The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-31
CARRIE TUGGLE SAYS
RACE PROBLEMS MUST
BE WORKED OUT HERE
Makes Plea For Protection
And Elimination Of Bad Me-
gro Element

Carrie A. Tuggle, official head and
organizer of the Sons and Daughters
of Protection, a negro fraternal or
ganization with membership of
more than 81 900, delivered practical
common sense address at the six
teenth annual session Tuesday morn
ing morning in Tuggle Institute
chapel, Enoch Ridge, urging unity be-
tween the races in building up the
south.
Let there be no strife between the
white man and the negro of the
south" she said but let us find a
common ground on which we can
meet and have a through understand
ing. We are now at the place where
about each other, anf IL we talk about
each other, let it be only good. This
can be done and it must be done.
Abuse, vindictiveness. race hatred,
race prejudice. complaints and wall
ings never accomplished anything for
good and never will. Kindness and
good treatment win.
When it comes to race prejudice.
race hatred, race antipathy. there is
nowhere in America we can run to
get away from it, for 1t Is to be
found in the north, cast and west
as we'll as in the south, and we must
work it out right here at home. Our
,
honesty, reliability and thrift. We
must do our duty. have better homes.
better churches, better schools. bet
ter farms, better men and women.
better boys and girls. We must turn
the shiftless loafer into an indus
trious citizen. Get rid of the gamblers,
the loafers, the murderers and all
other lawless elements we may have
among US.
Protection Is Necessary.
Now the next is that we must be
protected. The white men who make
the laws, who construe and execute
the laws, who are in charge of the
jails-in fact who run the govern
ment must see to it that we are given
Justice, that life and property are
protected; that we are given first
class schools with first class teachers
from kindergarten through high
school. that the law be blind to color.
Do this and there will be no going
to the north, seeking protection.
seeking schools. but we will all re-
main right here and make the south
land the garden spot OF the world.
God intended that it should be and
it is going to be.
Il believe in the south, and l am
indeed sorry that there is so much
restlessness. Let us not throw away
our life accumulation and go some
where else to start life over. God who
rules the world will hear US. and if
we have any enemies among the
whites, He will turn them into
friends and our white friends old
and new will hear us. and the COM
mand to the lawless will be given.
Halt, right about, then law and order
will take charge and we will dwell
together in love-
The grand lodge will be in SEES
sion until Thursday morning. 1t is
with the Grand Lodge of knights of
Pythias, Grand Court of Calanthe the
female branch of the X of +. and
the knights and Ladies of Honor
Patrons of the Tuggle institute.
by the white citizens of Birmingham,
done obedience to law, courtesy
things which are instilled into the
striving to reach the unreached.
Three hundred delegates are here
from all parts of the state.
Fannie c. Blevins, recorder of
truth. read the proclamation Monday
morning. Several short addresses
were made by delegates, and Charles
Stewart, general missionary of the
National Baptist convention. made
short address. stick to the soil,
which has never drawn the color line
and never will" was the keynote of
his practical address. He declared
there was no need Ct any human
being leaving wealth to look for