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ARTICLE XIV, CONSTITUTION OF THE j;
;; UNITED STATES J|
i! Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged
1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, ;
I! and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the ! I
;; United States and of the State wherein they reside. No J ;
' > state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the ;
!! privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor .,
11 shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- ; J
. • ertv without due process of law, nor deny to any person . j
! I within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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HELPING OUT
A WEALTHY, wide-visioned, gen
erous-hearted white woman of North
Carolina having read the delightful
autobiography of William Pickens, en
titled “Bursting Bonds”, has an
nounced that she will present copies
of this fascinating volume to white
school libraries and individuals whom
"racial conditions” might otherwise
prevent from getting it. She believes,
and rightly, that the reading of such
a book will compel many white Amer
icans to gain a more sympathetic in
sight into the real worth, mental,
moral and spiritual,, and aspirations
of “his best neighbor, the Negro
American”. She graciously writes the
author, “whenever I can put your
book in the hands of white boys, it j
will be in the hope of doing something
for Negro young people and the cer-'
tainity of doing MUCH for white
ones.”
This generous, broad-minded wo- ‘
man recognizes that ignorance is the
parent of prejudice and misunder- '
standing and that he or she who can
enlighten the ignorant is rendering
humanity an excellent service. De
spite their general knowledge and in
telligence, white Americans, as a
class, are woefully ignorant concern
ing the Negro American. This is
due to the fact that they do not read
our literature, study our art, give au
dience to our speakers or listen to our
musical artists. They flatter them
selves that they know all about us,
because they know something about
our points of weakness, but little or
nothing about our points of strength.
This accounts for racial antipathy
and misunderstanding. Anything
therefore that can make for better
understanding between those who lean
towards estrangement is to be en
couraged and commended. The read
ing of "Bursting Bonds” and similar
works from the pen of race authors
will do much towards removing this
misunderstanding and creating sym
pathetic insight.
Mrs. Bartlett’s plan will have in
calculable influence for good. She is
helping to solve the problem.
INDIA APPRECIATES
THE FAR-REACHING influence of
the publicity work of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People is brought forcibly
home by an item published in a news
paper in India noting the decline in
lynchings in the Unted States through
the unremitting work of this great
society. “The Hindu”, which is the
name of the newspaper, cites the work
of the N. A. A. C. P. as “a fine illus
tration of what can be done by steady,
intelligent and persistent agitation to
educate people and to uphold the
rights of an oppressed section of the
population.”
This comment is significant. The
natives of India are becoming increas
ingly and belligerently restive under
British rule. They feel themselves in
their own country “an oppressed sec
j; THE NEGRO’S CONTRIBUTION NOT NEGLIGIBLE j
! A moment’s thought will easily convince open-ntinded |
i persons that the contribution of the Negro to American
\ • nationality as slave, freedman and citizen was far from l
• > negligible. No element of American life has so subtly and j
' J yet clearly woven itself into warp and woof of our thinking i
' > and acting as the American Negro. He came with the first j
• explorers and helped in exploration. His labor was from \
< • the first the foundation of the American prosperity and j
11 the cause of the rapid growth of the new world in social and j
;; economic importance. Modern democracy rests not simply ]
; on the striving white men in Europe and America but also j
• on the persistent struggle of the black men in America for j
; two centuries. The military defense of. this land has de- ]
;; pended upon Negro soldiers from the time of the Colonial \
; wars down to the struggle of the World War. Not only does j
; the Negro appear, rea pear and persist in American litera- j
; tore hut a Negro American literature has arisen of deep \
- significance, and Negro folk lore and music are among the ]
choicest heritages of this land. Finally the Negro has played \
spiritual role in America as a sort of living, j
test of our ideals and an example of the faith, ]
tolerance of onr religion.—Du Bois, “The Gift of ]
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tion of the population”. The move
ment for self-determination grows
apace. “Steady, intelligent, persist
ent agitation” is going on in India,
and it is encouraging for those who
are struggling for rights there to be
able to point to a concrete illustration
of the results of “persistent agitation
to educate the people” in upholding
their rights in the United States.
The recognition of the splendid
work the N. A. A. C. P. is doing in
the United States by an influential
newspaper in far-off India should open
the eyes of thousands of our own peo
ple in this country who seem perfect
ly oblivious to the tremendous work
the N. A. A. C. P. is doing to uphold
our rights here. The Association has
done and is doing well with its mem
bership of 110,000. But what tre
mendous power it could wield, what
stupendous work it could do, “ to up
hold the rights of an oppressed sec
tion of the poplation”, if its member
ship were 1,000,000, as it really
should be.
GET BUSY NOW!
THAT OMAHA should and must
have some colored teachers in our
public schools is practically the una
nimous sentiment of all our intelligent
citizens. Since this is true, there is
one way to go about getting them. It
should be done now at a time when
! there is no special political agitation
going on that might becloud the issue.
A strong representative committee
from the churches, the lodges and oth
er orgaizations should be selected to
I go before the Board of Education and
make a united demand for this just
recognition. Some one has suggested
' that a m^ss meeting be called for
selecting such a committee. The Mon
itor believes that the better way would
be for say the Ministerial Alliance,
the N. A. A. C. P., the Masons, the
Oddfellows, the Elks and similar fra
ternities, the Women’s Federation and
like organizations to meet and select
two representatives from their re
spective bodies to represent them in
presenting this matter. Representa
tives from these bodies could then
j meet and outline the plan of proce
; dure. What do you think of this plan?
; But at all events let us get busy now!
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HOW LONG are the people who
live west of Twenty-fourth street on
Burdette, Erskine and other streets
out that way going to be satisfied
with unpaved and poorly lighted
streets ?
You are entitled to public improve
ments. Go after them!
The Community Chest Drive for
next year will be put on November
15. Get ready for it.
Who was “the dark lady” in Shake
peare’s life?—B. B. V., Corinth, Miss.
A woman of African blood undoubtedly,
if one accepts the description. However,
she has ever been the lady of mystery and
no commentator on Shakespeare has ever
been able to find out who she was.
| LINCOLN NEWS AND COMMENT
Mr. Frank Saunders returned to his
home in Chicago last week after quite
a stay with brothers, sister and many
friends in the city.
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Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery of Hor
ton, Kans., have located in this city.
Mrs. A. W. Wills of Sedalia, Mo.,
is in the city.
Messrs. H. J. Ford and Booker of
Omaha worshipped at Mt. Zion Bap
tist church Sunday. Mr. Ford is
state president of the B. Y. P. U. and
was on an official visit. He gave the
society wholesome instruction in his
address to them.
Mrs. Virginia Lewis is reported j
sick.
Mrs. Lee Dean is reported improv
ing from recent illness
The Utopian Art Club was nicely
entertained by Mrs. Ella Black at her
home last Thursday night. After rou
tine of business a paper on religious
activities was read by Mrs. Guy Wi
ley, which gave splendid thought and
was commented on by several present;
a solo by Mrs. Eva Carter was good.
A splendid corps of members were
present.
Next Sunday, October 18th, the Zion
Baptist Church will celebrate the for- j
ty-fifth anniversary of the congrega-'
tion, on which occasion Dr. W. F. ;
Botts of Omaha wdll preach at night, j
followed during the week by a series
of affairs by auxiliaries of the church ;
each night and closing Sunday, Octo- j
ber 25th, by celebrating of the fifth
anniversary of Rev. H. W. Boots’ pas- j
torate of Mt. Zion. On this occasion
Rev. J. S. Williams of Salem Baptist
church of Omaha will preach. All
churches and the public in general are
invited to attend these activities. You
will appreciate the efforts.
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At Quinn Chapel A. M. E. Church
Sunday esrvices were nicely attended.
Tommy W. Coleman is reported
quite ill yet at his home.
A CORRECTION
Last week some person, either mis
informed or malicious, telephoned to
The Monitor requesting the insertion
of an item stating that Miss Anna
Speese had been taken to the State
hospital at Lincoln, Tuesday. The
item was inserted as requested. We
are advised that this is an error and
that Miss Speese who has been ill is
at her home here and steadily improv
ing. We gladly make this correction.
WOMEN AND GIRLS,
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THIS OPPORTUNITY!
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The folowing classes will be offered
j this fall at the North Side Branch, Y.
W. C. A., Twenty-second and Grant
streets:
1. Sewing classes.
2. Gymnasium classes.
3. Art classes, including lamps
shade making and all kinds of needle
work and other branches of art.
4. School of Social Poise.
Other classes will be formed upon
request.
Requirements: 1. Ten or more per
: sons for each class; 2. Small tuition
| will be charged.
Date: Classes begin Monday, Octo
ber 19, 1925.
Term, eight weeks. REGISTER
| NOW! For further information call
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be known as “The Weis Flower Shop”, featuring
a fuller line of goods, better quality and better
service at moderate prices.
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