Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1933-04-01
Cecil E. Newman

"A Negro cannot be man in
Texas reared Rev. irwin w. Under
hill, eoiored Presbyterian at the Gen
eral Assembly in Denver last year.
He spoke SO, in protest against the
Assembly going to Fort Worth, Texas,
for It's next annual meeting. Despite,
the protest Of Underhill and northern,
white ministers the sessions went to
Texas by vote OF the conference. Last
week it was announced that the as
sembiy would NOT go to Texas but
instead to Columbus, Ohio. Rev I'm
derhill's I'VE ask the General As.
sembly to go on record s.s and say
we won't meet any place where the
Negro members cannot meet as men
and brothers, had finally won the
day.
7. Arnold Hill, urban6Leasue exc
eutive returning from southern tour
claims southern Negroes are going.
Communist. Nathan MargoId, jewish
American attorney, who assists the
N.A.A.c.P. in its legal department,
has been named solicitor to the De-
partment of the Interior. The
Quaker weekly. FRIENDS INTELLi-
GENcER, for February rs. is race
relations number, with articles and
editorials by Alain Locke, Ira De A.
Reid, Waiter White Arthur Huff,
Fauset and Lewis Aiexander. Census
figures given ingan Urban League.
study show the Negro population aof
the Twin Cities at 8,f76, with 4,176
for Minneapolis and 1000 for ST.
Paul which Is just about 5000 short.
There are at least 1900 Negroes, in
the two cities. In order to defend
it's integrity as sovereign state, Ala
bama wants to execute the seven
Scottsboro boys. Evidently right is
not to be considered when the world
questions AIabama's administration
of justice. rs
Toussaint L'Oyerture, black sol
died, statesman and martyr, died
April 2, 1903, in French dungeon,
where the arch treachery. of Napo.
leon had sent him. Wendell Phillips
claimed this slave was the greatest
soldier of the ages. He ranks the Hal,
tian soldier above Napoleon, Cromwell
and Washington. Tho he was the
greatest Negro in the history of the
Western Hemisphere few of his ra
cial brothers know anything about
him, and care less. The Twentieth
century Negro has yet to develop a
Toussaint.
The international Labor Defense Is
fighting to save the lives of the
Seottsboro Boys. Whatever you might
think or believe about the |. L. D. the
important fact is that this oreaniza-
tion seeks to stop the legal lynching
Of these poor underpriviIeged, unedu-
Gated boys. There is only one way in
which you can do your bit to help
save these boys. Send your check,
money order or stamps to the SCOTS
boro Defense Fund, 80 East 18th St,
New York. There Is evidence aplenty
that these boys are Innocent and JUS
tice to them should be the hope of
every justice and liberty loving citi-
zen. Plain talk without financial as
sistance won't help them. Help along
an Important cause by mailing a con-
tribution to the address given.
Looking backward we find that in
1880 total of 5,50S,535 Negroes were
at work in gainful occupations. A
total of over four and, one-half mil
lion We're classified under certain
lines Of useful endeavor The fol-
lowing table shows the totals in vari-
Gus occupations:
Common Laborers 1,S76.751
Servants ................ SS5,SOe
semi-Skilled Laborers ...... 44S,45s
Skilled Laborers .......... s2S.s4s
Farmers ................. S7s.65S
Trade and Business ........ 1854
Professional Men ........... 1929