The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-14
Ji|llCr0WiiSn|
and Justice
Denounced
by National coIored CITIZENSHIP
Congress in Session at
Washington, D. C..
DELEGATES FROM 26 STATES

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DELEGATES FROM 2e STATES
SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.
washington, D. c., Oct. 10, 1867
Inc National Colored CITIZENSHIP
hlgnts congress which met in WASH
lngton' u. g., closed a two days. ses-
sion With the adoption of an address
| to the country.
Lynchlng, jimcrowism, segregation
and race prescription were denounced
Dy the two hundred delegates from
all sections of the country.
The congress urged extensive or-
sanlzatlon OF the colored people to re-
slst determinations based on color.
II approved the work of the National
Equa! Rights League along this line.
Al wednesday nights mass meeting
addresses were made by VIM. Monroe
Irotter, presiding, Rev. B. Gunner
N: Y, Thos. Walker, D.. c., president
OF local branch and Rev. w. G..
Brown, the pastor.
On Thursday the Congress went in
TO permanent organization with Rev
nj. +. Sydes, pres; Rev. C. H. Stem
teau, u. e., vice pres; T. Walker.
u C' treasurer; J. E. Churchman, N.
~ recording secretary; VIM. Warley.
~, corresponding secretary; Elbert
W. Powell, CAL, sergeant at arms:
Rev. R. S. Johnson, Va, chaplain.
The Congress recommended to tho
Equal tights League consideration of
further getting-together of race or
ganlzation and endorsed the princi-
pies OF the League. 1t also adopted
ringing address to the country.
Inc address says in part:
FOR many years after the close of
the civil war peonage was practiced
IN the South, which has never become
thoroughly reconciled to equality Of
citizenship. Separation of colored
passengers from all other racial ele
menus on common carriers, proscrip-
1--WE legislation, residential segrega
tlon' lynching of thousands of colored
men and even women, charged with
oHences never proven in the courts
OF justice, has become almost a ma
tional disease.
Ihe race has greatly multiplied in
numbers and in usefulness. It has re-
duced it's illiteracy to very low per
centage. Wherever the door of on
| portunity has been opened it has dem
onstrated it's ability to meet the most
exactlng requirements of our civiliza-
tlon. We seek nothing but justice and
that equality of rights and that equal
opportunity which are denied to none
! OF the other groups in this country.
I'VE denounce the segregation of
colored employees in the Civil Service
OF the Federal government as un-
American, unjust and wicked, shame
ful and disgraceful abuse of power.
I'VE denounce the spirit of those
| so-called representatives of the peo.
pie in the halls of Congress, who are
constantly seeking to de-citizenize the
race by the introduction of reactionary
legislation which belong to the past
age and which the great body of Amer
lean people have outgrown"
1t was signed by M. w. Spencer,
Del; Rev. J. H. Eason, Pa; Rev. J. E.
Wood, KY; w. M. Trotter, Mass: J.
H. Murphy, Md; Rev. R. G. Ransom,
N. j.; Rev. w. s.. Gay, Conn.,; Mrs.
Robt. Goggins, Mich; E. w. Powell,
CAL; Mrs. S. L. Adams, ILL.,; Rev. M.
F. Sydes, R. L.; E. D. Williston, N. c.:
Rev. B. Gunner, N. Y.
Ninth Annual Meeting of the Equal
Rights League.
The Congress merged into the 9Th
annual meeting of the National Equal
Rights League on Friday with Rev.
Byron Gunner in the chair. The morn
ing session was opened with prayer
by Bishop G. L. Blackell of Pennsyl-
vania. One hundred and eighty dele
gates were enrolled from 26 states.
In the afternoon the various COM
mittees brought in strong reports
which were adopted.
Reduction of representation in Con-
gress, law by Congress making
lynching federal crime, a committee
to wait upon Congress, drastic oppo-
sition to all sorts of race segregation
in institutions as well as public car
riers and domiciles and organization
of the race by colored leaders were
among the measures favored.
Condemn Wilson, Favor Hughes.
A strong address to the country was
adopted scoring Wilson for. his race
segregation and favoring Hughes as
the means by which to put Wilson
out. The address contained the fol-
lowing: Owing to the alarming spread
| of Jim-crOwism we declare an .oppo-
sition to the whole policy of race
separation in public and semi-public
institutions, in places open to the pub
lie as undemocratic and un-American,
a denial Of equality of rights and des-
tined to make the colored people social
and civic outcasts.
These officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Byron Gunner, D.. D., New York;
vice presidents, Rev. Reverdy, Ran
som, N. j., VIM. D. Brigham, Mass,
/, Rev. Harvey Johnson, D. D., Nd,
Rev. c. H. Stepteau, D. D., D. c.; Rev.
Marion F. Sydes, D. D., R. l., Rev. w.
Spencer Carpenter, Pa, Mrs. S. L.
Adams, ILL.,, Rev. John Barnett, Va,
Bishop J. N. Ross, Rev. w. C. Brown,
D. c.; recording secretary, James L..
Neill, D. c.; assistant recording Sec
rotary, VIM. Marley, KY; correspond
! ing secretary, w. Monroe <Trotter,
Mass; assistant corresponding secre-
tary, Maurice w. Spencer, Del;
treasurer, Thomas Walker, D. c.;
financial secretary, DR.. w. A. Sinclair,
/ Penn; assistant financial secretary,
A. Ntzholan Wallace, D. c.; chap
lain, Rev. Oscar F. Denniston, Mass;
/ national organizer, Rev. James b.
Churchman, N. j.; assistant national
organizer; Rev. Arthur Randall, Nd,
and an executive committee, NJ. w.
! Spencer, chairman.