Black preacher defies threats after protes ting to President Wilson
Chattanooga evangelist J G Robinson reports threats received after telegram to President Wilson protesting racial injustices. Letters from Salt Lake City New Orleans Birmingham and other cities promise violence if Black people demand rights. Robinson cites war service family ties and bishops support while warning he may be fatally harmed if mistreated. He plans to return to Chattanooga to continue his work.
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Citizenship rights and race tensions in Chicago riots letter
A letter discusses the use of President Wilson's phrase full citizenship rights amid Chicago race riots, arguing social equality is not implied. It recalls a wartime era confrontation in which a Black man faced verbal threats, physical assault, and gunfire from a train conductor as a woman appeared nearby, highlighting racial tensions and the call for restraint.
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Why the Negro Appeals to Violence' From Literary Digest
The piece cites Maclay Hoyne Illinois attorney claiming large quantities of firearms and organized urging of violence among Chicago’s Negroes in the Black Belt. It notes a planned July 4 outbreak, a secret group urging force for social equality, and references a letter from Dr J G Robinson to President Wilson praising Negro loyalty in war yet warning of renewed injustices and potential mass mobilization against white oppression.
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Negroes Defended Homes Despite Tense White Threats
The article notes Black residents had bought guns for protection, denies planned July 4th violence, and attributes rising tension to long-standing white threats and incendiary papers calling to purge the so-called black belt. It portrays Blacks as more capable and independent than whites expect.
How White Rioters Worked In Washington
The NAACP in New York released a sworn affidavit by a respected colored man describing his assault after being dragged from a street car in Washington. He details his return from out of town on July 21 1919 with timeline from Union Station to Seventh and Florida avenue and boarding the Brightwood car, noting the quiet late night scene before the incident continues.
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Trotter's Great Work and Equal Rights League Meeting
Washington D C August 18 1919 the National Equal Rights League plans its twelfth annual meeting in Washington September 23 to 26 1919 with a feature on the colored race and the Peace Conference and a report by delegate William Trotter Executive Officers led by Rev Byron Gunner announce the slogan Bulk Democracy Now and invite branches and past World Democracy Congress delegates to participate and publish a supportive note from William Monroe Trotter
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Hotel Sterling Bustling With Guests and Fast Dining
Guests from across the country and baseball clubs crowded Hotel Sterling with standing room only this week. The restaurant opened Sunday and has been doing steady business daily since. Friends of proprietor Michelson hum the tune His Bright Smile Haunts Me Still in tribute.
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