2. We will show you the do’s and
don’ts of Negroes in the South
3. Adults: Do’s
Negro Women Negro Men
• Speak when spoken to • What a White tells you
• What a White tells you • Talk when a White talks to
• Call the Whites by courtesy you
titles like Miss, Mrs., Mr., • Refer to Whites with a
Sir, or Ma’am courtesy title
• Give the right-of-way at • Give the right-of-way at
intersections to Whites intersections to Whites
4. Adults: Do not’s
Negro Women Negro Men
• Shake hands with White men
• Eat with the Whites • Offer to light a White woman’s
• Show public affection cigarette
• Eat with the Whites
• Say a White is lying • Show public affection
• Comment on a White woman’s
• Accuse a White of anything appearance
dishonorable • Say a White is lying
• Accuse a White of anything
• Say a White is from an dishonorable
inferior class • Say a White is from an inferior class
• Curse a White
• Curse a White • Laugh at a White
• Laugh at a White
5. Children: Do’s
Negro Girls Negro Boys
• Stay away from the Whites • Stay away from the Whites
as much as possible as much as possible
• Go to school if it’s provided • Go to school if it’s provided
6. Children: Do not’s
Negro Girls Negro Boys
• Don’t talk to the Whites • Don’t talk to the Whites
• Don’t curse any Whites • Don’t curse any Whites
• Never accuse a White of • Never accuse a White of
lying lying
• Never laugh at a White • Never laugh at a White
person person
• Fight • Fight
