The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28
THREE DAYS
NATIONAL
CONFERENCE
OF Colored Americans Against
Prescription For Their Race and
Color. Bethel Church, New
York City, Sept. 7-s, 1914. Call
For 9TH Annual Meeting of Ma
tional Independent Political
League.

Hillburn. n. Y, Aug. 5th, 1914.
Dear Fellow Comrades: The prelim-
mary call for the seventh annual meeting
of the National Independent Political
League has already been published i'm
several Issues of the Qua rdian and other
Of our papers.
The call, however, was issued before
the exact date and place for the meeting
cc-'@ be determined. Now that il il
settled As To when and where we shall
convene, it remains only to announce
the same and to add brief word Of ear
nest appeal tn our people in all sections
of the United States to awake and get
together in self-defence of their own usost
vital civil, social and political int-psses.
MEETING sErr. 7-9. BETHEL CHURCH.
SEw YORK CITY.
We feel peculiarly fortunate in being
able TO announce that the seventh annu-
al meeting OF the n. !. p. l.. is 10 lie held
in New York City. in the new edifice of
the Bethel A NJ. l. Church, OF which
the Rev. = W. A<nsst, ID. D., IL pastor.
We are 20 meet on Monday, Tuesday
and "Wednesday Of the 7th. stb and 9Th,
just previous to the great national Bap-
tist convention IN be held in the city of
Philsdelphia-
THE PRIME OBJECTS.
The determined purpose OF the League
Is to assist in leading our Negro Amer
lean population out Of po iticai honda ge.
to wage perpetual and eternal war against
any and all kinds OF segregation based on
race or color, and tn restore the federal
franchise to our Oppressed brethren in
the southern states
These needed reforms cannot, we be-
lieve. BE- successfully accomplished for us
by our friends of other racer. While We
appreciate their interest and welcome
their assistance, We know that They
who would be free must themselves strike
the blow" We must, as a Fundamental
factor in the struggle, produce and fol-
low our own leaders, and We must get
together and work and fight for ourselves
or We can never lie free. DO this, our
necessary part.
KILL The IDEA VIZ AXE CHILD RACE.
AT any necessary cost and sacrifice we
must educate the masses Of our people to
become an independent, race-loving peo-
pie.
The impression that has been deliber-
ateiy built mp and Published world wide
that we are a child race and, therefore
are not % he dealt with a. with other
RACES, l. false claim that We must. a.
people, blow To atoms.
This false impression has hem studi-
ously disseminated throughout this and
other civilized countries, taken M and
expounded by teachers, editors and pol-
iticisns everywhere. Such dau1agisv inn
pressions Of our people should 7begin %
stir NJ 10 action.
AL sELF- KE~PEcTIS0 sEN AND wourx
90 ooIOs.
We therefore call upon. not only the
memb~rs Of the League, but upon all
seif-resOecting men and women of
color to-coperate and JOIN with n in our
struggle for equal civil, and political
rights - American citizesIs. Come 70
our annual meeting, join the Jesgne. or
give "a yous moral and financial support.
Let all who read this call do all within
their power 70 start the bail rolling in
their Respective communities, form local
committees, organize branch Ieagns~.
plan " attend the MEETING, asst 6nsn-
cisiiv and in every other way possible.
iet all churches, loiges. civic, literary
and equal rIghts socleties end delegaf.,-
and iet N demOnstrafe to the world that
we are determined u tecome American
Tree men.
Yours for frezfom, H
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