Third Annual Convention and African Communities League
Marcus Garvey presides as President General at the Third Annual International Convention of the Negro peoples of the world in New York City August 1 31. The Universal Negro Improvement Association plans a massive assembly and parade with 150 600 participants. Court receptions at Liberty Hall August 10 will present debutantes and distinguished guests. invitations extend to Negro press.
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The
Negro Peoples of the World
Universal Negro Improvement Association
New York City
Liberty Hall
West 135Th Street
N. Y
Ku Klux Warns I W W In Cherokee Rally
An open challenge to the Industrial Workers of the World drew 200 Ku Klux Klan marchers in Cherokee Oklahoma last night. Signs claimed no fear of the I W W and warned them away. The event followed last week’s harvest riot said to be sparked by I W W with one fatality and several injuries. The piece also notes lynching statistics by state and ends with a signing by R R Moton principal.
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Cherokee
Okla
Industrial Workers of the World
Ku Klux Klan
I W. W
New York Church Adverts Evangelistic Use of Newspapers
The Episcopal Church publicity division promotes newspaper advertising to spread the gospel. In a pamphlet titled A Handbook of Church Publicity the Rev. Robert F. Gibson argues evangelistic aims justify ads in daily papers. He endorses mini sermons and brief sermonettes with church attribution as practical outreach.
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New York
Episcopal Church
National Council of the Church
Robert F. Gibson
Gibson
Daily Press
White churches awake while Negro churches sleep through ads
Newspapers reach the people as no other advertising method, yet Christian church officials often raise money from the flock while resisting beneficial uses. The piece contrasts up-to-date white churches with Negro churches following outdated methods and notes the value of church news in newspapers.
Hidden Light Shines Amid Waters of Humanity
A compact reflection urges readers to reveal their true spirit rather than conceal virtue and purpose. The message emphasizes movement, faith, and the enduring presence guiding humanity forward through challenges.
NAACP Announces 16 Branches Exceed 1922 Quotas
The NAACP reports 16 branches surpassed their quotas in the 1922 membership drive with Houston leading from 3 to 1000 members. Banners for top drive performance were awarded at the Newark Spring Conference. The national office supports passing the Bill in the Senate and urges continued citizen pressure on Senators for prompt enactment.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Fifth Avenue
New York
Association
Houston
Texas
N. A
Dyer
Senate
Lynching Record Details First Half of 1922
The Tuskegee Institute records show 30 lynchings in the first six months of 1922, under Monroe N Work. This is six fewer than the first half of 1921 and eighteen more than the first half of 1920.
Washington Sermon on Washingtons Rum and Slavery Debate
In the Senate debate on George Washington an aide read writings claiming Washington turned a runaway slave into West Indian firewater. Senator Watson argued against such charges citing a letter describing enslaved people and supplies used, noting it violated the Volstead era sentiments.
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Washington
Senate
George Washington
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
A. O. Stanley
Kentucky
George
Watson
Stanley
Senator Watson
Washingtons and wine a controversial claim
A provocative historical claim argues about George Washington and a racist incident, asserting that Washington favored Black individuals by providing rum, while noting that such statements are controversial and not proven. The phrasing challenges accepted views and cites the phrase father of our country in relation to race.
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Jesus
George Washington
Washington
Dyer Anti Lynching Bill Passes Senate Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee reported the Dyer anti lynching bill favorably with amendments by a vote of nine to six. It provides federal penalties for mob action and was emphasized as progressing through Congress on this date in Washington.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Just A Black Man
On Fifth Avenue a woman stepped into traffic in a crowd and seemed doomed. Dr. Robert Russa Moton, then head of Tuskegee Institute, sprang through the throng and pulled her to safety before a police officer halted him. He asked to be identified as a “black man.”
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Hhr
Robert Russa Moton
Booker T Washington
Tuskegee Institute
America
Judgment Day Near Thus Spake Voliva
Chicago June 21 The proclamation declares the day of judgment is almost at hand and warns followers to prepare for apocalyptic events issued by the group led by Modesto Voliva.
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Chicago
Zion City Overlord Warns Chicago Women Curse
Wilbur Glenn Voliva of Zion City declares Chicago doomed as immoral. He cites a wind blown scene on Michigan boulevard with a skirted woman, calling it sign of hellish flood and a step back to barbarism. He voices outrage before Shiloh Tabernacle audience.
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Chicago
Wilbur Glenn Volvia
Zion City
Voliia
Michigan Boulevard
W. H. Clendinen
Zion
Voliva
Shiloh Tabernacle
Negro Baptist Church Dedications Highlight Political Pageant
An Eye To Business reports in Washington D C that a Negro Baptist Church in Washing ton D C has hosted multiple dedications by Republican figures including Congressman S J D Fess Yellow Springs and Congressman L Knight with more dedications expected by county candidates. The piece jokingly notes each candidate believes he was the first dedicator, while remarking the church is full of financiers.
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Columbus
Ohio
Washington D. H
S. JD. Fess
Yellow Springs
L. Knight
Fess
Perkins Derby Champion Emerges From Thibodaux Stable
W. Perkins & Co of Thibodaux triumphs in the Derby as their standout horse, previously noted for sensational history, rises among the top turf racers. Trainer Perkins faces the challenge of keeping the colt in peak form against the leading studs.
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Thibodaux
Perkins
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