The Denver star., 1915-11-27
Birth of Nation Must
Not Show In Denver.
~The Nisaer" Forced Out of Grand Junction. "Unde,
Southern Skies" Race Prejudice Spreader on Way
West. Your Houses Fire. Negroes
Awake. Quit Yourselves Like Men.

West. Your Houses Fire. Negroes
Awake Quit Yourselves Like Men.
That prejudiced souherners and their northern allies
determined disered people Colorado and in
the West in the eyes the Northern fairmnd
ed and ustice-lovng white intensity feeling
against the that exists in the Southland there
be question Furthermore that they using vici
Gus malicious and infamous photo-pays, principally do
this The STAR is thoroughly convinced Only in Septem
Der in Cleveland Ohio. Under Southern Skies pre-
sened and contained Objectionable photo
equal any in 'Brh of Nation Not only sub titles
Of Under Southern Skies extremely insulting and offensive
but there where especially vicious appearing
Negro was shown struggling to overpower white girl
And this entirely foreign to the play Nevertheless, it
was repeated and for too obvious for the dull
person not to understand 1t was there to impress all who
with the false idea that Negroes continually
after white women-assautne them There other bad
features Shall this sentiment spread to Colorado?
Negroes have been insulted. lynched burned the
stake dsfranched segregated despised because they
were Negroes in the land Of their birth Every oppressed
class organizes itself and battles against
denial Of rights. The Jews Irsh Italians Germans and la
Dor elements thoroughly alive their interest,"
avs placed the books fqr their protection
None oppressed in the United coored
leans The sbove classes hold conventions statements
plan course of actions protect them and theirs against
injustice Sh uld the Negro in Colorado and the Wes
tern States do the thing The fact that Denver the
capitol OF this state has ordinance against Race plays
does not absolve from duty public
ment to support and enforce that ordinance.
We have laws sleeping upon law books
there is no public sentiment behind them What about Col
orado Springs Pueblo and Canon City? Has Grand Junction
done than either of these cities? They stopped
the presentation of The Niger have written to The
STAR, "m Sprague Rev K l.. Pope and Atty W. B. Town
send tor Of the ordinance passed by commission
iers here three plays directed against
Negro they are The Niger. Birth Of Nation
der Southern Skies, Do you know allow one to play
means the way for the three and what does
cannot do the others accomplish? Do you know that the
white South and other forces have worked nightly toward
abr'dgng freedom and rights the South and even in
the North and West?
Now Negro Americans of Colorado would YOU not be
unworthy OF the self sacrificing heroes and courageous
martyrs white and black who freedom citizenship
and that priceless ballot if did with clarion voices
against the ever increasing uce the few? Den
yer with your Ministerial Alliance, N. A. A. c. p YOUR
women clubs G.. A. K. and womens societies.
your secret fraerna societies. what single effort has
each or nave the mixed done suppressin
OF this outrage Has each of individually enough of
race pride hope for future children and race
sight tor the protection of homes, Schools conditions
and social welfare to lay aside whatever or imaginary
personal difference 0 there be and together in
mass meeting to formulate plans for concerted action
Public sentiment be stirred the white people must
be tod shown and convinced of the nustces arising from
the production OF these hsh PLAYS You must do this for
yourselves They will assist you the fight. but will never
take fight tor you who would be free themselves
must strike the blow. We act quickly already the
date OF presentation of The Birth of Nation" has been
pushed ahead two weeks making Dec at the Broadway
the time and place of production. Get busy Get busy
we must be prepared with our plans. actions and
mittees to hight his play matter we are really fight
ing for chances live and lead decent and peacahe
lives in Denver and Colorado the Serhians phtno
for their existence in the Balkan theater of war For
Gods sake and for the sake of everything is has