Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-01-06

THE Shame Of America" This
work has been accomplished at a
total expenditure of some $4,000 in
ten years.
THE ANTI-LYNCHING
ADVERTISEMENT.
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The full and half-page advertise
ments setting forth the facts about
lynching in daily newspapers were
placed as follows:
(Figurea in parenthesis represent
circulation, and money, the cost of
one insertion
New York Times. Nov. %. full
page (327.216) s1,539.2O.
Chicago Daily News, Nov. go, z
columns. (412,3O1 $1,3S7.75.
Atlanta Constitution, Nov %, Z
columns, (1O9.7SO s37s26.
Kansas City Journal. Nov "a,
half page, (4O,266) $25S.72.
Kansas City Star Nov. %. half
page, (439.374 $5S2.OO.
San Antonio Express. Nov. %,
half page. (S0.536) s16SOO.
Washington Star. Nov. 23, full
page. (92,550 $4SS.00.
Cleveland Plain Dealer. Nov. %.
half page. GS1,756) $&S4-O0.
New York World. Dec. 4, 1 page.
| (360,0S0) $1,344.O0.
The Nation, (30,5S4) $4,000.
New York Times Midweek Pic&or-
| ial, (6O,0O0) S95OOO.
The moneS+$6,gS0. 9S- spent for
! this advertising was contributed for
] the specific purpose by the Anti
Lxnching Crusaders. the American
FsInd for Public Service. and num-
Der OF individuals. The sdvertise-
tment Was intended to put the es-
sental facts about lynching before
the greatest number of American
citizens possible and to correct some
of the false ideas about the causes of
lynching.
REACHED 100000 PEOPLE.
The combined circulation of the
publications in which the advertise
ment appeared was more than 1000.
900. 1t is estimated that upwards
of 100000 were reached by the
Advancement Associations advertis-
ing.
AS an instance Of the profound
impression created by this advertise
ment We quote the following para
graph from an editorial in the San
Francisco Call, Of December Q, the
leading daily OF the State of Cali
fornia and one Of the most influen-
tial newspapers of the Far West:
1.-THE mos. ,2azing advertise
ment ever paid for and printed in
any newspaper is now appearing
in newspapers Of the East. 1t was
paid for by the Anti-Lynching
| Crusaders on behalf of the Ma
tional Ass ociation for the Advance
ment of Colored People. Part OF
1t - reproduced in this column,
without being paid, for, because
the advertisement is not trying ITO
sell anything but pity and mercy
and justice and tolerance to the
American people.
The concensus of opinion is that
this advertisement was the greatest
| single stroke Of propaganda ever
struck in behalf Of justice to the
Negro.
The temporary setback on the Dyer
Bill in no way affects the determina-
ton Of the National Association FOR
the Advancement of Colored People
to continue the fight on this iseuue
until lynching in America is stamped
out.
DEFENSE OF THE ARKANSAS
PEONAGE VICTIMS.
Defense OF IL Arkansas colored
| peonage victims, first sentenced to
| death in 1919, in connection with
the riots in which ESQ Negroes were
KILLED, has been carried by the Ad-
vancement Association to the United
States Supreme Court where the
cases will be argued early in 1923.
The cases Of of the 12 men have
gone TO the Supreme Court after
passing through four State and Fed
oral Courts and the men were saved
after twice being sentenced to death
and five times having dates for their
execution set.
versed, the verdict OF guilty of the
Of the Associations attorneys the
Arkansas Supreme Court twice re-
versed the verde Of guilty of the
Phillips County Circuit Court. After
the second reversal the Ass ociation's
attorneys obtained change of ven
ne. On four occasions date for re.
trial was set but on each of these
occasions the State OF Arkansas an
nounced it was unready for trial
The Associations attorneys are striv-
ing to obtain the release of the con-
demned men under the statute of
limitations.
Before the United States Supreme
Court, the Association and the men
will be represented by Moorfield
Storey, ex-prestdent of the American
Bar Association who is now president
OF the N. A. A. G. p: and by Scipio
A. Jones, OF Little Rock, Ark.
Besides the IL colored farmers
sentenced to death, 81 others were
sentenced to various prison terms
from few years to life imprison