Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-24

-. T., M. -, PRESIDENT, AT
BOSTON, STATE OF SENATOR
LODGE, HOME OF ABOLITION,
JULY 4 TO 8.
TO the Branches of the Equal Rights
League, Affiliated Organizntions
and Every COlorcd American Citi-
Zcn
The time is at hand for the fiji
teenth annual meeting of the Ma
tional Equal Rights League which
convenes in Boston, Mass, July 4 to
8. inclusive, at the Twelfth Baptist
Church, Shawmut Avenue and Madi
son Street
Because of the serious conditions
affecting the welfare of our race call
ing Tor conference and action by the
best minds and most unselfish men
ana women among us, I am urging
that every State, county, city, town
and village send delegates to this con-
yention to be held in the city of
Sumner, Garrison, Phillips and An
drew, home of abolitionists, city of
the Cradle of Liberty, and the only
absolutely free State of the Union in
which our race gave the first martyr
to the establishment of a free nation;
from which Robert Gould Shaw led
ms gallant colored troops up the
heights of Fort Wagner; in the city
where the rights of all citizens, re-
CARELESS of race, color or previous
condition of servitude are safeguard
ed by laws which are enforced and q
man is a man for a that in the
home of Senator Lodge, majority
leader of the United States Senate
while the anti-lynching bill is on.
If you have no local branch Of the
National Equal Rights League in
your midst organize one, or an Equal
Rights Committee at once and elect
delegates to meet with US. Every
church, every wOman's club, every
civic or fraternar organization is
urged to send as delegates the best
representatives in your midst to CO.
operate with this race organization,
whose untiring efforts, initiative and
unparalleled importuning resurrected
the Dyer anti-lynching bill from it's
grave in the subcommittee to which
it was consigned, to become q living
issue before the United States SEN
ate the present time. Come to a ma
tional race convention on the Dyer
bill in the State of the Senate leader.
We want only earnest, self-sacri-
ticing men and women to take action
on:
First: The partially completed leg
lslation by Congress making lynching
n Federal crime.
work begun by the league in oppo-
sition to the Ku Klux Khan, whose
avowcd purpose is vindictive punish
ment instead of the penalties pro-
vided by law.
Third: To encourage the establish
ment of business enterprises among
our people in ali sections to the end
that there may be greater union Of
the various trades and the consequent
provision of more employment for
our people.
Fourth: To plan for legislation
which will protect us in the enjoy
ment of property lawfully acquired
and to encourage land ownership.
Fifth: TO abolish peonage and all
forms Of labor contracts which carry
prison penalties.
Sixth: To cooperate with all forces
tending to reduce illiteracy, promote
the moral welfare and better. conduct
on the part of our people from the
South, some of whom are turning
their new found liberty into license.
Seventh: To abolish color line dis
elimination in organizations pledged
to collective bargaining.
Eighth: To urge closer afliliation to
organizations representing capital
and labor and aid in promoting in
dustrial peace.
Ninth: To establish an effective
and national bureau which shall CO.
operate with lawful authorities in
the maintenance Of all our constitu-
tional' rights.
, Tenth: Insistent opposition to color
segregation established or permitted
by the government.
Bespeaking for our race the ear
nest, sclf-sacrifcing service of repre-
sentatiYes from all sections of our
common country in wiping out all
, prescription and public restrictions
based on color and invoking Divine
guidance for the plans and work. OF
our convention, and promising the
delegates from distant parts a most
pleasant and interesting week in the
hub of the nation, with it's unique
abolitionist landmarks, | issue this
."Call to Duty" for the time and place
stated above.
Finally, 1 appeal to every colorcd
community to hold a general Equal
Rights Mass Meeting between June
18th, Petcr Salem Day, when a black
man shot the English general, and
July 4th, when the Colonies declared
all men to be born free and equal,
for the purpose of electmg delegates.
On to Boston.
Railroad rates to Boston are re-
duced for the convention of the Ma
tional Educational Association. All
educational delegates are invited to
be delegates to the Equal Rights Con
vention and are asked to SEND their
'namcs in advance to Secretary w.
M. Trotter, 81 Cornhill, Boston. Au-
tomobile trips to Harvard University
and aboltionist landmarks. After
noon sessions devoted to entertain
ing the delegates.
l.; M. A. N. SHAW,
President National Equal Rights
: League.
= $50 Shawmut Ave, Boston, Mass,
June 10, 1922.
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