Catholic approach to Negro Catholics urged in Our Catholic Missions
The July Our Catholic Missions article by Rt Rev Manager Burke urges a welcoming Catholic approach to Negro Catholics arriving from the South. It condemns segregation, warns white Protestants may be watching, and cites St Ann in the city where change is seen as essential to keeping Black Catholics from leaving Catholic churches. Dabney.
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Our Fathers House
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St. Amu
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Mississippi
St. Ann's
Dabney
Philadelphia
Delegation Presses Governor on Cincinnati Vice
A group of Negro citizens led by J. M. Tadlock met Governor Donohue in Columbus on the Sth with 2006 signatures seeking action against vice in Cincinnati’s west end the 11th and 18th wards. They called for probes of cabarets and pool halls and removal of Negro women of ill repute. The governor pledged immediate investigation and to act to “clean” the district if the allegations prove true.
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Columbus
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West End
J. M. Tadlock
Nubian Roots of Egyptian Kings Named Nehsi Ra
From Schomburg notes a XIIth Dynasty king styled King of the South and North Nehsi Ra is identified as likely of foreign, possibly black, descent. His sign and Tanis inscription call him Royal son Nehsi, suggesting a non-Egyptian origin who seized the throne through lineage tied to Nile expeditions. The text links Nesesi to a future phrase meaning a mountain of gold.
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Delta
Nehsi
Egypt
Wnavilie
Budge
Sudan
A. Wallis Budge
President Were of the U N L A
The article notes President Were leading the United Nations Local Arts organization, detailing their role, leadership stance, and recent initiatives within the association. It highlights Were's priorities, collaborations with member bodies, and anticipated program directions for the coming year.
Great Id Asylum Story Reveals Longstanding Crisis
A historical note describes years of struggle at a large asylum, detailing conditions and debates about care reforms. The piece cites administrators and patients, outlining mounting pressures, funding questions, and calls for oversight beginning in the early period and continuing into later years.
Fight Jim Crow by ballots not teachers at Cheyney
A Philadelphia speech revival urges defeating segregation through political action, not attacking Cheyney Teachers College or its Black educators. It argues Jim Crow schools harm Black students, urging turnout to block such schools and promote integrated public education via the ballot.
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Megro
Cheney
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Mexican Laborers Brought to Benwood Mill
One hundred fifty Mexican laborers were brought to Benwood West Virginia on July 20 to work in the Benwood Mill.
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