Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-08-31
Beauty Experts Say Mo. P. Railroad
Treatment To Passengers Brutal

Houston Texas-Egh Michigan delegates enroue to the
National Beauty Cutur League convention here forced
their seats in unsegregated Eagle Mis-
souri, Pacific Streamne train and crowded into jim
Palestine, Texas, Monday morning August ID,
1851.
The delegates brought their protest to the Convention floor
and resolution adopted denouneng
Pacific railroads
re National Legal Advisor for investigation and action
Mrs Cordea Green Johnson, National President said I'VE
give up the fight for equal rights This only
insult these but great National organization
We shall urge vigorously that the Supreme Court decisions
gains segregation upheld shall
work with the NAACP to secure justice in this case
The matter further investigated by Attorney Burre
Mrs " Adar Executive Secretary Houston Branch
CP report made to Atty U. Simpson Tate long
distance the special counsel for Southwest Region NAACP
Contact Immediately made by him with the railroad
ves of the Missouri Pacific Texas head quarters Dallas
The Houston Branch the Texas State Conf of Branches
The Southwest Region the Detroit Branch Region 3 and the
National Office will be joined by the Conf of Beauty
Cuurists League attacking this attempt to return to i'm
crow in interstate transportation.
The following personal submitted by the
Michigan delegation and dsineesed witnessed the
incident and who were victim of the brutal conduct of the
Missouri Pacific conductor
Statements taken the office Of Houston Branch NAAcP
Mesdames Joanna C. Mason, Juana Kersey Mary F. Myer
Lulu Potter Thema Parker Josephine Mitchell and Misses
Dannear M Fields Dozee Smith full age being duly sworn
according to law, upon their oaths dispose and say
We purchased tickets the Wabash Railroad from Detroit
Michigan Houston Texas travelling via Missouri Pacific
Railroad from st. Louis Mo. to Houston
We delegates of the Michigan State Association
y Cultursts to the National Beauty Culrsts League
Vention being held in Houston Texas We boarded the
in Detroit at 7:35 AM Sunday August II, 1851.
We reached St Louis without incident we changed TO
the Eagle of the Missouri Pacific We seats in a coach
with other passengers of whom white people on
an entirely unsegregated basis
We not disturbed by members train crew or
until after leaving Troupe Texas white woman
with three children into the coach where
ed and asked the conductor for seat This conductor
gotten the train Palestine He told there were plenty
of seats She looked around after considerable talk with
the conductor she sat down distance from US About
this time white man came in the coach and he also had
conversation with the conductor whether was expect
ed to take seat in this coach.
When had left Palestine Texas conductor after fur
Their conversation with the white passengers us and
said loudly All cooed passengers the front
We are in jim-crow state There plenty seats IN
front now They just nice there the YOU are
in"
When the coored passengers did swiftly he screamed
loudly Il have told YOU If you don't go you staying at
your risk
TWO Mexican passengers asked the
60 too but no gave them l. Mrs. Myer said
One of this group has fighting Korea and do not
why have to be made move white passenger across
the aisle said What do you think burning crosses
down here for?"
With out exception group finally moved up the front
coach where there insufficient of us
forced to sit baggage Others stand There
were two coored soldiers forced to and them
could not find seat and stood all the way to Houston There
plenty of in the from which we moved
The conductor put his head in the ladies where
Mrs Fields engaged and said All colored 90 up to the
front car"
10 We purchased and paid for way $4,000 or
round trip tickets at $500