six years of concentrated and concerted efforts have gone into the
establishment of Tidewater College. At a time when our State and
nation desperately need higher educational facilities, the many bene-
factors of Tidewater College are to be commended and congratulated
for their imaginative development of Francis V. duPont's gift to the
Cambridge community.

Horn's Point was bestowed to expand "the educational, cultural
and economic" growth of this area. The precise utilization of the