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YiOL. "111. NO. 9. ?^
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Nationa
lidMANE SECRETARY
SPEAKS
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: SCSSM NS WELL ATTENDEE
Prof. Oor;?e H. Hampton Api
Hrited Member Of Educar
tion Commission
Jacksonville, Fla., Mar 4?The
cai- t. national convention of the
! : K night;; of n.-c-lint of IVip wnvlrl
" ended their first national convention
here la.it night at a George Washing
\?.; 11, xil' auvi>uu a^ciin^i iu*
i i.il haired' and feeling, but would
ha; edits heai-prs. always in a good spi
11.' with the teachings of kindness,
}. i.e. love and mercy tor evvery
. one, . -' *
">frs.. Hi'tfiune brought greetings
frem-llu. lietfiune.Cookrrtan College of
v *TT(.'h - litr is the- president and the Natonal
Women's Clubs, . reaffirming
l.T-r strong belief In the people roi
belter citizenship and confidence ir
the younger set when instructed tc
ftr ir lian !s and keeping this 44g-ittfel<
of living. - -
Dr. M.*A. Evans, well known womai
specialist of Columbia, S. C. and vicepi
the National" MtxVirn
v*.?- As ociation introduced Mrs. Bethum
Dr. Evans was in-the. South Carolinf
u legation. -ii. u. ftjjauruoKS, ?u u.
a member of the grand lodge of'Char
it. i.on, presided at this session,
ifvi r h> Mnjor-General W. L. Crockett
T.?'.u! of the milifary umt^d of At
.... lania,. Georgi.a. The. staff \vas tojrv
p'i"i- md imwlc public, among thosr
named hy General Crockett are:
To be chief of the staff, Gen. Johr
*S. Uiffsby, Atlanta, Ga; to be Adju
tlTnt General, John Wesley Hender
son, Atlanta, Ga; Surgeon'General
Col. K. S. Deuthar/1, -M. I)., Atlanta
-.Col M. A, Evans, Columbia, S
C.;*Col. R.oE. Edwards, Tampa, FU?.
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urn uaiiquci, xeaeurinK auctress py Mr,
l , i:. 1-. lluher'., Wesident t the Stall
d . yrUlilturul and Mechanical tJollege
if t'.ei-rgia, of Savannah. With lives
' < I' : 1 him:<>h~ and Toussaint ast i'
> .. : ! 1 1 r. President Hubert stressed
h lie ship, tin* soldier, the waricd,
? ? ""7 t' _' K'. ca rcl'evre .1 to avork of Tuskeittul
the future educational pro
ruder" Id. administration. .
A. Fitzholan Wallace, the su?
I (.TUT^TrraTrd ruler <>t the K, of 1, prflj
ided at all of the sessions. In his an~i\) ?
..it ;vt the opening se;C?4on.
V.dohday nto:n'ir?v, he reviewed^ the
v,' ,u t'; ,,ii...ni/.ation-for the If
ytms. that- it has beep active, told
. -1 ? .?' ! I'lililie- Si-rvicp. and
udvisiid a ?<nQniission 011 inter-racial
C
co-opera'.ion. education and awards
?I y hit^-to-fcolleges, disasto
rrmn relief,. ^ttOTtyST; donations ant
.,1 ph:>i';Yr.'? -t. .Many outstanding: nier
aiid woineii were oa the program-dtn?*
!f isln! ii.il- l llti'u Hill! rt>nnHirlinnilof'ir,nc
l .Vu:i tin- t ut> antlin^ committees still
i onhdcntiul. took up, it was learned
.1:1.- morning .-e-sion.; and will be. sent
U) the many lodges over the 16 states
:n which the K. oT T. is operating in
_ A merit a.
'"7"* "Seymour 'Carroll, .sojithern field
?.-.I'viutary oi' the American Humane
I'.dueiition Society of Boston and Columbia,
with Mrs: Mary McLeod Betliuue,
I'resident of the National AsMi,
iation of Colored Women's Clubs
; of ..Duyiona Bvhch, Florida, were the
r " p.pcukei at the public oy~
. , -f ) F.l fchnreh Monwa>
night. _
.Mr. Carroll referred to his lift
edv.cation.in s'Quthern schools. He was
:L~ T7 y.'i: 7.11;n:l while lie "kepi hu hude
. langhijtg, at .tiipes he luughed
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UA CITY- BRAT
P. Alfred 1
ills United
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.[COLORED AV
i 01 IN I PK n I
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"HAKkV S. JNEVV
SPEAKS ALSO
Invitations Beiny; Sent Distinguished
Speakers?In All?
Parts Of The Country
^PROGRAM' to be out soon
1 Tndiaaa|n?lis Branch Would
Know How Many To Expect
.-And Provide Eor
^ Nov York. Feb.^o-^Countee (Jul*
'en.di - (?i^.iro<l.port, author of color
a?i4. assistant. editor of "Opportu'?oitv,"
hov .uropt-d an'invitation to
' nddrcss the Annual KprinR .Conference
in Indianapolis this Juno, *?f the
M National Association for thy Advancef
ivTenl of Colored People, It was nn
I nuunced .tjjiluy. ' ~ ?_
'P<.st mastcr-Ccueyal Harry S. New
TTias h!m?- t^rvraUviiUL-aeeiiDted an invi'
r Conference and will probably speak
^rrt the- mn'// moetirty on. the ni?lll_pf
I June 27th. ''? ~
?InwUaUi'n.s arc Knii'i: out to difr
1 tinguished. speakers in all parts of
^ thtej eounli''j**ml..t111u>.*>i.i, A.,. A., f', .P.
l^linnflTTTTv5~it at an early dkte,
> Tin- WKKKS KDITOUIAL: COL ?~
?<mi:n ntcss? ~ ? 1
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(From the Colored Citizen, I'ensa|
cola, Fia. FeU. lllh) '*
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This organization is rendering a
1 more note-worthy and deserving ser!
vice to the race and humanity, than
any organization since the Freedman s
Aid, immediately following slavery.
Its influence is world-wide. Its exei
cutive ollicers iiiul promoters repres
?senl Qminent" white people as. well as
. ( loi oil It is-waging a fight for ad
van?red eiviixalioa and human lights.
fi u. .
ui iiia iiu.^ <if c* utuvt i*vci4v wiicic,
; and its work well known. How an
i .'an make tins claim for themselves,
- Tnd-rp-m;.tftp!y j l-doi'o?tkis. -organizaI
cion is a consistency without, parallel?
We nTO tflntl to note there?is an ac[
Live Iiraneh in this city, which it has
been our pleasure to attend sfcVeral
II times. Alt. Zion Baptist Church is
| glad TO Moreno itsjevn proclaim and
extend to' this Association the offices
> of the- auditorium for their special
' jneetin<r Sunday afternoon, February
'13. " ^
i SOI Til AKKR A ANl) BRITAIN
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'? '.>fi?.Widespread
discussion throughout the British Emi
pile accompanies the-.effort of white
. \ ,1 a ........ ..?
L i>-f t>w 11111i~v< through the "color bar"
~ and land hills pi upusid by Ceneinl
i- Hertzog.
; Tu National A: orintirm for the Ad
van cement of Colored People, has received
clippings from magazines and
I -newspapers _balh South African and
| he aroused over the sit uation. Airett
itortal in the Tendon Times, entitled
i "Tht> greatest African problems," declares:
"What is generally, termed
> the native question is a long series
of questions', all arising out of the
superior numbers ancl inferior status
, of the black man. LLow is it possible
; to preserve white civilizations without
. j arbitrarily denying economic oppor;
j .tun jt y and political rights to the na(Continued
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MCH OF N. A. /
1 ornlc Essi
States "Tl:
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COLUMBIA,' S. C.vSATL
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1UUI1 VI
iAI OH IOIV
'LLEN to add
I n. 1HIOWN REPORTS
TON. A. A. C.P.
ii.oc-nl Y. W. C. A. Opens Doors'
To Race Girls And '
~ ' Women =
!., SOLICITS MEMBERSHIP
B:>vs And Girls Crawl,Into Public's
Hearts By School
Activities
Xrxv?YuiK, I'Vb. flfr An?amazing
record of breaking down barriers of
'"race "prejudice is reported trr-the National
Association for the . Advancenieitt
of Colored People by lis Branch
?in llollidaysburg, Penn. R. .Brown,..
Branch Secretary reports that thrn
branch-activity,--the- local YrW. C. A.
has opened its doors to colored girls
and vyomen,'* 'soliciting their member- t
.hip fin.l t renting them cordially; the
V. \l. C. A. also opening its <k>ora to .
?1>!?; -ed map and boys,_taking them in^_
t?? the gymnafnunr-clasiius and giving
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SAM LOWMAN "rj
Lowman L
^SERVEDALL
BUT 72 DAYS
Indicted On Two Counts?Treat
ed Harshly And Unjustly
By State
"A MAN OF SORKCfW"
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Mr. IiOwman leaves For Philadelphia
Says "Can't Live Among
Them Pepple"
: After two wrarv years, .less 72
days off for good-conduct, Sam Lowman,
a "man of sorrow" left fhe State
ing, February 23rd. Perhaps no man
in the history of the State has been"
more unjustly and harshly treated
by u State than this old man. Sentenced
to tWo~ yeras imprisonment
ostensibly for violating the liquor
law, but" In reality because he was
j the father of Demon and Bertha and
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V. C. P. BREAl
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ays On "B
te Land O
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[RDAyTMAR'. 5, 1927.
JUS
*0 FROM LOS
>RESS N. A. A.
NA r>l KKKi?K.NCIK,
FROM WHITE
Bantu People Of Africa Live in
Town Locations With Whites
?Sandard Of Life?
EDUCATED IN EUROPE
African Doe tors Have Many Europeans
As Well As Natives
Among Patients
Nw ..York,?Koh-'JS?The NaticfnhT
Association for the Adavancement of
Colored People duffF* wswdvpd a copy 1
of the January, .1927, Journal of phi-I
losophical Studies, containing an eo '
say by'Prpfessur K. J"1, Hocrnle on the
i lack man's- mind. As a result of
-evidence derived from studies of the
Bantu peoples of Africa, Professor
Hoernie -concludes there -4s?no?reason
for supposing any essential difference
to'exist between the white and
_Lhe black man's niind.
?'"A* .ro-ffiinlfl?pawi' trT nwsimilnt.P
v^^CConUnued^on^P^e^^htJ^^^^^
" '"I
rhe Man of Sorrow."
eaves State
uncle of?Clarence L,owmanr all of
wnom were charged with killing of
house, April 25, 1925. There may1
have befin some farcical tnals pulled 1
off in the courts of South Carolina,;
hut. if there have been-anv mnre far
cfcal than that given Sam. Lowntan,
the records do not show li. The tesli'Tiiunv
uiVeh which this" mnnjyds convicted-is
of a character to^make.the
angels in heaven weep, and the sentence
imposed was the harshest ever j
given a man anywhere in America for
Isuch an offense since there have been
such a thing as liquor laws.
.to witt
- 1.?That?he?^'willfully-and- unlawfully
did manufacture contraband
spirituous, malt and other liquors contaning
alchohol and used as a bever
age, to wit; wnisney?"
2. ThaLJie "did willfully and ufi^"
lawfully receive and""accept for unlawful
use, and did store and keep
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ANGELES TC
C. P. MEETING
I r,(H-OMOTIVE ENGI
NEERS' JOURNAL
[ N. A. A. G. P. Statistics Show \
L 3'4 In 1926 Against 18
" In 192S
SHAMEFUL RECORD IN U. S.
| Will Cause, Kenrweri Efforts For
? Passage Of Anti
v. . Lynching Bill ? j
Quoting from statistics oi the N.
A. A. c. r. snowing 34 lynching*? in
1926 as gainst 19 the year before,:
the Locomotive Engineers Journal
for February. 1927. iq?an editorial-headed
"Land of the Lynching Bee"
says: T " T~. ;
"This shameful record Will doubt-^
less cause renewed en oris for the
_j>assage of-the Federal Anti-Lynchlng
Bill. It has also evoked .a petittotT~to
Prcsirtent Coolidge from-Govcrmn1
Thomas?G.?McLeod of South
Carolina -who is clTTirped " with fa.iliiil,
"for tnniilyr~rensnns" to proceeds
againsV tVie lynchers or Three "Negro"
worWxa. at Aiken." ? - - ?
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NEGRO INNOCENT THOUGH CON-;
V.CTED WHITE VIRGINIA Et)ITQR
POINTS MORAL
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New York. Feb. 25?The National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People has received copy of
and editorial published in the Virginia
Pilot which points the moral of
"speedy justice" for , Negroes in the
South" and the lynching, legal 6r oth"pT-wiso,
of colored persons accuser? of
crime. The Virginia Pilot's editorial j
Tiy ?nll is as fellows.
. , A Sobering Lesson
- John Wilson, the Negro who was
found guilty of the murder of Mrs.
Ella S. Heath, of Olive Branch, and
sentenced to the penitentiary Idr life,
appears after all to have been innocent.
He is still in the penitentiary
and stm, theoretically, in the shadow
-of death, but jf the recommendation I
mifde~*by Commonwealth's Attorney
Carney to the Governor is complied
~with*hg .will soon-be a freeman. :
Thn nrn uc. fol ?? ?
Ktla S Jteath was murdered
on August 2l7~192lT ~ 7 ~
On August 24 the court convened ,
a special grand jury.
On September 7, "the grand jury:
indicted John Wilson and Paul,' alias!,
lful, j11i1111 j , mid Jnhn Wilrion r.rpn I
rately.
On the same day, Green being then
at large, Wilson was convicted and
sentenced to die on October 22.
On- November 2(i, Green wastried-i
and found guilty of the crime and
sentenced to the penitentiary for lift.
Meantime two reprieves had stayecT
ttin ? v,.cnt inn .if Wilsop.
The principal witness against Wilson
having admitted that she lied, and
Green having been convicted of the
rriiMn .m nvidnnrn precluding
implication in-ii^the commonwealth'a .
Attorney, alter" "lengthy and^pfroy
erf"ul consideration of the facts In The
case," has rehOhed the conclusion that
Wilson is not guilty and that he
shmthl be at once-released from the
penitentiary. On the face of # the
facts as they stand determined of injustice,
the conviction pf Wilson was
mistakfe. Onjy the frace of Go<l has
prevented it from being ITTataTTrhis- "
take.Here
is a .sobering lesson with a
special" moral for Southern justice.
The murder of the aged white.wo
itmii was, a brutal one. Public ^sentiment
was aroused to such an extent
j that when suspicion fell on Wilson,
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~King Bee
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oc A COPY
Mpptincr
iTivCtiitg
) NEW YORK
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KF \ PiJ n>^L^ri\TPO
uuniiU uiVi^Ulli^lUO
TO MAYOR WALKER
President .Of .' Los Angeles
Braneh Will Inform N. A. ~\r~ "
I. 1% Uf Progress
STARTED FEBRUARY 27
N. A. A. C. P. To Pi esent Mr. ??=
Mr. Foreman To Mayor Walker
On Arrival
. ? I vy
New York, Feb. 25?The National
Association l'or the Advancement of
Colored People, 6'J Fifth Avenue, has*
n nnl fn.m Itr, H C Hudson '
pi-Qni/lant .,f tl.j. I.,m. Anpolos P,ranch.
that Joel Foreihan, colored aviator,
ing greetings of Mayor Cryer to Mayor
Walker ol New YOl'k, Will tele- ~
graph" along the line of his journey,
informing the N. A. A. C. P. National
Ollrce of his progress.
Mr. Foreman leaves Los Angeles^
Feb. 27th"and is expected to arrive in
make stops along the way.
The NrAr A. CV P. hopes to arrange
ceremonies for the presentation of Mr.
Furothflft. 16" H'fa'sm Walkgr^upon Ms
arrival-fn New York with "greetings
^o^u-th^Lc^Angeles Klayor.
ijokchkstek county teach- -ers
hold meeting at sum??
MKUYILI.F _
The Dorchester County Teachers'
Association held its regular meeting T"7"
February 2Gth at Summerville, in the
auditorium of the Alston High School
building. .
A very unique program .was rendered.
After which our president,
lVot'.- T. II. Pihckney made a short
taiK requesting eacn mem dor 10 puy
heir registration fee \vhTcrT \vTir admit
them as merpbers to the State
Teachers Association. The. enrollment
was splendid.' ~ . > *
After the meeting,'Mrs. G. M. Ash,
principal of the Alston-High School,
invited the members, of the association
into .the* domestic science hall, where ""p"
-\v?'.were served with a delicious salad ?
course, yream 553 calve. " "?
T?io: l~V. Itlntiin^nmo tv.-^ asltCcT to . ihank
the hostess for thp repast^-^ ' .
All present wentfeeling
greatly indebted to the faculty of Al- ..
Higb,'forliTrrmg" entertained up- ??
so royally. __ .
the judge of the Circuit Court was
for his safety and ordered
him transferred to the Norfolk city
jail. What might, have happened had
the court not acted promptly to remo
ve~.tMs.;Tnan to a '-place .of safety
and had the friends and- neighbors of ..
the, dead Woman yielded to the pas
siuua 01 me moment, js not piu?isanv
to contemplate. On a smaller showing
of guilt many a Negro has been
lynched. Had a mob taken this case 1
in hand it would have put to death an
innocent man.
There is a lesson in this case for
all. those who_.aix. dbppsed Jo tempon-?th
lynehjpg. Let these ask
themselves-how many sCOfCS of innocent
John Wilsons have been ,done
to death by lynchers in the past 25
years? The answer. if_ there were
any way of ascertaining it with exactitude,
would be appaling. There is
q n Vir> v* InccAn in tV\i<^ V>qca f r\r iiulrrna
and puries confronted~wilh the duty
oT Raking- life antt death -judgments ii
in cases-concerning which there is
great excitement. The more one con sidetys
the case of John Wilson, the _
morb one must realize how essential .
Jtjs .to justice, to elementary decency, _J
to stamp Out lynching as one " would
sthmp out a 'poisonous snake. j