Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-06-19
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Lawrenceville. MASS. June lo. 1909.
Mr.. J. Mitchell DR..
Ny Dear Sir:

Mr. J Mitchell Dr..
Ny Dear Sir.
Permit me If you please TO speak
20 You on reasons. but first let me
thank you for vow kindness in pub
fishing my artir IS. But most of all
wish 10 talk 20 you on reasons. Mr.
Mitchell. feeling as do. that your
leadership for the race Is not TO be
found better among the millions. vet
after all you have faA to hear rea-
sons, and / hope j do not intrude
by out living these true facts. First
you Will agree that with people OF
all other races, who use the name of
Negro knows well that IL is like a
dagger in the hearts OF the CoIored
people. You will agree. / hope that
the sound of q Negro is all that is
wanted 10 turn the best OF the colored
people down. from even having. or
getting a chance by the side of others
90 work for their bread and butter.
/ ask YOU in good faith. that II the
name OF Negro have not done all the
wrong 70 the colored people. Please
tell me what other act has done so.
SIR. 7. 7. Fortune. a few years ago
came out with me against the sluring
slangs, but toward the Lass he was
found back with the millions willing
10 keep up selling the race out TO
those who would rather treat a dog
with kindness, before allowing us in
public Of high respect. And some
few years ago when ] wrote TO the
New York Age about the name of
Negro, gentleman of another race
who II was said a Southerner wrote
back 10 the New York Age saving
that as long as a. black face was to
be found upon the globe, he or she
shall bear the name Of Negro. mark
you. not African, hut Negro. Now
Watkins. Odeiia Taylor. Beatrice
use the above words? The answer
Is this that We wanted 10 be re-
spected like other people, and they
are not going 70 allow it, and il now
appears that some one is putting out
their money 10 keep the name of Ne
gro. more before the public, now and
ever before. And If this is true. the
night OF thousands of years is a fail
ure, ana for ever will be so for
there IS no money or education no
refinement, or society will ever
Drlng us up TO the estimation of
others like the other races, so long
as We must bear the name of the
under dog by the name of Negro. vet
IN the face of the true facts. there
are publications by the colored peo-
pie who believes they would be out
o. 30 Per cent OF their readers. II
for one week left out the name OF
Negro. have for over 20 years beg
the leading editors to stop the name
OF Negro
hope you will oblige me with
reasons upon these facts. You must
feel the insult as I do. note tbat
one nshter OF another race said he
would XIII the Negro. Jack Johnson.
why Is this answer? Because he
IN turn is what they call Negro. Now
MT Mitchell. can It be that you will
sun crowd your valuable paper, with
all head line Negro. / hope I have
-old you the whole truth, and that
you VIII lend 4 helping hand ito killl
me name that has killed thousands
Dt our people. Once more may n
say that we az a race have tried
every other means TO bring respect
o our worthy people. and have fail
ID Is IL too much 10 ASK to try the
lame OF colored people in speaking
u us in your paper? I hope Mr..
Mitchell, that you will consider
'arefully and tell what You think Is |
he trouble, also I hope upon some |
ssue OF your paper the name OF Ne
30 may be left out.
Yours Truly.
r. II. BALL.
rs Franklin ST.,
Lawrence. Mass.