The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-10-17
CIVIL !: RIGHTS.
is an Afro-American the Equal Of a
White Man on Common Carriers?

White Man on Common Carriers?
This Is What the Minnesota Civil Rights
Committee Intends to Find out-Rev.
j. w. DuDjee of Minneapolis Preach
es Fine Sermon on the Subject.
Last Sunday was set apar. for the Afro
American ministers of Minreapo lis to
preach special sermons on Civil Rights.
The following is the sermon preached
by Rev. J. ". Dunjee Of Bethesda Bap-
tist church. Il
been requested BY the minnesota Civil Rights
committee to deliver. discources this evening,
protesting against certain outrageous laws
white and colored pc ople from riding together
IN the same railroad coach, And in many cases
dc fr
ra aI same sond na%ous and act gives
cooTed i lady U os sent1emsn u R1a
force them out of any car containing white pas
sengers. The conductor or his assistant. who
able, law abiding colored lady or gentleman, is
by this law protected from arrest and persecu-
Mo- ienHessee, Alabama Georgia Louisiana,
their states and the Christian civilization Of
the United States by passing such laws One
OF our delegates to the National Afro-American
he reached Tennessee with first class ticket in
ms hand was driven out of first c ass coach
into miserable third class car, worse than q
nam h%S ave @ laws by
citizen in the Northwest as we'll as in the South.
and q! is intended by the farmers t.,
and happness to of '0te eTePs
Intelligent IL and respectful colored person in the
United States In this attempt of the South
ern white people to break up the peace happ
1althtul and Christian people in the republic.
simply ON account of color, is in my opinion the
most severe indictment against the civiIiza ton
The South in the passing and enforcement of
these inhumau laws, clearly and unquestion-
ably arraigned themselves against God, human
of our common country. Therefore, the Mime
sofa civil rights committee in our orinion took
wise and reasonable step in requesting tho
co!ored ministers to protest this evening against
this great wrong, against God and humanity
we shall endeayor, therefore, to discuss this
question from broad and philosophical stand
Gal: VIA, most clearly teaches the duty
OF love to our fellow men. So then to with:
hold this love from single person of whatever
% sn makes 81 Of Gods
moral crime that it is possible for US to commit
against our brother. l use the word brother
here in the broadcast and best sense Paul saws
that God created out of one blood all of the
nations to dwell upon the face of the earth
The teaching of the verse in question implies
swys d OWES to- aa
other. Especially the wealthy, the strong, the
educated and the ruling class stands pledged
TO dod. justice and humanity TO- do
rant. Now what is our complaint tonipht7
What are We here for? To protect against tho
cruel wrongs which have been heaped upon US
all of these long wearisome years the white peo-
Pls haye our as 6tter Seed
sent to tho penetentiaries on trumped up
charges and are today in chains and slavery.
simply because they chose to be Republicans
others have been shotdo iii cold blood. Every
time the most cruel and oppressive laws The
old save whipping post has been revived. Ia
are to 60 to s the p Ills Trey DO they
counted out.
In all of the back counties in every Southern
state they have to work for starvation wages,
tickets which is better for the White PLANTERS
and cents 60. Al of This AT at the qhD andss
$50 years. Al through this pitch black night
of slavery this people toiled unrewarded but
faithful: During the late rebellion, when these
them~ slavery, these same now abused and
outraged people titled their masters fields and
cared for the wives and children of tho men who
all of the Civilized World Was iooRige 'f for ths
slave to rise up and massacre the wives and
children who were fighting TO keep them in per-
petual slavery. Such human forbearance was
never seen on earth before. I hold I'D the
actions of the South toward the colored people,
and say the Of Ged nit
DeODle offer for this harsh cOndnct. - e.!
But some may say that things are changing in
the South. Let us SEQ if this is true. Ten
qessee, Georgia Alabama, Arkansas, Texas.
months passed the most intollerant, barbarous
and unjust law, termed the separate car act),
which not only effects the colored people of the
South. but abridges the rights of colored people
in every state in the Union. Any colored lady
or gentleman from Minnesota going into Ten
nessee or Texas las soon as such colored persons
enter such states) by rail- the conductor of the
cars is given by the state law the right to lay
h 1 each tzsn
colored people. Sometimes this car is not bet
ter than cattle car.
This same conductor is exempt from all pros
ecution that may arise from thus insulting and
citizen. We are advised by the wisdom Of the
rage to w3rh and protest against THIS wrong.
of the South since the war been such as to merit
the treatment they have received and are still
receiving at the hands of the Southern white
people. Let us here compare the conduct of
duct Of the white people At the close of the
rebellion, Is years ago. after having suffered for
$50 years the most cruel bondage with laws in
slave to be tau ght even to read The Bible. With
out marriage rites driven as cattle sold in the
market as goods and chattels; children torn
this fearfu condition, at the close of the war
we were turned out of our, prison house OF
bondage, without houses, or homes, bare-footed
in the woods and on the side of the country
wosd for IS ssfs fs6 Wives and and
long years of war, while these men were at tho
front fighting to keep us in slavery. On their
return home from the war they drove us from
their homes. thus leaving our old people and
to te ha to ba e
ment of mankind az the most cruel and bar
Ggion and humanity of the Southern white
people 10 <.- 81.
This heartless treatment has been kept up for
Is years The c1lored people have met this
and an endurance unparalleled in modern his
tory, showing at no time spirit of retaliation,
but on the other hand they have exhibited the
most friendly, Christian and humane spirit to.
wards their white brethren. Not only
so, but continued the work of Improvement ac-
comHlished by the race under these trying
minded people, all excuses that the South can
bring for their continued oppressive treatment
people is absolutely refutei. Some facts re-
garding the Improvement and work of the coll
ored race in elf-elevation for the past % years
may serve to assist the public in deciding for
or against us in our plea for equal justice.
According to the latest reports, the colored
the amount, in round numbers, Of $O0,WO,0O
This estimate could largely be increased il
their property was duly valued and correct
estimate made. This year the South viii raise
bales as the amount raised by white labor, We
have oq4 o9o az the amount raised BY celosea
only raised 8 1000 900 bales TO 100000 Three
fourths of all the cotton, rice, sugar. corn, to-
bacco aud other staples is the absolute product
Of colored labor, thus setting aside the argument