The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
SUNDAY. JULY G, 1902.
:, SEPARATION OF THE RACES.

IN Macon Ca. several days aso 'NSs'
~, 1,,c,e n negro minister, VINO is
secretary OF the negro Young feop'e :"
,-b,3st;a,, Educational Congress, prcachco
. sa,,nnn II, the course OF which he s;iaa'
q, h.y. decided that the only way 10
-. ,i1 or the lin, Crow car is 10 get ] 10
- no Tin, crow negro. If coald "se
pa, o,o bars of soap on the unWasIeG ne
.roes that travel on trains hio lis
srcund dcpots ! would solve INC ,tee.o
.,rcllem about twenty per cent. 49, ~
1ccced. barcfcet fcSows. iohSlHS iot 80.
90, .slinners and long white Tobes anu
iccuntiuG themselves "oi u,s .a,,itics on
80 proyide a. home for their laiiiilie@
to,,,b and vet claiming mouse no
Sd. with their hands in Coo heas.i'.
f1-1,n white man is trying 10 1iaAe '.t.s
An.r,f, blossom as q. rose. ana wy tis7i
ae retiing ready 10 die Inc ".'i's - -
he organizing business enterpr]-ss a.s.
5sot-ro organizing societies 10 turn out -,
sies.o , =, Now / object 10 slet
b,,.,a,al for a fifty-ccnt negro. me ne
$50 oats nm and dresses away an NC
sSsssa,,.s ono square meal on Su'u',s
r,eens away al the wages Oh ING -
w ,nn,inds me IF the mule "ii.i "a
tsbe shippiYiC tag from his leg. on w.
,,,ccrc exclaimed: Gee, dat Iiluls . ,,.,,,t
sin his whar-be t5~SWl'ic. ,t.,,,,~n
Tie negro does ny "A, o,o
rbe negro preacher has gwen ms az
.o,,. GOOD advice but he is 11liStai>et' -
.,,nnosinr that he can ofliterate me co'ot
~ j., ,ba use Of soap. It is true mat
H.. o,,bv il-snelling negro is oh1ecuo'i-
So =, !, railway car or in any oli1ei
.,,a ,,,oco where he must como within
smelling distance of the whites i'D.
aayitv negro. ii he be well oehaSeu' -
sno,T;ns like so Objectionable as t'ie IN
.~Aa negro who fills himself win
s..,,n whi.lzey aud comes into the car
sso, The purpose Of making himself as oiS
Go,eea,,Ie as possible to the whites.
/ W. ,,sve reason 10 believe that an in
ssr:e,nt OF this character on iali"'S
gar. which was reported in Inc LINES
-bad much to do with the enactment Oh liie
s.o-called jim Crow law in Virginia. IL
sac christmas Eve and a number OF hall
5.,-,,,lsn negroes had come into the car
~ here there were white men and women.
epne of these negroes insisted upon TAX
EIn- a seat by q white woman. ana she
materially objected In spite OF her oo-
section he sat down anyway. and a white
,oan Who was sitting behind him inter
feed. 1t WAS a critical moment and
nothing but the forbearance Of the whites
prevented a race riot in the car
The incident was reported in detail in
tl..sc columns with The comment that
something must be done to separate the
races. or every now and then there
w,uld he trouble. The article was read
by members of the Legislature, and IT
was not long thereafter before the bill
Tor separate cars, which was then pend
ing. was unanimously passed.
THIS measure was not designed to hu-
initiate the blacks. 1t was a measure in
the interest of peace We have found
in The South that in order 10 prevent
clashes between the races they must be
kept as far as possible separate And so
we have separate hotels, separate schools
and separate churches and separate cars
Tor the races.