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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1932
Page
5
Secretary treasurer E M Graham and comptroller P A Sample noted a low mood and many layoffs along with many sick claims, yet the Pullman Porters organization still boasted more than 7 000 members and assets near a quarter million dollars. Sessions were held at the Wabash Avenue Y M C A.
The first Negro History Week meeting gathered a packed congregation at First Congregational Church with Dr. Carter Woodson as the principal speaker. Dr. John Hope of Atlanta University shared a Hope address, while a Get-Acquainted Dinner at Spelman College drew about three hundred community leaders representing Atlanta’s social and economic life.
Father Gillis argues against racial discrimination noting that Negroes are fully human and deserve equal rights. He cites denial of vote, unequal wages, higher rents, barred union membership, segregation in churches and schools, and restricted access to communion as examples of injustices faced by Black Americans.
The piece catalogs broad racial injustices faced by Black Americans including inferior schools taxed but not used, denial of access to hotels parks and theaters, unequal justice, mob violence and explicit threats. It condemns laws that keep Black people segregated, ostracized, and victimized while affirming emancipation and urging national accountability.
A self educated labor leader traces his conviction to age 12 when he worked 10 hours daily in a cutlery factory for a month earning $2. He advocates organized labor to safeguard workers rights, reflecting a long career shaped by early hardship.
A violinist, piano accordionist, and preacher who has played in leading theatres now offers Sunday night church engagements. He preaches the word of God and accepts free will offerings with no charges. Contact 1810 Young Street or AVon 5420.
Cincinnati Enquirer reports George W. Perkins, longtime labor leader in the American Federation of Labor, began as a Cigar Makers' apprentice at 15. He studied geology, astronomy, and law, attended night school in Albany, and took extension courses at the University of Chicago. He traveled to Europe to study foreign labor conditions, led the Union Labor Trades Department for 35 years, and was reelected president yesterday. He resides in Chicago.
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