St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-19
Crowd of 400
NAACP Meeting
At CLIO Hall

An duulenCe OF ABOUT 4UU, COM
prising many delegates from local
organizations, met at the CLIO Hall
Friday night, April IL. The meet
ing was called BY the Minneapolis
branch of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People for the purpose of demand
ing a full Federal investigation of
the race-riot that occurred in CO.
lumbia, Tenn, February rs and 26.
A resolution calling for such an
investigation was adopted unani-
mously.
Miles Stephens, of Chicago, who
has been associated with the
NAACP inquiry into the case, was
the main speaker. He related many
incidents told him by Rev. Calvin
LOckridge. Rev. Lockridge is one
of the 81 Negroes under indict-
ment. Twenty-eight of these Ne
grOes were indicted for attempted
murder, and the remaining three
are charged with lesser crimes. Mr..
Stephens charged that during the
riot and subsequent investigation,
the civil rights of Negroes were
violated by the police and state
troopers.
Edward Jirousek, member of
the Minnesota State Clio Council,
read a resolution adopted by that
body in a meeting at the Nicollet
Hotel. The resolution called upon
President Truman, Attorney Cen
eral Tom Clark, and Governor Nc
Cord of Tennessee to investigate
the wholesale violation of civil
rights that were inflicted upon the
entire Negro community of Column
bia, Tenn.
Albert Allen, president of the
Minneapolis branch, presided.
Miscellaneous Groups; Phyllis Wheatley
House and p. W. Auxiliary. Young
Wumen's Christian Association and Uni
versity YWCA. Working Girls Council.
office of Mayor Hubert II. Humphrey,
WOmen's District League for Peace and,
Freedom, Schools Inter-grOups Committee,
WOmen's international League for Peace,
Ukrainian Fraternal Union 1917. Parent
Teachers Association Central Council, In
teFeulturRl committee of public schools,
Rescue club. Federal club, knights Of
from northeast, Townsend club, Prom
Arts and Sciences, Workers Defense
League. Catholic Youth Center, Mercury
club, Minnesota Jewish Council. Fedora
ton Of Women's clubs Of Fifth district,
Midwest Federation Society of Citizenship,
Council of Civic Clubs and Minneapolis
Urban League.
The following had representatives or OBJ
servers at the meeting lodge and church
groups: Eastern Stars. HRdassah, Pilgrim
Baptist church, st. Thomas Episcopal
church. Pilgrim Rest Baptist church, Zion
Baptist church, Incarnation church.
Clio; Minnesota State clio Council,
Hennepin County CLIO Council. United
Auto Workers Local $40, 1872 and 1875,
Workers Locals ll4O. has and ll46,
Amalgamated Clothing Workers, 8 locals,
Grain Workers Local 492, Fur Workers
n. Postal Employees 264. LOnEshOremtn
and WRrehousemen Local PA, American
Federation of Hosiery Workers
ALL: Miscellaneous Workers 665, Aux
Hilary Of Sleeping Car Porters, College
Teachers Union, Curtis Hotel Local Ola,
Street Car Mems Union 1905, Foundry
Workers. United Transportation Workers.
BrOtherhOOds; Brotherhood of BocomO-
tive Fireman and Engineers Lodge 27O.
Democratic FaTmeT-LabOr Clubs: First
ward. Third ward, Fourth ward. Fifth
ward. Seventh ward, Eighth ward. Ninth
ward. Tenth ward. Young DEL club.
Republican Party Clubs: Young Repub-
licAn League and Hennepin County Re
publican club.
Communist Party: Minnesota State Of
flee of CP. West Side branch. Moline
branch Honeywell branch, South Side
branch, North Side branch, East Side
branch.
American Youth for Democracy: State
AYD office. University AYD. North Side
AYD, South Side AYD.
Veteran Groups: Maceo Harris Veterans
club, Vets and WIVES. club. Inter
racial Vets club, University Of Minnesota
Veterans club.