Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-07-08
WHITE MANS RAILROADS.

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WHITE MANS RAILROADS.
] have been travelling in the South.
and I have no reason to compIa,,.
about the white man denying me Pull
man accommodations. We Negroes do
not own the Pullman cars. How man,
Of us own q share Of stock in the mil
roads? AS long as the white man owns
the railroads and he pays the expenses
Ire will control the railroads ana pu. .
the Negroes where he pleases. What
we need is a railroad Of our own. We
need q government of our own. We
Universal Negro Improvement Associ
alton IS working to that end. to set up
Il Government IN Africa strong
enough to protect the Negroes through
out the world, just like the American
Government and other governments
protect their people, wherever they
may be.
WANT BATTLE-SHIPS.
We want battlo-ships. Do you know
what a battlc-ship is? 1t IS a vessc !.
covered with iron and steel with those
long things on it called guns, which
uaE shoot fifty miles. We want an
army and navy in Africa. We want
Our own civilization and we want t.
get from under tho white man ana
hrVe this government of our on I.
Siould WHITE m;,n come there, we
can have our own Pullman cars, oul
own railroads and then we can jim
Crow the Write man, just as he has
jim Crowed us over here. What have
the Negroes in this country to SHOW
They have done virtually nothins.
Everything we have Is the white mans
civilization. When the Constitution of
the United States was written, the Me-
gro was not intended in it's provis.-
IONS
THE WHITE MANS CIVILIZATION
The white man Is using the wireless
ne Is communicating with the stars.
What If he should succeed in co1n.
munlcntiAg with Mars and jupiter?
what II he should find out Tint Para.
disc is on Mars and he should decide
10 remove there and take everythtnh
OF his own, his own civilization with
him? Where would we be? Naked
Even In this hall. everything in Il
represents the white mans civilian.
non. without his electric light. we
would DO in darkness. Negroes mus,
set up civilization Of their own. ]
90 not urge you all to 60 to Africa,
Dut support the Universal Negro In
provement Association, which has for
us purpose the establishment of a
strong Government there, q Govern
ment strong enough to p1u:cct You
nero with its army, navy and guns.
NEGRO SUPREME.
The Negro Mt one time was sup-
preme. He ruled the world, Just as the
white man rules it now. We must
bring about the time, when we can es-
tablish our own civilization and do
for ourselves. We will
have tho power and We will have the
respect Of the white man. Negroes
represent the second largest group Of
the world and we can bring about our
own redemption If we but help our.
selves. I hear talk about what the Ne
groes IN this country have done. They
have done nothing to help their own
and in the matter Of be,
ing Independent. In spite of all the
drawbacks, we propose to bring about
the redemption Of Africa" Mr.. Garvey
the fact that the great
Of Africa was the black
mans country and the black people
take charge Of II.
WHITE FOLKS PLEASED
Much he said pleased his white
hearers and many other things he said
pleased his colorel ones He spoke for
moro than an hour during which time
no gave much sound advise, while
some OF his utterances grated harsh
~ upon the ears Of the colored folks
or the DIR. W. f. 3. Dubois type. At
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