Editors Notebook on Civil Rights and Prayer Pilgrimage
The piece highlights Congressman Charles C. Diggs's May 17 address at the Prayer Pilgrimage at the Lincoln Memorial urging the President and Senate to back civil rights. It notes the Senate's obstruction of voting rights legislation, predicts regional political shifts, and stresses active effort beyond prayer to achieve liberty. A second section covers Temple Ushers No 2 Baby Contest held May 19 with winners Albertha Austin Ruth Austin and others, praising helpers and listing officers Willard Hart Elizabeth Rolle and Rev. L A Thompson.
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Lincoln Memorial
Washington, D.C
Charles C. Diggs
Detroit
Mich
Supreme Court
Atlantic Ocean
America
NAACP
United States
White House
South
Senate of
Senate
House of Representatives
Lyndon Johnson
Judiciary Committee
Eastland
Eisenhower
Israel
Temple Ushers No. 2
Albertha
Ruth Austin
Mary McPhan
Barbara Taylor Weds Robert Brooks
Barbara Jean Taylor became the bride of Robert Brooks in an 11 o'clock ceremony at Greater Israel Bethel Baptist Church. Rev. P. Brantley officiated as baskets of white flowers and satin ribbons decorated the area. The bride, given in marriage by her stepfather Arnold T. Braham, wore a waltz length etherial white tulle gown.
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Barbara Jean Taylor
Robert Brooks
P. Brantley
Greater Israel Bethel Baptist Church
Arnold T. Braham
Unity in Action for Equality Across Races and Classes
A call to collective effort across races and roles urging cotton-pickers, college presidents, and all citizens to participate in public life. It emphasizes liberty and justice, warns against complacency, and stresses unity as a force against intimidation while inspiring courage and leadership to push for progress worldwide.
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America
Africa
Asia
Europe
Mary McLeod Bethune Commemoration Week Observed
In May 1925 observers mark Mary McLeod Bethune Week with a national broadcast on WABC. The Bethune Cookman College Choir performs, proclamations arrive from governors including Florida’s LeRoy Collins, and a National Essay Contest is launched by the National Council of Negro Women. The week culminates May 25 with a Leadership Conference in the Senate Caucus Room on Women and Politics.
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Mary McLeod Bethune
WABC
National Negro College Fund Hour
Bethune Cookman College Choir
Florida
LeRoy Collins
Mrs. Bethune
National Council of Negro Women
Senate
United States Capitol
Washington, D. C
Bridal Attire and Reception Highlight Northwestern Couple
The article details a princess line wedding gown with a scalloped hem, tulle stole, tiara veil, opera gloves, and a bouquet of white roses and orchids. Attendant Mrs. Charles Lowe wore aqua tulle. reception hosted at groom’s mother Mrs. Gertrude Williams’s Brownsville home. Both graduates of Northwestern High School. groom served in the Army. bride a cosmetologist. They reside at 1001 NW 62nd Street after a brief honeymoon at the Carver Hotel.
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Charles Lowe
Brownsville
Gertrude Williams
Arnold Tf. Braham
62Nd Street
Carver Hotel
Northwestern High School
Brooks
Northwestern
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Carl Bryant
Carlette Hart
Shelley Dames
Jacueline Cole
Willard Hart
Elizabeth Rolle
L. A. Thompson
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Mary McLeod Bethune Week
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