Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-09-27


of the situation from more than one source all OF when are
reliable
HOW JIMCRoWIsM STARTED AT JAMESTOWN.
1t is said that sometime some things occurred there
which caused present administration to deem best to par
cooed people ncosure there The from which
this statement does not tell what that something was
From another comes this information:
Some time ago party white people from the North proo-
abv N D visited the island day when happened that
party Negroes visiting there This have been group
students from colored college These Negroes ed the
inspection trip white people from the North reported
to complained that they could not get in the Church on
account of so many Negroes To satisfy these people the admin
straon is said to have things would
be the futurhence the policy of mcroWsm
by the southern whites against the southern Negroes to please
the northern whites Strange things!
HAMPTON INSTITUTE JIMCROWED.
1t has that white visitor at Hampton Institute
jamestown and desired also that Negro secretary
at the institution accompany nm he was INFORMED oy o
members the school that the Negro went in the party some
difficulty might be experienced entering the GROUNDS Inns
the for the spirit OF Booker l. Washington the
Hampton and the seemng od OF the southern white peo
pe
It is further reported that Hampton Institute allowed two
educational trips annually by special permission at which times
Negro bodies enter the ncosure at jamestown M
one occasion Hampton said to have sought
to take company young visit the island
The Society charge willing to grant this permission the
Dean would count it as one of annual trips The Dean
was not willing to accept great COST and since it
as if the society CAN ENDURE The PRESENCE OF NEGROES
ONLY TWICE YEAR, the trip was called Oft.
THE AFTERMATH OF OUR PREVIOUS ARTICLE
It will be recalled by those this column that several
letters were sent white daily Virginia
attention we 90 not KNOW
We do that the letter appeared the NeWseader Whe
the did commit Se editorial it did show
by the heading which it to the letter sent by the
write The following was the CAPTION NEGROES SHOUlD BIZ
ADMITTED TO JAMESTOWN We Informed by the Planet
that the editors Newport News and Williamsburg papers called
up at the Planet office know about the situation We
thank the NewLeader and all white who took interest
in this matter
member of the iner-raca committee up the writer
seeking information who the party with the writer
when mcrowed The writer informed the inquirer that there
othersthree eXchoo teachers OF Virginia active
and Richmond
where the Negroes ve The date of the writer's visit
was August 14th in the early afternoon
WHAT WILL BE DONE ABOUT THE SITUATION?
member of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia
Antuuties-the society that controls affairs Jamestown
called up the writer assured him that the intention
society ust to make money inferred in the writ
er previous article He further assured that at time
he party in which he was should desire to visit the Island
special permission would be given him to enter there But the
writer thanked this official and assured her that it not for
special privilege that he seeking but for PRINCIPLE OF
JUSTICE ON BEHALF OF HIS RACE He furher assured
this official that efforts would be made to institute
broader policy of management at Jamestown
been further assured that the nerraca committee
would lend We have been also told that the Council
Church Women of the city has become Interested the matter
On behalf of THE DESCENDANTS OF THOSE HUMBLE BUT
TRUE NEGROES WHOM THE WHITE PEOPLE BROUGHT TO
JAMESTOWN wish to thank all who doing anything that
just treatment may prevail.
To nv group advise that it hope unto the end and
to that prison walls do not prisoners make jim
rowsm does not make Inferior and while here those who
feel when of color approach hem color itself
no feeling of color feel like men-withou color
LATER.
While the writer his the press with this article
learned that the nteacial committee and officials
cey Preservation of Antiquities Virginia would
incosure jamestown not 1t admitted furher that
meeting grew of last article in this column WHAT HILL
THE VERDICT BE?