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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1915
Page
6
Black protesters rally at Tremont Street near Tremont Theatre while Governor Walsh backs a possible new law to forbid future race plays. W Munroe Trotter leads demands to halt the film with court action sought for alleged obscenity. If courts fail, a new statute may restrict such performances.
An advertisement extols a daylight West trip via Burlington Route from Chicago or St Louis to California Expositions, then upscale Pacific steamship passages to Portland, with possible stops at Glacier or Yellowstone. It invites readers to plan a custom itinerary with Alex, Stocks New England Passenger Agent.
Governor Walsh meeting with a mixed race protest delegation at the State House says a warrant will be sought if The Birth of a Nation violates the 1910 act. He pledges to pursue new law if needed and urges peaceful, orderly action while officials review the case.
A five member committee concluded the film The Birth of a Nation fosters race prejudice and is generally deleterious. An obituary resolution for Rev Arthur Little, D D was adopted. Church leaders elected include Moderator Rev Ansel Johnson and others. Marion Burton of Smith College urged ministers to engage students on religious topics.
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