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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20

argument used against Pepper
was picture Of him in a Los
Angeles church speaking 10 a
Negro audience. The biggest
argument against Hill was the
fact that he, as 4 member Of
the United States Senate, was
one OF committee which eS-
cortcd President Edwin Bar
clay of the Negro Republic OF
Liberia 10 the roStrum 10 make
brief address 10 tie Senate.
To this level has a political
election fallen in Dixie in this
hateful year of 1914!
But il is giving the South
too much credit To saw the cam
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
jim CROW CAR
Bv Edith Segal

Bv Edith Segal
Come sit beside me. sister,
we won the Civil War.
Why ,inger in the back-seat:
Wha. are you waiting for
Your nan and mine have said
goodbye
They've left rs work 10 DO.
So come and 81. beside me.
Let's TAX cur problems through
There a-e 70 jim Crow bullets.
They make a., red blood flow.
Ard under skin both black and
white
Al bleed is red. YOU know
And when We Sit together.
The people all will say:
The blood OF my ran and % yours
Washed old jim Crow away.
The Worker
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
LA DUNHAM SPONSORS SPANISH CHILD

THE Least do in this country help the children
Of antFasCst Mexico City make ii possible
for these children attend school, said Katharine unham
in backsage interview las Monday night. Miss Durham
told representative of The joint AntFascst Refugee Com
mttee that she considers The work carried by the commit
behalf children important contribution
to the
Miss Dunhahl LAST nigh arranged the education OF
Spanish child in MeNgo CitH. SNycar-od Elena Caoto
Fernandez Spanish refugee child will he sent to the Luis
Wives Institute Mexico City The Institute school for
children OF antiFascist refugees. almost loo o whom
already being sponsored individuals and organizations in
the United States These children will day
free Spain their places intelligent aud educated
citizens in democratic world.
pc, World
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20

bONSAAH'N''s NbStANANo' u VI oOIIlC
the going is comparatively easy.
For others each day brings new
uncertainties. There are many
crises during which death is
ready to knock at the door and
the future looks dark; but usual
ly each is survived. The young
ster is kept alive by those who
care-until finally, the once
helpless fledgling becomes full
grown, able to stand on its own
feet, and carry on the work of
the world.
So is it with the Presidents
Committee or Fair Employment
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
0-H00, Mr.. RANKIN

Il some Of our raciS:s would axe
the trouble 70 visi; their local roo,
and for moment drop their ar of
superiority and take a d.SpasS.on-
ate look al either one o. these apes
gorilla or chimpanzee) they would
find that The hair o. :heSe creatures.
: Lark, that .hejr lips are thin. and
tina. their body is profuSelv covered
with hair n these characters the
white mar stands carer = he apes
han does he Negro Is the white
man then. fer this reason 20 be
judged inferior 20 the Negro" Sure
~ rot VI F Ashley Mon;dsu.
anthropo.cgiSt
Weekly Pc pc
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
GERALD, STAY AWAY.

Every day. nearly. comes a denial
by some one that he is associated
with Gerald l.. X Smith. That mans
rise to prominence is astonishing
He is rapidly becoming the most
popular nan 10 be unassociated with
in the whole country
Adams in Detroit News
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
STEPHENS AND SKUNK

When Thaddeus Stephens. the
famous abolitionis,. was ;" the 'c.cN
Of his great campaign IN behlt q
Saves. he met one OF Is bitter
opponents on a narrow p,aUl side
walk Il was raining hard ..i &c
street was ouagnire Since
they were headed in opposite 4 -cc-
tons. il was obvious one would have
- step Oft the walk and ic:oIr
through he mud.
The opponent sad stF'y:
Sir. ! rever We'd ~ 2 s'-v"k w.
Sir. said Stephens. - ALWAYS
do" And de:oure5.
Walter W,rchcN
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
CANDIDATES

As the grass that is cut down. so
are the mighty in these times. 10.
the Stop-Willkie movement pre-
paiIeth, the Stop Roosevelt move
mcnt goeth strong. yea. the Stop
Wallace movement likewise. the
Stop-Dewey movement getteth
under way. and the whinny OF The
dark horses Is heard in the land.
New York Times
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
Segregation Deepest Issue
Between Races

Segregation Is the deepest issue
between whites and blacks In the
services. 1t Is made more bitter by
the fact that North and South as
well rs white and colored are
thrown together In the camps and
bases. Northern-born Negroes are
appalled, at meeting Jim Crow on
his home ground for the first time.
and as . rule the Northern whites
are also shocked. But So2.hern
Negroes crossing the Mason-Dixon
Line for the first time are confused
by The comparative freedom % con-
dit.ons in the North and West; il is
claimed tha: they become demon
allied. Southern white officers and
trainees coming North often turn
into rabid missionaries for keeping
the niggers in their place"
The soldiers ponder and write a
good deal about this criss-cross. A
private at an air base in the Pacific
Northwest writes: The next sore
/ spot that may respond 10 lancing
is the attitude OF the Southern-born
or Climate OF opin!on) Command
Ing Officers. They try 20 impose
Dixie viewpoint on democratic
community
A white boy from New York who
had never thought much about
racial problems wrote from South
err ca~D:
y f"N bitter towards the South
and the Southern boys. ! used 10
think that when one talked about
the Civil War being TO- ght all over
asa.n !: was gag Not any more
We JUS; had another discussion
about Tie Negro situation. Il seems
- be the big thing around here
Some Southern boys do believe tina:
the Nee.o should be treated IS a
man They say Give them educs-
ton. give them AL the rights We
have. BIZ: always remember that
white man is ALWAYS better than
a colored mar Let :he white mar
1--we in one place and the Negro in
another" A boy runs into
BRICK wal, when he talks 10 a South
EN- boy about The Negro"
* * *
This makes i; lawful. X somewhat
gro .esale, for incidents Ike the
following 70 happen. Or q crowded
troop train Going through Texas the
Solored soldiers were FED behind a
Jim Grow curtain a. one end az the
Gin.rg car. In he main section.
aloYg with the white folks. group
= German war prisoners dined--
and No doubt fed their illusions Of
race superiority or that Jim Grow
curtain.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
unfinished BUSINESS
BY CLARENCE ANDERSON

I IKE AN INFANT child that constantly needs
the help of its parents SO FEPC, the baby
agency in our government now, again, needs your
help.
Growing up and filling an effective place in the
world is hazardous business for both men and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
THE WEEKLY DIGEST
JIM CROW IN THE ARMY
By LUCILLE B. MINER
CONDENSED from The New
RepubIic)

81 am a Negro soldier %
years old. won't fight or
die in vain. II ! fight, suffer
or die it will be for the free
dom of every black, any black
man TO live equally with other
races. II the life Of the Negro
IN the United States is right as il is
lived today. then ! would rather
be dead"
ANY Negro would rather give
his life at home fighting for a
cause he can understand than
against any enemy whose principles
are the same as our so-called dem
ocracy."
"A new Negro will return from
the wsr-a bitter Negro il he is
disappointed again. He will have
been taught to kill. to suffer, TO
die for something he believes in.
and he will live by these rules 10
gain his personal rights"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20

THE PEOPLE who use race hatred political
weapon took licking in the Florida and Ala
bama primaries May .. Senator Claude Pepper
won his race in Florida and Senator Lister Hill
won in Alabama California readers of this col
umn VIII be interested 10 know that the biggest
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
A PEOPLES CHURCH
(The Story of the Abyssinian Baptist Church)
BY BEN RICHARDSON
CONDENSED from The Protestant)


Abyssnan Baptist Church of New York City born
of protest 1876 years ago
The inconsistency Of the doctrine OF common brotherhood
preached from it's pulpit and the persistent social economic
and religious segregation pracced against them by minister
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
ANTONIO MACEOECUBAN HERO
BY PEARL ADAMS FREALlNC
Condensed from The Negro History Bulletin

Antonio Maceo patriot and dominant figure in the
Cuban cause for freedom, OF the eminent OF
Negro descent born in Cuba He is proud OF his blood as Is
revealed in his correspondence when in Haiti He
came into the world time when all Cuba was in state
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
War Attitude Of Negro
Is Dilemma of Race

Statements like these are found
over end over in the hundreds o..
soldiers letters received by organ
izatiors defending the rights OF the
co,ored people. II is impossible 20
read dozen OF these letters picked
al random without feeling their
tragic significance The war atti-
.ude OF the Negro reflects todsys
dilemma O. his race. in sn intensi-
fled and critical form. The Negro
soldier is deeply patriotic. wildly
conscious OF our aims in this war.
eager 10 get into the fighting areas
That seems an ideal attitude for
soldier 10 have, bu, the truth is that
-:he--morale- of-the -eelared- men-in-
our armed forces is far from ideal
For thew are not allowed 10 express
their patriotism. their democracy
and their mili:ancy freely They
have fought bravely in every war
from the Revolution on. but still
they are not treated ike Americans
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
Variations Of Cruelty in
Treatment Of Negro

II is hard 10 decide which IS
more cruel-;his new pattern o.
he ambition. the skills.
the h.gh potential, contributions Of
the gifted Negro. or The Old pattern
OF physical brutality which the
Negro baiters and Khan agents use
assins; the colored man in uniform
Soldiers CT both races have beer
killed in camp riots which have
gown out OF unequal conditions
and mounting tensions But the Ne
FRO soldiers Is much safer In camp
than In some Southern towns or on
common carriers. He finds himself
not only outside the protection Of
the law but even the object Of law
less aggression by the officers Of
the law" In the opinion Of Judge
William N. Hastic. former ca iiian
Aide to the Secretary Of War. who
felt II necessary TO resign his high
post In protest against the Air Corps
policy toward Negroes.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20

Colgate In Rochester, and had COM
pleted graduate work in religion
al Columbia university.
~' Adam Powell Jr.. inherited a
l.-organized church with well
over 5000 members. three choirs,
efficiently working boards, commit
tees. auxiliaries. and a financial
structure that bespoke the genius
OF his father and those who worked
SO long with him. But the son was
not content 10 rest on the laurels
OF those who had gone before. SD
today his additions 20 the achieve
nents OF his father are as singular
as were the teats OF the elder.
MEMBERSHIP HAS GROWN
TO OVER 10000
Under the pastorate OF the young
er Powell the membership has come
70 exceed 10000 The annual budget
approximates 100000 Practically all
Of this sum is devoted TO the vast
community program. The Sunday
school has over 1900 pupils and
100 teachers An adult education
project trains grown-ups IN allied
subjects preparing them for further
service in RELIGIOUS capacities. A
Federal Credit Union gives banking
and small loan privileges 20 mem
bers and operates with capital OF
over $4,000 The old age. sick bene-
At. and insurance needs Of members
are provided through the Friendly
! Society. a chartered organization
with a working capital OF over
! $4,000 in assurances. Prior 70 the
war there were six vested choirs,
to:aling more than 40C voices There
are % paid staff workers who enjoy
all Of the benefits OF ideal employee
employer relations and receive
wages equal 10 those o. workers
similarly EMPLOYED elsewhere.
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE
WAR BOND PURCHASES
Since Pearl Raroor the church
has purchased $4,000 worth OF Wa
Bonds and urged support Of all
. home front vin-the-war activities.
The aged OF the church are further
. provided for in an Old Folks Home
, in Wiliiamsbridge, where their com-
/ plete maintenance is assured With
, out cost. Camp and school scholar.
, ships are given deserving boys and
Z girls. A day nursery cares for Over
Z 100 tots whose parents work away
I from home all day.
2 The dynamic of the church II two.
: fold. II Is q protesting church and
, until the will Of God Is done among
: men 10 will be so. At the same time
, II Is a prophetic church determined
. 20 dream the dreams Of new world
and 70 work without ceasing until
il comes TO pass. Negroes and whites
make up is membership. Race and
color are Of no consequence. This
Is indeed q church Of the masses
dedicated TO serve man. and there
fore God.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
UNSECRET SIX

In Chicago. Mrs Chesy Sodomire
got divorce on grounds OF descr-
ton. remarked O; the six women
who had been calling her 20 ask
when the decree would arrive:
They can come and get him"
Time
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
Soldiers Hope for
New America

From 100. when he to,ored boy
CrlSpUS ATTACKS fell in The Boston
Massacre, down through the Battle
Of san Juan Hill and .the Meuse-
Argonne offensive. he colored
Americans tave been collecting
their traditions az Mar ana their
Tag, and decorations and trophies
As Tar as we VIII let then, they
are fighting as Americans today
and yet they are fighting with q
difference. This. from soldiers
letter expresses what IS IN their
hearts: Those Of Us who are I'm the
armed services are offering our
lives and fortunes. not for the
America we know TO-DAY. but for
the America we hope will be created
after the war"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20

ard members caused the Negroes
OF the congregation. who numbered
more than 20. to petition for the
right to separate from the parent
body and form their own church.
The informed and moving preach
ing Of one Rev. Thomas Paul,
Negro who was invited 10 come
from Boston 10 preside over the
new venture, fastened the favorable
decision OF the white churchmen
Permission was granted and letters
Of kindly dismissal were given TO
twelve sisters and four brethren
who with three others made up
the nucleus OF the New and Free"
church Property was secured in
Anthony stree; through the inter-
cession o. the Ebenezer Baptist
church and on Wednesday July ).
1903. the little congregation was
recognized as a Gospe! body there
after 70 be known as the Abyssinisn
Baotist church.
Conceived in protest and nurtured
by a broad program OF Christian
work. this church has enjoyed a
steady ard progressive. growth
through the combined ministries
Of Rev. Thomas Paul. Rev. William
Spelman. DR. Robert Wynne, and
pa,, rbar1ae G Morris
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
SURRENDERED MANTLE TO
son IN 1897

After 90 .'esrs OF such Useful and
colorfu. leadership. the Patriarch
O. he Negro Pulpit" surrendered
his mantle 20 his son. who. called
by God. chosen BY the con regation.
and endorsed by the community.
wears i. we'll 20 this day.
Adam Clayton Powell j.. entered
The .Gll pastorate OF this. the largest
Negro Protestant church in the
world. October g. 1897.
TIE succession vas natural one
Young Powell had been schooled in
The shadow cf the pulpit. academic
a.y prepared through college a,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
100 YEARS AFTER FOUNDING,
POWELL SR. IN PULPIT

ENactLy one NuflOEeQ years dIkes
the founding Of the church. another
New Englander was called b its
pulpit The Rev. Adam Clayton
Powell ST.. stalwart divine from
that section OF our nation that pro-
duced Jonathan Edwards, the
Ma;hers, ard Frelinghuysen. lett his
charge in New Haven. Conn, TO
accept the Abyssinian call in 1908.
He brought 20 the congrega CATION the
combined gifts OF fervent evange-
ism and sound. measured. business
ability Virginia Union university
in Richmond had been his college
srd he had studied further az Yale.
Thus equipped, he started his in
credible ministry.
Spiritually. Powell raised the
neral level OF the community and
al the same time he amassed the
greatest amount of real property
and financial wealth the church hac
ever known, and most OF the none,
accrued was Immediately put 4
effective use in the constant aid o
those who had need-in or out o
the church circle. Powell caugh
and held the dream OF moving tn
church from its downtown or For
tieth street location to its uptown
or Harlem site. Clearly. prophetic
ally. he saw that the church OF the
future would have to be in the
midst OF the peoples camp-the
population trend was toward Har-
lem. Most OF his members shared
his dream Some Extraordinarily
but all worked together and by
June L.. 1923. The Abvssinian Bap-
It's: church az 1872 IVES; i3sth street
was fact The buildings the church
proper. ant the community house
cost in excess OF s334,8SlS6 and
within Ave years after they were
dedicated they we're paid in full. A
He-culean task had been completed.
The people had done il. The build
ing committee comprised three i'm
mortals OF the fellowship Nelson
S.xcn. W. c. Cole. and William H.
NARROW.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20

You MUST REGISTER VOW TO vote
In the Primaries, July 18th.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20

Of terrible unrest. shocked by the
violence. the bioodshed and fury
% the Spanish nation. Maceo's
father, veteran in the wars FOR
freedom. spent his entire uSefu,
years contending against Spain. He
summoned Msceo and his other
brothers - his death bed - give
.heT parting weird. and Just be-
fore The fn1, closing o. his eyes.
re had each one or his sons take
the oath that he would fEh; for
ever until Snan.sh tyranny was
s,Iej IN CHM
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
JOINED ARMY At
AGE OF 20

When Antonio reached he a. e OF
twenty. he voluntarily joined the
.rSa. gen. army Is a private in 1868
ana. though without. Military train.
.ng ~ his natural military ability.
by his personal magnetism as 4
leader. ari BY drt - hard labor.
&c soon climbed % TIE high rank
o. RAZOR general Of the eastern
forces ~ the island. He causht the
Inauguration 81 The whole world BY
hs fearl eSSueSs III his machete
thard-.ieh'irg kufe-liSe sword)
attacks IL was sailed tmos. fre-
4aer..y> The Centaur" because ne
and rs horse seemed tlbulcysly
enc. and "rac Zion" because ne
vas Tdsuifceut In destruction The
Negro tlood .n HIM scorned the
gNA,,s a-@n.s ur-oIaut.c trigEer-
pg'liug and cried cat fer a cutting
edge VIA a Sl5od.deal.ng, duSAy
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-07-01

terests. including themes OF pro-
test and social significance
According 20 the author We
Who Would Die makes no prctensc
toward the so-called moderne pat
tern OF poetic expression. Noting
Its almost Victorian adherence 10
the conventional. Countce Cullen
remarked TO the author. Your
poems show a technical earnest
ness not encountered In much OF
the verse OF today"
Or. Arthur p. Davis. professor
OF English Literature in Virginia
Union university, writing in his
Forcword 70 the hook. says the
author IN his poems 70 protest !.
speaks out loud and clear. There
is no mlsiaking the MESSAGE Of
tho title poem. We Who Wonld
Die. Their BLOOD Must Mlngle With
The Rest. The Black Falcon. The
Mixed Brigade or Black Editorial,
There Is n kind Of thumpIng
'racism' in Heading Up the River.
Definitely IN the spirit of the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-07-01
.PENICILLIN
USED FOR
SYPHILIS

Large-scale use OF penicillin In
the treatment OF early syphilis Is
being undertaken by the US.
Public Health service. of the Fed
eral Security agency. and a num-
Der OF state health departments,
Medical Director J. r. Heller. Jr.,
chief OF the PHS vcnereal Disease
division. announced recently.
Selected patients with early
syphilis will receive penicillin in
rapid treatment ccnters, OF which
there are more than so In the
United states. Thlrty-six centers
In fS states are already partici-
patine in the penicillin program.
The rapid treatment centers are
special hospitals that have been
established within the last two
years as part OF the national ven
ereal disease control program. To
date approximately 10000 patients
have been admitted to the centers
and have been treated for syphilis
and eonorrhea with the new in
tensiye methods.
Pcnicillln already has been used
successfully at the rapid treat
ment centers for treating gonor-
rhea cases that did not respond to
sulfa drugs
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-07-01

One hundred and thlrty-ihree
Negro hieh school boys with good
scholastic records put down their
books a few weeks aeo and went
into the Baldwin county. Ala
Irish potato area 20 help save
this years crop.
Anxious 10 holp assure food
supplies for our fighting men. the
hoys followed IN the wake Of the
digging machines. picking M and
loading potatoes over hundreds
az acres Although none OF the
hcys was experienced in farm
work. It Is said that they did an
excellent job OF helping to har-
vest the crop.
The school authorities in sew
eral counties surrounding Bald
win. arranged FOR such high
school boys, white and colored
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-07-01
by GRACE LEDFORD

Mr. aud Mrs Reeves were
pleasantly surprised June II. when
their son. ryt Cornelius Reeves
came home from Camp Ellis. III
ON his return 10 camp on June
rs. he was accompanied 10 the
train station at Ann Arhor by Mr..
md Mrs James Ledford Ir.. Har-
Old Carter Jr, Miss Martha Ohah-
ia. and Grace Ledford. Miss Mary
and Lcona Reeves Henry l..
Thompson. Mrs. Milton Reeves.
Mrs bertha Austin Mrs Annie
NJ Raines. Mr.. Maefcc and Mr..
Brown.
Mrs. Narcissia Mockahee OF
Dover. Tenn. Is visiting her sis
tcrs Mrs Sadie Iedford OF Whit
takor. Miss Hattie Winston and
Mrs. Grace Rayburn Of Detroit
Wesley Brown Of Connersville,
Ind. formerly OF ypsilanti is Wis
ling his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs r. " Byars
Wendell Rayborn OF Detroit Is
spending hts vacation with his
relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Led
ford.
The II o'clock service at Camp
h.ll chanel AME church was very
Inspiring The Rev. A. l.. jerks
pastor also held his third quar-
tcrly conference At $3.50 sunday
afternoon. rounding mp a success
nl conference year.