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'1. The Opening Up of All Trades and Trade Unions to Blacks as Well as Whites.
2. The Appointment of a Member of the Race to the President's Cabinet.'
"Independence Day
All is quiet, clam and peaceful, there is no distrurbing noise:
Pa the morning news is reading, Ma is cooking, while the boys
And girls are upstairs primping. All intends to spend the day
In the park where there’ll be speeches…
All is quiet, clam and peaceful, there is no distrurbing noise:
Pa the morning news is reading, Ma is cooking, while the boys
And girls are upstairs primping. All intends to spend the day
In the park where there’ll be speeches…
Governor Booth; Nevada City, p. 1
"GOVERNOR BOOTH will deliver the 4th of July oration at Nevada City."
Tags: Oration
GRAND SOCIAL 4TH of July Levee, p. 3
"The Members of Olive Branch, Washington and Mosaic Lodges, F. and A. Masons, will give a grand Social Levee on the Evening of July 4th. Full particulars will be given in the due time by the committee of Arrangements.
J. E. Francis, Wm. H.…
J. E. Francis, Wm. H.…
Tags: Fraternal organization
A Clear Argument, p.2
"A CLEAR ARGUMENT. -We call attention to a communication in another column from our own correspondent, W.H.H., on "The Colored People and the Fourth Of July Celebration." It expresses our views on the subject, and saves us the trouble of writing an…
July; Monday; Grand; Marshal; General; Cazneau; Division; Brannan Guard, p. 2
“THE FOURTH OF JULY was celebrated on the Monday with the usual amount of patriotism. The procession was the most gorgeous and the best conducted of any we have ever seen. The admirable arrangements of the Grand Marshal, General Cazneau, were fully…
Tags: Military Display, Parade
Demoralized, pg.2
"DEMORALIZED. -Since the departure of "all the brains" of the clique, that institution has become perfectly demoralized. They attempted to gut up an opposition to the Fourth of July celebration. The great Hair Renovator was on the rampage on Saturday…
Tags: Parade, Segregation/desegregation, Violence
The Colored People and the Fourth of July, 1870, p. 3
"MR. EDITOR,--If I were inimical to the social advancement of the colored people of this city, I would be content to let their extraordinary action on the Fourth of July pass by without a word of comment; but being deeply concerned for their future,…
[NO TITLE], pg. 3
"A GRAND MILITARY
-AND CIVIC-
ENTERTAINMENT
Will be given under the auspices of the
BRANNAN GUARD,
-AND-
YOUNG MEN'S
Union Beneficial Society,
-AT-
MOZART HALL,
POST ST., NEAR KEARNY,
ON THE DAY AND EVENING OF
Monday, July 4th,…
-AND CIVIC-
ENTERTAINMENT
Will be given under the auspices of the
BRANNAN GUARD,
-AND-
YOUNG MEN'S
Union Beneficial Society,
-AT-
MOZART HALL,
POST ST., NEAR KEARNY,
ON THE DAY AND EVENING OF
Monday, July 4th,…
Special Public Notice, p.3
"SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION.
Citizens are specially notified that the Executive Committee of the Fourth of July Celebration are Districting the City, and that Special Committees of
Well Known Gentlemen
Will be assigned…
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION.
Citizens are specially notified that the Executive Committee of the Fourth of July Celebration are Districting the City, and that Special Committees of
Well Known Gentlemen
Will be assigned…
Tags: Economy/expenditure
[NO TITLE], p. 3
"HEADQUARTERS GRAND MARSHAL,
137, Montgomery Street.
San Francisco, June 17th, 1870,
FOURTH OF JULY.
PROGRESSION NOTICE.
The Grand Marshal gives early notice that the usual parade and display of the advertising wagons and carts will not be…
137, Montgomery Street.
San Francisco, June 17th, 1870,
FOURTH OF JULY.
PROGRESSION NOTICE.
The Grand Marshal gives early notice that the usual parade and display of the advertising wagons and carts will not be…
Tags: Parade
Gen. Grant Hopeful
“The General is a confirmed optimist as regards the Philippines situation, and declared the Philippines to be a much better class of people than they have been painted, with a rapidly growing liking for American people and their methods. It was a…
Tags: Celebration
[No Title] p. 3
"FOURTH OF JULY
CELEBRATION!
The Tenth Division
Will form on Powell Street, on Monday, July 4th, 1870, at 9 o'clock, A.M., precisely.
Alexander Ferguson, Marshal,
Zadock F. Bell, Chief Aid,
John F. Blake
Solm'n Peneton,
1st. Brannin Guard,…
CELEBRATION!
The Tenth Division
Will form on Powell Street, on Monday, July 4th, 1870, at 9 o'clock, A.M., precisely.
Alexander Ferguson, Marshal,
Zadock F. Bell, Chief Aid,
John F. Blake
Solm'n Peneton,
1st. Brannin Guard,…
Tags: Military Display, Parade
[No title], p.
“According to Richard B Warton five hundred or more cities intend to follow the district by having a safe and sane Fourth of July.”
Tags: Safety
Will Honor Custer
“His appointment to the military academy at West Point was given to him by an Ohio congressman, but it was always to Monroe that he returned for his furloughs during his academy course as well as on his later leaves of absence during the war. There…
[No Title] p.4
"The holiday death toll really soared to unheard of heights before, 740 which really goes to show somebody was negligent of preauction or of the rights of others."
Tags: Deaths/injuries
Anacostia News, p. 4
“The whole suburb mourns the loss of Miss Thelma Louise Smith, one of the young teachers of the Birney Public School, and beloved daughter of Abraham H. Smith, one of the young teachers of the Birney Public School, and beloved daughter of Abraham H.…
Tags: Fraternal organization, Recreation
Shiloh News Notes
pg. 4
“In spite of the hot weather, which was almost unbearable, a large audience was present last Sunday morning at Shiloh Baptist Church (“Stranger’s Home”), to hear the timely, scholarly, and very practical sermon by our pastor, Rev. Dr. J. Milton…
Tags: Church, Recreation
Dr. Wilbanks' Return, p. 1
“Rev. Alex Wilbanks returned to the city Wednesday after another great success in Philadelphia, Pa. This great evangelist who has won a national reputation will go to New York City the first Sunday in July. Dr. and Mrs. Willbanks will spend the…
Tags: Travel
Metropolitan Boy Scouts Win.
“A joint Fourth of July celebration was held by the Community Center of Burville, D.C., last Monday at the school. Basketball, baseball, and tennis and speaking furnished parts of the program. One of the chief features was a competitive drill between…
Tags: Celebration, Scouts, Sport/games
Blood! Lagol! Blood!
"The sickening details of the murdering of innocent colored men at Harnburg, S. C., while celebrating the 4th of July, by white men who crossed from Georgia, is horrible to say the least. We reluctantly desire to hoist the bloody shirt, but in the…
Tags: Murder, Riot/race riot
Emancipation Day
"The first of January is a day that aught to be celebrated, and it should be handed down to ages unborn as the greatest of days to the colored race in the United States. To us it is greater than the Fourth of July. It is true that on the Fourth day…
Tags: Emancipation Day
Picnic
"Committee – R.L. Gibbs, J. Bryan, M. Costen, Jas. A. Sykes, Alf. Butler
Re. H.L. Simpson, Pastor.
The annual picnic of the second A.B. Sabbath School, will be given on Monday July 31st, 1876, at Isle of Hope.
Trains leave at 10 AM and 3 PM.…
Re. H.L. Simpson, Pastor.
The annual picnic of the second A.B. Sabbath School, will be given on Monday July 31st, 1876, at Isle of Hope.
Trains leave at 10 AM and 3 PM.…
Tags: Celebration, Church, Music, Picnic
Saturday, July 2nd, 1892.
"This is the second day in July. Do not forget to make your returns. Monday will be the glorious fourth. We have been having rain early and often.
The public schools have closed until October.
All of the churches are making great…
The public schools have closed until October.
All of the churches are making great…
Tags: Travel
HEAR!! THE LIBERTY BELL JULY 4 p.1
“PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—The entire nation will hear the Liberty. Bell, which proclaimed American independence on July 4, 1776, ring again on the Fourth of July in a program of The American Legion which will be carried over the coast-to-coast network of…
A LESSON FOR AMERICA p.1
“Babylon was a mighty city. It was rich and prosperous. It was beautiful and exceedingly attractive. It was the chief seat of power and wisdom. But Babylon was wicked, Godless, arrogant, and was “drunk with power” because of its political…
Tags: Materialism, Religion
American Independence, p.6
"One hundred-seventy-five years ago this week, America declared her full independence. In the throes of this freedom abornin, the new Nation declared the equality of all men, and in the century and three-quarters since this forthright declaration,…
Tags: Equality, Resistance
Holly Springs p.20
"The national known Trumpteers [sic] quartet of New York thrilled a large audience at MI college last Wednesday.
Mrs. Celestine Forster Dixon and three children of Detroit visited her parents last week.
Wilfred Foster left for Michigan…
Mrs. Celestine Forster Dixon and three children of Detroit visited her parents last week.
Wilfred Foster left for Michigan…
Tulane Paper Lauds U. Of I Queen Choice P.4
"NEW ORLEANS-- The “Tulane Hullabaloo,” official student publication at Tulane university here, gave fine editorial treatment to the University of Illinois’ selection of a Negro girl as queen of its annual homecoming, Nov 10.
The paper said…
The paper said…
White Sox Play Twelve Twin Bills p.18
The Chicago White “bargain bills” will number twelve during the 1952 season at Comiskey Park. Ten of the double headers will be Sundays with two Sunday dates calling for single games, and two of the twin bills will be staged on Holidays.
The…
The…
Tags: Sport/games
Recalls of Attack of Late Justice on U.S Bigotry p.7
Speaking before a throng of people one fourth of July in Hollywood Bowl, the late Associate Justice Frank Murphy of the U.S. Supreme Court, used strong language against American fanatics who are spreading racial hate and religious bigotry. He…
Independence Day, 1950 p.6
This week the Nation celebrates its 174 independence anniversary. But denial of individual rights and freedoms in America is enough to put the guarantors of Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness to shame. The starring role played by the Federal…
[No title] p.2
"Mr. John G. Whittier has written a letter to a friend in Philadelphia, from which we extract the following: “I quite agree with thee about that great commemoration of the Fourth of July, 1876. It ought to be worthy of the occasion. But at the same…
Celebrations Elsewhere p.3
"The Fourth of July was celebrated with general enthusiasm in almost every city, town and village in the State.
In Sacramento, it is said they had the best ordered and most pleasing celebration ever held in that city. The procession consisted of…
In Sacramento, it is said they had the best ordered and most pleasing celebration ever held in that city. The procession consisted of…
Fourth of July Celebration p.2
"The 98th Anniversary of out national Independence was celebrated on Saturday in fine style. The arrangements made by Colonel Nocross, Grand Marshal were elaborate and complete. He was ably assisted in his duties by Judge J. C. Palmer, President of…
In jail, Mrs. Mallory slams July 4 celebrations as 'sham'
p.19
"CLEVELAND, Ohio- Now that the Fourth of July celebrations are over the fire-crackers have fizzled out and even the yelling has stopped.
I wonder if half the Americans really know what they were celebrating. Do they know that the first man to give…
I wonder if half the Americans really know what they were celebrating. Do they know that the first man to give…
[No Title] p. A8
"FOR THE FOURTH
A fourth of July picnic with all the trimming will be something the whole family can enjoy. Shish kebabs strung on long skewers over an open fire are fun for everybody. You can use either fresh or canned meats. Cut fresh meat into 1…
A fourth of July picnic with all the trimming will be something the whole family can enjoy. Shish kebabs strung on long skewers over an open fire are fun for everybody. You can use either fresh or canned meats. Cut fresh meat into 1…
Tags: Celebration, Picnic, Recipe
EMBARASSING[sic] QUESTION: THE AMBASSADOR'S ABSENT GUESTS THE BRITISH ASK WHY NO COLORED AMERICANS
p.7
"It happened on the Fourth of July at the American Embassy in London, England.
On the sweeping, rolling green lines of a mansion which ones belong to Barbara Hutton, US ambassador John Hailey Whitney and his wife watch their guests arriving.
The…
On the sweeping, rolling green lines of a mansion which ones belong to Barbara Hutton, US ambassador John Hailey Whitney and his wife watch their guests arriving.
The…
Nixon wire lauds Satch
p.10
"Nixon wire lauds Satch
NEW YORK (UPI) -
With words by Richard M. Nixon and music by Dizzy Gillespie, Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong celebrated his 69th birthday Friday.
The highlight of a leisurely Independence Day afternoon at the Armstrong home in…
NEW YORK (UPI) -
With words by Richard M. Nixon and music by Dizzy Gillespie, Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong celebrated his 69th birthday Friday.
The highlight of a leisurely Independence Day afternoon at the Armstrong home in…
Tags: Music
Evers family spearhead tributes and celebrations, p.18
"Jackson, Miss. – The Fourth of July was a Day of remembrance and a day of hope for NAACP delegates, with the Evers family, themed freedom fighters, spearheading the celebration.
A touching tribute was paid Medgar Evers, Mississippi NAACP field…
A touching tribute was paid Medgar Evers, Mississippi NAACP field…
Tags: NAACP, Segregation/desegregation
State Of Maryland Calls These Two Beaches At Sandy Point Equal! p.22
"This is South Beach which the state of Maryland has designated for sole use of white person. Unlike East Beach, for colored. This wide expanse of sand and he looks at East Beach is what the state of Maryland contents is “equal or superior “ to South…
Tags: NAACP, Recreation, Segregation/desegregation
J.D’s. Plans for Annual July 4th Picnic Completed p. 1
"Social clubs are invited to plan their picnics at the Junior Deputy Sheriff’s park. Private picnic areas will be available if wanted. For reservation call or come by the State Press office. There will be plenty of barbecue for everyone at the park…
Tags: Barbecue, Celebration, Pageant, Picnic, Sport/games