The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-09-12
WE MEAN BUSINESS.
The Afro Americans of Minnesota Take
The Lead.
They Propose to Test The Constitution
atty of the Recently Enacted separate
Car Act now in Force in the South
And Let Their Money Talk.

A few weeks ago the Langston City
Herald, Oklahoma Territory, published
| q Statement Offering to give 5000 iowa, d
testing the Constitutionality OF the sepa-
rate Car laws in force in several states
of the South, provided that so of the
aiding AfroAn erican journals would
d the same. The APPEAL followed next
week by offering to give 500 when 40
other journals paid in $50 each Since
| that time the Afro Americans of Mimi
esota la> g held mass meeting in ST..
Paul at which the tollowil resolutions
were unanimously passed:
Reafirming our declaration heretofore made
that every Colored citizen has been most agrantly
insuted and his citizenship debased by the enact
ment of the odious separate Car act which went
into effect in Tennessee on June ~, 1891, and be-
eving it to be aduty to ourselves and race to have
the validity of said act tested in the highest court
of our land be it
Resolved, that we assembled do constitute and
appoint committee of twelve whose duty it shall
be to devise such ways and means they may
deem best to the end of instituting such proceed
COQSCltuClOnalltV
of said act and said committee when appointed are
hereby given plenary power to collect and expend
funds and to do all other things necessary in the
premises.
Resolved, further, that as soon as practicable
said committee shall issue an address through
the press and pulpit soliciting popular subscription
and cooperation for the purpose of the promotion
of the premises.
subscription list was opened and tie
subscripti,n began to pour in in man
ner which showed that the people pres.
emit were in earnest. AS the only way
in which one can show he is in earnest
in this matter is by paying in his cash,
The APPEAL desires to show where it
stands and has deposited in the Savings
Bank of st. Paul the sum of One Hun
dred Dollars as shown by the following
certificate of the cashier;
St. Paul, MINI, Sept. II, 1891.
10 WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN:
This is to certify that J. @. Adams,
editor of THE APPEAL has this day depos-
tied in the Savings Bank of St. Paul
to the c,elit Of the Minnesota Civil
Rights Committee. the amount of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
EDWARD j. MEIER, Cashier,
The Savings Bank of St. Paul
Now if the Langston City. Herald or
any other of the Aro American journals
of the United States MEAN BUSINESS, let
them follow the lead Of THE APPEAL a, d
put up the cash where it may be availa-
BILE for use in this just cause. SubscI ip-
lions may be forwarded 10 w. A Hazel,
Secretary of the Minnesota Civil Rights
Committee, care of THE APPEAL.
The names of all subscribers " i'll. be
published every week in The APPEAL.
Every man, womtn and child in the
land is called on 10 aid in this effort 10
learn whether an Atro-American has
| rights in common with all other Ameri-
cans and which all other Americans are
bound to respect.
Nothing but cash subscriptions shall
appear in the list. Subscriptions for
any amount thankfully received. Every
body. without regard to race. color, sex
age, size or condition is invited to sub.
scribe. Zoo"
The following subscriptions have been
paid in to the Minnesota Civil Rights
Committee: -a.-. ........ .. -......-