Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-25
A NATIONAL RACE DAY,
Colored Americans Urged to Observe
Nationally March AS "CitizenShip
Foundation Day9-The Crispus At
tucks Call to Colored Americary.

Fellow Americans of Color
Last year the National Equal Rights
League began the effort for a country
wide observance of the death Of Crj5-
pus Attucks ns Il National Colorel
American Day, q racc.day fer liher;y
Tor public observance. We now renew
tho effort.
- Tho United States Of America came
into being not MS 4 piece Of adventure
nor by war Of conquest, but by sacvl
flee and the splitting Of human blood
for the sacred principle of liberty in
government because "nll men arc born
equal" The inalicnablc rights Of men
were writ down in defense Of rebellion
and revolution.
who spilled the first blood, and tho
claim to equal liberty OF the race who
gave the first martyr Of the fight!
The honor OF producing the proto
martyr for this Republic. belongs sole
ly to us. Anglo SaXonism says tina.
"Blood is the price OF Liberty" Since
we produced the first martyr and wo
alone have been cnslavcd and are now
denied equality. held in cont cmpt by
Americans Of lighter hue, the call
comes. IN pride OF race; to publicly or
serve the death OF Crispus Attucks who
fell facing British soldiers leading II
band OF white men,, on State street
Boston. March S, 1870, first to die
sealing our American birth-right.
BY that first blood we attained foun
dation title to all Of liberty and rights
We need to tell our rising generation.
o" this ground title to citizenship to
assure the middle-aged. We need uri.
ycrsally to celebrate this date that we
may cause our white fellow-Americans
to realize our real original Americat
ism and our claim to every right.
Well may there be added the Doug.
lass way, the black mans fight for
rights under the black mans auspices
and observances of relationship Foun.
dation Day held by committees Of OIL
race, to DO permanent for race-days Oh.
servnnces and any race defense which
they may serve becoming local branch
es OF the races own national body. tho
National Equal Rights League.
From our National Headquarters IN
Boston. the Home Of Abolition at 81
Cornhill directly opposite the spot
where Attuclls started with his band
our race to make March 9Th perma-
ncut annunA Race Day on which to noti
fy the country Of the tremendous serv
leo to white Americans which our race
has rendered in every danger FROM
Boston Massacre to the World War.
likewise we appeal to our race for
concerted action in the creation of a
strong national racial agency for
American rights through these Doug.
lass Day and Attucks Day Committees.
making them into local branches OF
our national body. Attpcks led white
men, although q slave. Let us have one
agency whereby we stand on our owr
legs in q fight for rights. We have
Peter Salem Day. who shot Pitcairn ut
Bunker Hill, June II, 1875, Fort Wag
ncr Day. July IS, Armfstice Day, Nov.
II. etc. to observe Though these Equal
Right bodies"
Row. NJ. A. y. Shaw Pres; Rev. T.. !.
Moppins, VicePros.; J. l.. Neill, Rec.
Sec; Rev. IT. B. Mays, Organizer; NJ
w. Spencer, Treas; Rev. G. NJ. Tanner
Fin Sec; Rev. S. e. Watson, Exec
Chairman: w. Monroe TrOtter. Co Sec
"a Cornhill, Boston. February 7, 1922.