1933

"Where was the Negro on that day in ’76,
When the fearless patriots laid down the pen;
The document signed that before earth and heaven,
Proclaimed them to be forever free men?
Perhaps Black Sampson worked amid the wheat,
Swinging his…

"Racial troubles have been rampant since the Fourth of July amongst boys who are in the reforestation camps in Pennsylvania. When a contingent of Pittsburgh boys left here on the night of the national holiday the two cars on the rear of the train…

"Traveling in Dixie
Birmingham, Ala.- The more I travel in the Southland which, I am happy to report, has in precious little to date, the more convinced I am that Jim Crow exists largely because of interracial co-operation. The “pecks” are mean and…

"AS DOPED BY HARRY LEVETTE
737 E. 24th St., Los Angeles, Calif.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 30- A grudge battle of bands is the big news of the week and the proposed contest planned for the Fourth of July at Elks auditorium grew out of the most…

"PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 21- Independence had its day, and tomorrow will be another day. The thing to do now is to strive to celebrate Independence day every day. Great thing this independence. It puts one in a position to stick his thumbs in his…

"Hy Snoden, James Woodruff, and Mrs. Turner are sick. Rev. S. H. Hazzard held his third-quarterly conference and meeting Saturday and Sunday at the A. M. E. Zion church. Mrs. Mose Starling left Friday night to Kentucky on a vacation. Fred Dula spent…

“It was July 4, 1776 that the Declaration of Independence was adopted, 157 years ago and Americans have been able to live for America ever since the close of the war. This freedom inspired freedom of thought, of processions and of souls. It kept up…

“The picnic given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wilcox, 1320 Piatt, was an enjoyable fete. Those present were Mrs. Nannie Williams Mrs. Daisy B. Lambert, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Dana. Out of town guests were Mrs. P.F. Keele, The mother of Mrs. Katie…