Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-04-06
Aliens National News Bureau.
West l31 Street, New York, N. Y.

April /, 1918.-The Negro Ameri-
can Alliance movement which has
been started by James A. Lightfoot,
q young Negro lawyer and Floyd Do
los Francis, n young Negro writer
both OF Atlantic City has worked out
program that will bring together
the Negroes Of America and the world
into an organization that will do
much to increase their power in this
country, as we'll rs to secure the fun
damental rights which are due them
in this country. The scope of the
movement Is ono that will mako a
fine appeal to the thoughtful members
OF tho race i'll America and seems the
dearest program that has even been
mapped out, having for its object the
solidifytng the colored people OF
America into great body. It is q
program that will make it's appeal to
tho new Negro, the Negro Of the Goth
century, the Negro with which this
country will have to deal from now
on. The aims and purposes OF the
organization are set forth in q little
booklet which has just reached mo
and which ought to be in the hands
OF every man and woman Of the race.
One of the things that it aims to do is
to establish branches througout the
country for the purpose Of calling at
tention to the necessity of move
mont Of this kind Oeing launched at
once, and that nothing can really be
accomplished without team work and
definite program . The organization
has no political ambitions, but Is one
that is dedicated wholly to civil eco
nomic and industrial rights of the
Negro and feels that if these are Sc
cured the other things will follow in
a natural course. It's aim is to form
mighty gigantic movement that
will protect the Negro by the estab-
lishment Of defense fund that will
make it possible to have redress in
the courts.
The Negro American Alliance will
seek to advertise the progress and
achievements Of the Negro through a
series of paid advertisements in great
like The Saturday After
noon Post, q medium that reaches ten
millions Of people. The Negro will
not be presented as an idler, but as
q progressive, thrifty American citi
zen, who has earned his place in
American life by the great progress
that he has made. Through this med
ium of advertisement the real case of
tho Negro will be presented as it
should be and as it will have to be in
the last anlysis. This c0untcracts the
and erroneous statements
that are often found in the daily news
papers Of the country relative to the
Negro.
One Of the most forward movements
that is included in the program Of
the Alliance is to send abroad bright
young Negro graduates of the large
American universities who will be
sent to the various cities abroad Like
Paris, Petrogad, Tokyo, Rio Janero
and other great centers for the pur
pose of educating the world relative
to the real progress OF the Negro and
to head off that sentiment that is oft
On made by Southcrners who go abroad
spreading thor program Of race hate
and discord. In order that the Negro
child may get some ideas of it's own
great men and women, The Negro
American Alliance will publish 90
series Of Child's histories of great
Negro Americans like Booker r.
Frederick Douglas and
John nj. Langston and others Of
such note. This will give the Negro
'hild incentive to inspire to become
In Life and to BIO Of service
% the race and his country. The