Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-03-15

los elamorous OF Self
replaced uniformed operators at zoo
ing commuters prosperous New Jersey
suburban communities ride the a. to make connections 10
Negroes restricted when to home
buying and home owning
riding night last the to hair
Hin the peak of the rush hour when the trains
subway during rush without pushing being
This leads hot exchange Of words The "A
pulled station female passenger OF color
struggling to the door pushed another female OF color
xcuse me" she said That at least was switch Mos, New
Workers don't bother make show of while riding the
subway
"whyn you go on back person
got pushed a loud and bcnigerent tone
Who you taudn to-" demanded gal
YOU back South push those white
folks" beloved Beligercn, Bessie
There was the sharp crack OF slap the The
station Before the
midget peanut
b.,ecp the am,cdp passcnpcrs hut acsIy there now was
surrounding the combat And
langwtdge!
Aggressive Tipped lid at the idea being
depoted Yonder whaling living daynghs
BeIgercn spawng laps
type eers promptly pushed Bessie back her
dung and scrambne to get on, of the but
body tried to stop the melee
the "A" pulled the iioh street station the change
over to tho upper
spng passenger platform yelling
Fight Fight" usual patromsn sight
Bessie stumbled 10 platform Aggic right
the that bloody
thought would commit murder but
Bessie started to howl my noe Ohmyeawd My
$ brokol"
girl" Aggc rcorted cycling op.
ponnt sharply It's jos" bleedn You're lucky didn't whip
head good"
crowd had by ngh,
drained had certainly drained Bessie
girl fmbed her and offered several sheet. OF aca
had o Jump mo no,hn''
complained Bessie dabblng at her bloody nose
disgustedloong Teller advised why don't two
home forget ~"
There a remark. passed Aggie and
nothing left accompanied
small cote1e OF Sympathlzers
little old gey.hared lady who looked had he,
sadly
u don't know whats wrong Of foltS"
IT'S not folks honey told her Granny shook her
head again and went sbou, her business"
Last Saturday Russell and spending tho
ming with friends Along about a Of tho bright souls
little pubcrawng Visit few Of the old
hangouts and what sS Of ~" feeling gay and
hilarious, started making the rounds
We stopped HryartS Purple slipper the
spots uptown While show business veteran ~"
handicapped looks like white could
able engagement through the years rather than eros" IN" color line
and deny his lie hates Uncle Toms Ills refusal TO bow and
controlling hasn't exactly
been help 10 hts either willie has put weight In recsn,
lie said that he shed Of the Hvod he might
chancef the THna Horn" show set for Broadway
why 10 weight
get part apparently being
paunchy and longer poHe Of inspired ambition to knock
Broadway
One Slipper Teller who the
1905 bachelor
passing behind the
Of Nothing wrong that MS q legitimate occupation.
From the Clipper downtown 10 the Pain Gardens
yn Robnon fighter Ray obn~on airing her
disc Jockey show the radio booth above the bar When
walked doing commercial Harlem leUciry
and looking completely bnd the windows Of gSHdn
booth The looked bored No seemed
be having gay old time
Then the B}iock the Eighth
band musicians playing the Apollo
town between Nowadays they've
broadway
hind preside Hotel
Theresa the gathering the society
and sporting crowd He greeted automatically
asked ~ c1IEk 81 the
Cotton boyE boys Travelled
caIowsys bottom n big band business
after World War danng split up cfnb finally
job bartsnding place Brndfok Steve told he
completely disappear opened swallowed
up
We talked bou' ssvs grey a
temple getting complained
a completely
breath He appeared genuinely Haid Eoibye
spots gone
evening Folks stay
hsy evening patfonzs the
places dg1ntovn-
Eysryhirg changes People of living - laughing
II . pl,k the threads Of he past.