Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-01
Whites Could Use
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only apology we have to offer is an
apology for misconduct"
, "The .colored people love white oeo-
pie, we love to have their approval.
You will find that the colored people
of Virginia are as loyal to the white
peorle as any race in the world. You
will not find amp race that will be as
loyal to the white people as the Neg
re. There is land enough, charity
enough and patience enough for the
races to live here in harmony. | am
proud to be a Negro an dto live IN the
south. / would not leave America,
would not leave the south, l am not
discouraged, there is no reason to be
ing out relations between the races in
America is going to be model for
all inter-racial adjustments in the
world. The Is million or more Neg
roes in this country are the most clvl-
lied and the most prosperous Neg
roes in the world, they have reached
this state through their contact with
Anglo-Saxons in America and while
they were brought here against their
will. and have not always been able
to maintain peace with the white man,
thew should thank God for this con-
discouraged if these people seated
here would make up their minds that
colored people shall have justice" l
firmly believe that our way Of work
tact" DR.. Motion closed his remarks
by stating that he believed in God,
believed in Jesus Christ, who said that
a man could not love God and hate
his brother, and l believe as firmly as
/ believe in God that you will help
u.s."
The opening session of the confer
ence Tuesday morning was devoted to
brief discussions affecting Negroes in
the south today, by DR.. w. T. Sanger,
President of the Medical College of
Virginia, DR.. ]. H. billiard, of Char
lottesville, southern representative OF
the Jeannes fund and the Slater
Fund, Leroy Brown, President Vlr-
GINA Real Estate Exchange, j. Hoge
Kicks, Judge Juvenile and Domestic
relations court and DR.. Gordon B.
Hancock, Prof, of Va. U. University.
The conference drafted and approved
the following resolutions:
ID That we urge ministers and
church leaders to study all available
literature on the subject of race rela-
lions and to send this informatino TO
all their people
~ That the State Commission on
Inter-Racial Cooperation make avail
able all the facts brought out in the
conference by printing them in con-
venient form.
(3) That ministers be asked TO
preach on ways whereby the gospel
can be applied in some measure to the
solution of these and kindred pro-
blems.
ca That practical plans be sought
bv pastors and church leaders for
closer cooperation with Negro minis
tiers and teachers.
(5) That the state commission be
asked to consider setting up de-
partment that can provide depend
able legal service to Negroes.
co That courses in race relations
be urged as part of the curriculum of
white colleges and seminaries, Of
which more than one hundred in the
south already have such courses.
The conference also went on re-
cord as deploringf the increase OF
lynching this year over last year and
previous years in the south and urged
church leaders to do all in their power
to prevent them and UPHOLD the law.
A request was drafted that producers
A request was drafted that producers
who are contemplating a new ver-
sion of the Birth of Nation" in
sound picture version either eliminate
all matter conducive to race prelu-
dice, or if they can not do this with.
out destroying the artistic merits OF
the picture net to produce it at all.