22 Jul 1922
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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1922
Page
1
Dr Lewis head of a Montreal sanitarium visited The Sterling wearing an elaborate wardrobe. An incident on Vine Street involved a racial slur by white men and violence when he defended himself and women present. Police intervened, with apologies promised by hotel management. Dr Lewis left the city disillusioned but noting pleasant interactions with many locals of both races.
Editorial from Times Star argues the proposed Dempsey Wills fight should not be a public good due to the race question. It recalls Jack Johnson and Jim Crow fears, condemns color bars in boxing, and urges justice by the Golden Rule rather than race.
The annual event by the Cincinnati Colored Orphan Asylum invites the public to a full day of entertainment for children and parents. From morning to night attendees enjoy attractions, with free admission and hope for good weather, reflecting strong local support for charity.
The 15th annual meeting in Boston ends with Rev M A N Shaw praising the gathering. Rev M A N Shaw of Beaton is reelected president and William Monroe Trotter becomes corresponding secretary. Delegates urge Congress to fight the Ku Klux Klan and back the Dyer Anti Lynching bill, and condemn Harvard freshman dormitory color line policies.
Police arrested two white men and a black man after a fight on Seventh Street and Central Avenue last night following an argument over a ride in an automobile driven by Joseph B. Macke. John Moor, a black man, claimed he was invited to ride. Macke said he was not. Macke’s companion William Behlin, 31, of Newport Kentucky, was also arrested. Moor admitted throwing a hammer at Macke.
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