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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…

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"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…

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"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…

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"(For ANP)
Remember on our far-flung fronts
This Fourth of July,
Soldiers of democracy
Guard our earth and sky.
Those of us who stay at home
Have grave duties, too:
The WAR FRONT
Depends on
THE HOME FRONT—
The HOME FRONT is YOU!"

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We learn that Gen. Thomas N. Cazneau, Grand Marshal of the Fourth of July Celebration, has appointed Captain A. Ferguson one of his aids.

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“Sunday. June 17, S. S. opened on time, officers present, after the teachers explained the lesson. Review by Pastor. 11 a.m., Pastor preached a soul reviving sermon which was enjoyed by all present. 2:30 Busy Workers’ Club met in regular session,…

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“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…

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“Washington, D.C., July 9
The National Equal Rights League and the United Colored American Committee Friday noon, had an audience at the White House at which time they presented the race’s sesquicentennial of the Declaration of Independence…

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BOSTON, MASS., June 1, 1927---
“Last Week’s continued rate of “two lynchings a week: has aroused fresh interest in the proposal urged by the National Equal Rights League that June 17th, anniversary of Bunker Hill be everywhere publicly celebrated…

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"The fourth of July used to be a day that all Americans, regardless of race, creed, color, or station in life, could feel a sense of unity and discard, for a day at least all thoughts of inequality and inequalities and lose themselves in the…

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"RICHMOND -- Pfc. Edward McGriff, of Winnsboro, S.C., who is serving in North Africa in the army, thinks that it won’t be long before American soldiers will be returning home after winning the war. Pfc. McGriff, in his first letter to his aunt, Miss…

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"CHICAGO – America’s celebration of the Fourth of July reveals to the colored soldier more than anything else the injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim, Colden Brown of New
York City told the March-on-Washington Convention…

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"Mr. Editor:—It was my intention never again to write on political subjects, but the spirit moveth me and I must speak. There has been much talk about the Brannan Guards not appearing on the Fourth of July, and one of your correspondents even goes so…

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"Did you know that when General George Washington made his famous trek across the Delaware River, two blacks, Prince Whipple and Oliver Cromwell were with him?
Did you know that Crispus Attucks, long acknowledged to be the first casualty of the…

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SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 15.- Independence day was generally observed [ill.] the state of California and on the Pacific coast. Race lodges participated in the parade down Broadway at 10 a.m.
The Clementine McDuff…

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"Last 'Fourth of July,' a reunion of the Virginia Militia was held in Richmond, at which also Major Fleetwood, and ‘Adjutant Malvin of this place, and Capt. Flint of Baltimore were in attendance. The officers all being together in the afternoon,…

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"The issue to be raised is whether or not present laws which provide that school districts establish separate schools for Negro and white students are in violation of the Constitution of the United States.
Independence Day Conference
In an all…

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"Colored Man Selected to Deliver Address and Ganeuil Hall

Boston, Mass, June 6-Mr. James H. Wolf, past department commander of the Massachusetts G. A. R., has been selected by Mayor Fitzgerald to deliver the oration at the exercises in Fanmel Hall…

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"There is a high and vibrant sense of expectancy that fills the languid days of summer as our nation awaits the garand and multifaceted rites associates with Independence Day.
The cares and tribulations of the day are lost, at least temporarily, to…

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"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…

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"Towson Md., July 10.- Miss Mary Ellen Johnson who is a student at St. Francis Convent spent the Fourth of July with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson of Railroad Ave. Rev. W. N. Edwards left the town this week for Norfolk, Va. where he will…

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"Detroit (UPI) – A contingent from the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first black fighter squadron from World War II, participated in Fourth of July observances at the Harry S. Truman library and museum.

Chauncy Spencer of Highland Park, one of…

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"Hurrah for the glorious Fourth of July! Fire salutes. Make patriotic speeches- celebrate, folks, celebrate. Bang! Bomb! Hurrah! But stop the noise just a minute while we think of what a certain important document means. I frequently think of the…

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"When giant fireworks, pin-wheels, sparklers, and cap pistols are being used to celebrate the Fourth of July, nothing is farther from mind of the average child than what Independence Day really means. Little fellows who throw torpedoes on car tracks…

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"If Separate Street Car Laws, Why Not Separate Bedrooms?

If Sucking at Breasts of “Black Mammies” Didn’t Hurt White Men, How will Riding on the Same Conveyances with Negros Hurt them? Asks Congressman.

WASHINGTON- Hurling defiance at all…

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"Just as those of the very young giggled when someone more or less tunelessly burst forth with the song, “The Old Gray Mare, She Ain’t What She Used to Be…,” and just as those of my generation have recently been tapping gloriously happy steps to the…

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