Richmond planet., 1923-03-24
EASTER APPEAL MADE
bYN. A. ADVANCEMENT
OF COL0RED PEOPLE

The National Association for the Ad.
vancement Of Colored People, 20 Fifth
Avenue, New York. today made an
Eastertime appeal to coiored citizens
throughout the United States to sup
port the work of the Association.
The appeal. which is signed by
James Weldon Johnson. is as follows:
The National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People goes
before the colored people Of America.
standing on its record of accomplish
ments, and asks that they further the
work by liberal financial support.
Most readers of the colored news
papers. which have fully and generous
ly reported the Associations activities
are familiar with its accomplishments.
Let me only briefly recall a few OF
them:
1. We have delivered body blow
at peonage in America by fighting the
cases OF the condemned Arkansas farm
ers through the United States Supreme
Court, winning a reversal in the cases
OF five defendants upon which the
cases of "a others in prison now hinge
End holding up he iniquitous practic.
es in the cottOn-raising sections of the
country before the gaze Of the entire
world.
2. American lynching has been made
a worldwide issue. The Dyer Anti.
Lynching BiW though it failed of pas
sage in the Senate after being forced
through the House of Representatives,
Is lot yet dead. An overwhelming sen
timent against lynching has been anil
still is being created by the N. A. A. c.
p, which is the first organization in
America to conduct a systematic and
persistent campaign against this evil.
Money is needed, and now, to con-
tinue this fight as 1t should he contin-
ued. until federal anti-lynching law
is enacted and enforced.
3. We have taught the Southern
States that they cannot extradite col
ored men where there is danger of
lynching instead of prospect of fair
trial.
a. In every part Of the country, the
N. A. A. c. p, interests itself in legal
defense. advises colored people, and
as far as its meager means permit,
employs lawyers to defend them AMI
prevents gross injustice against the
Negro in America.
If the colOred people of America
want this work to go ON, IL they want
an organization resolutely and un-
flinchingly safeguarding their inter
ests and letting them know of every
step In the forward progress, then let
them support the N. A. A. C. P. This
work costs money. We do not believe
1t costs what 1t Is worth. If it is to con
tinue as 1t has In the past, then color.
ed Americans must give and give gen.
erously. The N. A. A. c. p, publicly
accounts each year for every cent re-
ceived and expended.
We make this Easter-time appeal.
confident that the record of our
achievement will speak for Itself. AL
though there are some well-disposed
and generous white people, more and
more the task of self-help falls to tn.
Negro himself.
The Branches Of the National Asso.
citation for the Advancement Of Color
ed People throughout the country are
now conducting their spring drive fo.
membership. You can help the Associa
tion by Joining the branch in your
community. II there is no branch
there. you can help by sending your
contribution, by check or money or.
der to ]. F. Spingarn. Treasurer -
Fifth Avenue New York City.
(Signed:) JAMES w. JOHNSON.
Secretary.
National Association for the Ad.
vancement OF Colored People.