Evening star., 1941-09-22
Broadcast Honors
Charles {. Russell,
Writer and Lecturer
Dr.. John Lowell, Jr., Joins
With DR.. H. B. ToyIor and
DR.. r. w. Brooks in Tribute

Charles Edward Russell, liberal
writer and lecturer who died here
last April, was paid tribute last
night as "the mighty champion of
human rights" during a radio pro-
gram in his honor sponsored by the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, of
which he was a founder.
Broadcast over Radio Station
WINK, the program was partici-
pated in by DR.. John Lowell, jr.,
secretary of the N. A. A. G. p; the
Rev. DR.. H. B. Taylor, pastor of the
Fifteenth Street Presbyterian
Church; the Rev. DR.. r. w. Brooks,
pastor of Lincoln Memorial Congre-
gational Church, and the Shiloh
Baptist Choir, under direction Of
Miss Wilhelmina Patterson.
The death of Mr.. Russell, accord
ing to'Dr. Lowell, deprived America
of an outstanding citizen and the
cause of human freedom of as stout
an exponent as our Nation has
known. = = = We honor him not only
as founder of the N. A. A. c. P,
but as a tireless fighter for the hui
man rights of the Irish, the Jew,
the Negro and the oppressed in
every land"
Wrote 30 Books.
DR.. Brooks, who was introduced
as an associate of the writer,
characterized Mr.. Russell as the
mighty champion. of human rights
wherever challenged"
His interests" DR.. Brooks said,
"were not limited to the superior
station of his racial group, nor
biased by the unfortunate class
system of his generation. He was
able to rise above the fortuitouS
circumstances of his day and to see
life, and see it whole. The power
of his life. therefore, was not only
used in the interest of the down.
trodden, but he was, indeed, a
prophet for the liberty-loving and
justice-seeking people everywhere.
Every worthy cause, every high en-
deavor challenged his interest and
vouchsafed his support"
Pointing out that Mr.. Russell
turned out more than 80 books, DR..
Brooks said the author was not
content to wait for cultural eXpan-
sion and penetration. Feeling deep
~ the urgency of its necessity, he
gave himself unreservedly to a great
many social causes, toiling endleSSly
for the development of a construc-
tive civic conscience. A fair dis
tribution of the school appropria-
tions in the District of Columbia
is a case in point
Declaring that "men with the
vision and heart of Charles Edward
Russell are needed for this tragic
hour" DR.. Brooks characterized
him as "a crusader in the truest
sense of the word
Instrument for Justice.
DR.. Taylor presented Mr.. RusSell's
own story of the organization of the
National Association for Advance
ment of Colored People by reading
excerpts from the authors book
"Bare Hands and Stone Walls
This dealt with the work of William
English Walling, whom Mr.. Russell
credited with having conceived and
founded" the N. A. A. G. P.
In these excerpts Mr.. Russell
wrote the association was "the most
efficient instrument for racial JUS
tice ever devised, attaining to more
than 100000 members, organized in
every State in the Union and having
q notable record in serving the ends
Of justice"
"Scores of innocent men it has
saved from hanging" he continued;
"other scores it has released from
prison; it has carried to the Su-
preme Court of the Nation and won
there it's steady protests against the
insane persecution of men whose
offense was complexion; it has
blocked repeated and lawless at
tempts to segregate Negroes, it has
defeated for Office men who stood
for race persecution, it has been OF
inestimable value to the whole COL
ored citizenry."