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Summer School Assembly for Ministers and Christian Workers, p. 1
“Each church is requested to send Pastor and two or more workers. A great time for study, inspiration, and information. You can’t afford to miss it. Competent leaders and wholesome pleasure. Church music under the directions of Mrs. Dorothy Sims…
Tags: Religion
Independence Day march kicks off national campaign to honor black patriots, p. 16
"Several groups supporting the construction of a memorial to honor black patriots who fought in the American Revolution will march to the proposed site in Constitutional Gardens today. Independence Day.
This event is but another step in the battle…
This event is but another step in the battle…
Watching a Big Parade, p.6
"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…
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…
Menifee News, p. 8
“COMMUNITY: We see many young men here registering for draft and their faces are bright and seemingly their hearts are light. Let us who remain behind the lines strive to keep these boys light-hearted. There is a part for each of us by putting the…
4th of July
"I try to hibernate on the 4th of July. The nauseating flag waving and the jingoistic rhetoric drives me to distraction. Yes, the cook-outs and concerts and the other events are pleasant enough, but I usually stay at home so that there is not the…
Tags: African American history, Communism, Flag, Hypocrisy, Patriotism, Slavery
AMERICAN INCONSISTENCY p.1
“To a certain Chinaman is attributed the statement: “Melican people elect gleat [sic] monument over the grave of George Washington, who never tell a lie, but Melican people go light ‘long an’ lie like hellee [sic], ev’ly [sic] time.” And this is…
Tags: Civil rights, Constitution, Equality, Hypocrisy
Fourth of July Celebration, p. 2
A meeting of citizens was held last Friday evening in the Fourth District Court Room to make arrangements for celebrating the ensuing Anniversary of American Independence. We were at the meeting, and were pleased to witness the order and harmony…
Public Meeting, p.2
A public meeting of the colored citizens of San Francisco was held on Monday evening, June 6th, in the Lecture Room of Bethel A.M.E. Church, Powell St. The meeting was called by the Executive Committee to present their report, and was called to order…
Tags: Celebration
The Colored People and the Fourth of July Celebration
The Democratic Committee of Arrangements for the celebration of the 93rd anniversary of American Independence, under the lead of the distinguished gentleman from Alcatraz, have gotten themselves in a confounded snarl, the Republicans are laughing…
Everybody Goes When the Wagon Comes, p. 13
"Here’s hoping that you had a glorious FOURTH of July….. In Chicago’s Bronzeville, everybody had a grand time….night clubs and drink places were packed to capacity and the three-day holiday will linger long with those who made merry during the…
Tags: Alcohol
[No Title] p.16
"Now I used to be a soldier
Of the good old U.S.A.
And I fought in France’s trenches
Till they had the Arm’stice Day
Then they said the war was over,
And the fighting was all done;
So we took the steamer homeward
Mighty Glad we licked the…
Of the good old U.S.A.
And I fought in France’s trenches
Till they had the Arm’stice Day
Then they said the war was over,
And the fighting was all done;
So we took the steamer homeward
Mighty Glad we licked the…
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
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
[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,…
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.
“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
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…
[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
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
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
El Dorado p. 12
"Mrs. C. A. Ingram. Sr. and her grandson. Herbert, have returned from their vacation of the Northwest, where they spent six weeks with her son and his wife. While in Seattle, they made several sight seeing tours which included a trip to Vancouver,…
Tags: Travel