The Denver star., 1914-02-07
Denounces Race Segregation
at Meeting In Chicago.
PLEADS FOR EQUAL JUSTICE
Stalwart Defender of Human Rights In
Lincoln Center Speech Says Fight
Against Color Prejudice Has Just Be-
oun-Avers That lircoln's Unfinished
Task Shall Es Completed.

Chica go.-Over 1000 people attended
the meeting in Abraham Lincoln Cen
ter. Oakwood boulevard ard Langley
avenue. III this city. recently to hear
Professor Joel L. Spingurn speak
against race segregation. 1t was the
second great public meeting in the
tour of DR. SpingarD through the mid
die west. He is chairman of the board
Of directors OF the National Associa
ton For the Advancement OF Colored
People with headquarters in New
York and branches In most Of the
large cities throughout the country.
The speaker referred to the move
ment to eliminate racial prejudice be
tween the races as the new abolition
ism. A remarkable fact about the
movement is that Professor Spingarn
II bearing his own expenses. Every
dollar of the cost of this great cam
paign is being borne by the author of
the movement This ought to bring
the blush OF shame to the cheeks of
colored men who arc unwilling to con-
tribute to movements TO nght rsciAi
wrongs.
The audience which tstsned 10 Pro
feseor Spingarn was a highly cultured
one and included prominent people OF
several races, including fSo-Amsri-
cans. Caucnsians, East lndianA. Japa-
nese, Persians, Africans, American In
dians and one Fiji islander. On the
platform were DR.. George G. Hall,
Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Dr.. O. E..
Bentley, Judge Julian Mack. DR.. A. W.
Williams. 8. Laiug Williams, Mrs Ce-
liza Parker Wooley. Rev. ]. B. Messiah,
Mr.. George W. Ellis and others.
Every good point made by the speak
er was applauded to the echo. and
when he finished there was an out
burst Of applause which lasted for sew
eral minutes. Il come west to pro-
test against the treatment OF 10000
600 American citizens" he said. Il
come to riddle with the light Of pub
licity the policy Of the administration
in separating the white and colored
races while at work in the depart
ments at Washington.
"Our fight is just begun, and 1t will
not end until we are triumphant This
Is not merely u COIOCeu uAdu QucS-
tion+t is an American question. For
twenty years after the civil war the
colored men and women Of this coun-
try knew not what to do nor where
10 turn. Suddenly given their free
dom, they were in confusion and
chaos. Then there arose a great lead
er who brought them a message. and
for twenty-five years they have known
no other message than that.
The message was, Hard work and
the making Of money You have to
show for it S1.OOO.OO0OOO worth Of
property. But what else have you to
show for It? The disfranchisement of
nearly 100000 colored men in the
south. The Jimcrow car which runs
on every southern railroad. Inequali.
ties in the school laws which prevent
colored people from securing their just
share Of the school funds in the south.
although they are taxed the same pro
rata as their white fellow citizens.
"School laws in Florida whereby
white teachers are prevented from
teaching colored children schools, even
Sunday schools. Segregation in n
number Of cities. first in the south and