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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-06-29
"seRvEs EN- RIGHT" IN
u TRisukE 70 THE CHURCH

SEHVES EN- Mutt TT
GODS DETROIT TRIBUNE 70 THE CHURCH
coheREcATlQN:
Look infe tbs possibilities Of Roman Catholic sabotsgeI
u has been recorded In black and white southern
Roman Catholicism had hand in the assassination Of Abe
lineolp
And remember. Roman Catholicism Is fhe DEVILS
msfsrslssie psrvsron Of fhs wholly spiritual divney
Protective. infsIbIs nonrssmenfed PopeLEss. Chris
family Of Ny. Gods. cHILDLEss Christ Jesvs-"THE
WAY. The TRUTH. AND THE LiFE"l
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-06-29

In August 1919. entered The Mother Church for sbs
FIRST ms. with rich blessings following among which was
the recognition Of the importance Of those two inseron.
on the wall % The Mother Church. back Of the desks Of be
First end Second Renders, respectively
ST. PAUL. Prsseh ths word be instant in season and or,
Of season. rsprovs sbvks sxhort with all long sveno and
doctrine"
From Science and Health: when eonfrons you
withhold not The rsbuks the explanation which DESTROYS
Never breath immoral atmosphere unless in the
attempt to purify IT," like TO think impure instead Of
immoral; u seems more aIsrting and comprehensive
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MIRA Called
tcontinved from Back Psse)
Wars No More!
They Never Oecured!-In Reality

Flesh. matter. and AdarsEve history have been
anything more than dsyish. MYTHICAL, anti-chrisf.
shsdowy mortal thought eovntstets and bvresqves Of the
eternal harmonyl
MIRA CALLED A-WAR ANSWER
Detroit Times)
MAcKiNAc ISLAND. June ~ uNsl-A leading Japa-
nsss political leader said yesterday ths key problem in the
handling Of atomic weapons us the who controls these
wespons-whss idea controls his living and thinking"
Senator Tsesh Tossno. member ct fhs Socialist party
added:
The orly way Of avoiding future atomic war s
TO arm the whole world with hs ideoiogy OF MIRA MORAL
Rs-ArmsmsnD."
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kirk-ln-The-Hi|Is-

Continued from Back Paqe)
MORTAL THOUGHT cOUNTERFEITS AND BURLESQUES
OF DIVINE IDEAS! 1.-THE THINGS NOT SEEN ARE
ETERNAL"-l to st. Paul, 10 YOU
PART z
THE TRUE cHURcH-NoT THE DEVILS R. c..
NOR HEBRAIC. ANTl-cHRlST, NOR CHRIST SCIENTIST
MESSIAH VOID, IMPURE. IMMATURE. DISHONEST
PROTESTANTISM - THE LITTLE BROTHER OF
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
NY. GODS, CHURCH. AS PER Glossary D. 583, of
NY IMPERATIVE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TEXT.
BOOK
"cHURcH The structure Of Truth and Love; whatever
rests upon and proceeds from divine Principle.
THE Church is that institution which affords proof Of
It's utility and found eevatng the race rovsins the DOR
mant understanding from material beliefs to the sppre
hension Of spiritual ideas and the demonstration Of divine
Science. thereby CASTING OUT DEVILS. OR ERROR. and
HEALING THE SICK"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-06-29
Long Delayed Headings and
Premature Deaths

We know that Christian Science is the only infabe
healing system religion, edveation euIfure) available TO
the human races.
And know too that Christian Science heals all types
OF human ailments!
But sometimes feel Ies-down premature deaths
Of fellow Christian Scientists orr Excessively long de-
laysd hsaings.
We know that Jesus healed all those WORTHY Of heal.
ing at And Mrs. Eddy says she healed all types Of
diseases In one. two three visits.
II. c. PRIEST ASKS RE CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE CURES.
Catholic priest asked why don't you heal all your
pstsnts7"
Answers "For the Jesus healed only one
cripple 81 ths Pool Of BehesdaI
Note 70 the reader: We believe the c. s. Reader became
little BIT nervous at this point.
PART S
1.-THE FATHERS BUSINESS"
CONTINUOUS EMPLOYMENT FOR ALL y
We know that THE FATHERS BUSINESS" spoken Of
by Jesus at the age Of H. the REAL work Of all
nations and peoples. and u.s. indeed, spiritual WAR
FARE WITH THE WORLD, THE FLESH. AND THE
DEvIL"I
Mrs. Eddy says: only soIaee the ills Of
kind by WAclNc A LIVELY BATTLE WITH THE WORLD.
THE FLESH. AND THE DEVIL
TO BE GOOD SAMARITANS."
BROTHERS KEEPERS.
Mrs. Eddy says: WE CANNOT FILL VESSELS AL
READY FULL Error must be uncovered!
Mrs. Eddy points out that Jesus uncovered and rebuked
error before he cast II out
PART
THAT c. S. LEcTURE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
AND MANS DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
In magnificent Ford Auditorium
Communication to the lecturer: Beautiful. masterfv.
inspiring. u emphasized for our [divne privilege and
duty 10 make Declaration of independence from the
dsvilsh. MYTHICAL snfi-chrsf Adam-Eve ego and psy
ehoIosy Of all human births
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New Wage-Push-

Sonnved from Back Page)
'ney sfeal within the law. from the vast majority of
incomes! 'r =" '~eN
They have reduced she value Of the dollar IN novr,
menf bonds life insurance policies ETC.
PART q
HUNDRED MILLION VS.. BILLION S SURPLUS
mar hundred million surplus Just discussed has been
IN potential security not only TO the reduced
purchasing power OF the dollar but the great menace o
the devil in big labor permitting or promotno Wild e
strikes slow downs feather bedding plain stesnu
within the lava CROOKED DAYS LABOR FOR A FULL
DAYS PAY!
And so, the corporation that would have had seeuritv
win hundred million years ago. now needs
''"'o" or So fne'r directors and management feel.
PART
The ANSWERS MY. GODS CHOSEN PEOPLE,
CHRlSTlIKE CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS! TO DOMINATE
LABOR. POLITICS. MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION.
RELIGION, THERAPEUTICS. AND TO REDUCE PRO.
cREsslvELY TO THEIR NATIVE NoTHINcNEss"
THESE MulTI-BILLIoN S. DEVILS RAcKETs-
The DEVILS SOCIAL H.BOMB' SEX IN THE
ENTERTAINMENT WORLD AND THE WORLD OF
LETTERSLTHE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
Notwithstanding WITH THE FARMER WHO
GROWS THE GRAIN AND THOSE WHO CONSUME
THESE DEVILS BEVERAGES. WHICH FOG THE
THINKING VS.. MY STILL, SMALL VOICE." POST.
PoNINc AWAKENING TO THEIR DIVINE. ETERNAL
PoTENTlALITIEs!
ToBAcco-BILLIoN $ racket
And the same for the tobacco industries. raekets and
fhe devFs AdamEve dvpes-seng for the DEVILS shabby
merchandise appeasng the inherent unrest Of all human
births, born into the MYTHICAL, devish, anti.chrjst
Adam-eve ego and psychology Of the only hell and devil
there is-of MATTER" THE MYTH and mortal beliefs
human concepts mortal thought eounerfe and bvresqves
Of divine deasl
PART
DRUG STORE AND HOSPITAL. DEVILS MEDICINES
SOOTHING sYRuPs.' TO APPEAsE THE DEVILS
ADAM-EvE DISTURBED SENSES which hide 1.-THE
PEACE OF GOD WHICH PASSETH ALL UNDERSTAND
ING" OF 1.-THE GLORIOUS LIBERTY OF THE
chill DREN COD"LSt Dali
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-06-29

Radical Reliance on Christ, Truth,
imperative

found that out In Europe. and in those early years
was much impressed and have been ever since over Mrs.
Eddy's statement N her mo and YES"-I HAVE HEALED
MANY MORE PEOPLE WITH THE SPOKEN WORD THAN
THE UNSPokEN WoRD'l
"HEALINc BY TEACHING"
In her IN. w." Mrs. Eddy says THE STUDENT WHO
HEALS By TEACHING AND TEACHES BY HEALING
WILL GRADUATE UNDER DIVINE HoNoRs"
"REBUKES HELPFUL"
On p 13 Of Christian Science versus Panhesm Mrs.
Eddy says Beloved brethren the love Of our LOVING Lord
was manifest than its stern condemnation Of
all wherever found counsel thee rebvke and exhot
one another"
SPIRITUAL ADULTERY
have been much concerned for many years. over that
saying which has been among Christian Scientists
since Mrs. Eddy passed in 1910 her goth year. DON'T
TALK IT, LIVE ITT
SOUNDS AS IF FROM HEAVEN BUT OF HELL AND
THE DEVIL
II you critically examine that saying DON'T TALK
IT. LIVE IT.. you that II eontradcfs Jesus, Paul. and
Mrs. Eddy
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DETROIT TRlsUNE. SATURDAY. JUNE a.. 1857
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-09-14
REV. F. |. SHUTTLESWORTH
YOUTHFUL BIRMINGHAM CIVIL
RIGHTS LEADER Beaten BY MOE
in SCHOOL INTEGRATION MOVE
Twelve Year old Daughter Is
Injured During The ARRAY
POLICE ARREST THREE WHITE MEN
ARREST THREE WHITE MEN

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 10
Rev. F. L. Shuttlesworth, IS, local
Negro minister, whose reputation
as a Civil Rights leader almost
equals that of Rev. Martin Luther
King, the Montgomery Bus boycott
leader was beaten by a group of
white men here Monday in an out
break of mob violence over the
school Indignation issue, set off by
his attempt to enter Negro students
in all-white Phillip High School.
1t was the second incident of its
kind here during the past few days.
Last Wednesday, G group of white
men abducted, beat and emascul-
lated 81 year old Judge Aaron. At
the local veterans hospital where
his condition was last reported as
good, attendants said he is 100
percent emasculated and was Sc
verely beaten and stabbed.
Three white men, members of the
Ku Klux Khan have been arrested
in connection with the Aaron case.
Rev. Shuttlesworth, was knocked
down several times and threatened
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to take care Of other operating ex-
penses.
Since the loan programs were
established 20 years ago, the Farm
ers Home Administration and it's
predecessor agency have made
loans to 100000 Negro farm fami-
lies. These total more than $500
million. More than 10000 of the
families received loans to purchase
family-type farms Of their own.
Altogether, during the 1867 fis-
cal year, white and colored farmers
borrowed $685. million fro m
Farmers Home. During the same
period, farmers repaid the agency
$294,623,000 on previous loans,
leaving a balance outstanding as
Of last June Of $1,013, 180, 900.
The loans were extended to farm
families who had or could obtain
the land, labor, and other resources
needed for successful farming, but
who could not obtain from local
sources the credit needed to finance
their operations. All loans were &C.
companied, to the extent necessary,
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co|ored Farmers Borrow $40 Million
From Farmers Home Administration

Washington, d. c., Sept. 8 -
More than 1000 colored farmers
received initial loans totaling close
to $40 million from the Farmers
Home Administration during the
fiscal year 1867, the U. 8. Depart
ment Of Agriculture estimated this
week.
TIE estimate does not include
those colored farmers who were
already operating their farms with
Farmers Home credit and received
additional loans, or those who re-
ceived emergency credit in drought
and flood areas.
The loans went for q variety Of
needs designed to develop and i'm
prove family-type farms. A total
of 1853 farmers obtained loans to
buy farms Of their own, or to en-
large or develop their present hold
ings into economic units; Ill re-
ceived loans to build or repair their
homes; Is were given credit aid in
carrying out sound soil and water
conservation practices; and 8,S76
obtained loans to buy machinery,
livestock. fertilizer, insecticides, &
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Detroit, Mich, Sept. 10 The
Rev. Martin Luther King of Mont
gomery, Alabama, said on the
JAW radio program, "Shiftbreak"
Monday that the Senate version
(of the civil rights billy is better
than no bill at all"
Rev. Kings views were recorded
in the JAW radio studios at Soil
darity House. Following is the text
Of the question and Rev. Kings
answer:
Mum: Assuming that we're
going to have the compromised Sen
ate version of the bill with pro-
vision for jury trial in cases OF
criminal contempt, would you new
ertheless describe this bill as one
which you could honestly call an
advance or would you call it a de-
ception?
Rev. King: Well, first
should say like most persons who
believe in moving positively in the
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New York
Opens Inquiry
On Pecnage

Albany, N. Y, Sept. 9-The State
Labor Department last week began
an inquiry into a Georgia mans
charge that he and twenty-five
other Negroes had been held in
virtual peonage at a migrant labor
camp in upstate New York. But
the department ran into trouble
trying to locate the camp.
James H. Brunson, 80 years old,
said in Augusta, Ca, yesterday
that white farm bosses had beaten
and cheated field hands at a camp
near Hannibal, Oswego County.
He gave the name of the camp,
but the Labor Department could
not positively identify it.
Governor Hartman yesterday
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California Lad
EIks 0ratoricaI
Contest Winner

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 10 =
James Wheeler Franklin, a lad
from Vallejo, Calf, won the ring
ing applause of an enthusiastic
audience and captured the unani-
nous vote of the three judges at
the Elks' annual oratorical con-
test here last week in the spacious
auditorium of the new South
Philadelphia High school. Frank
lin spoke on "The Constitution"
Maxine v. Baker of Sioux City,
Iowa was rated second best speaker
of the night by the judges and third
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j. S. Exchange
Group Finds
Little Youth
Delinquency
In Nigeria
Native Children
Seen Subjected To
Strict INFRINGING

NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. o.
Nigeria is at least one place in
the world where juvenile delin-
quency doesn't seem to be much
of problem The native children
do not have time for it, and their
parents just refuse to put up with
youthful monkeyshines.
That in effect was the report
of nine young Americans who ar
rived yesterday from the African
country after a two-month visit ar
ranged by the Experiment in In
ternational Living. AS part of the
visit, each member of the group
lived for about four weeks with
different Nigerian families.
Ranging in age from 20 to "a
years, the Americans described
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Rev. King Says Present Rights Bill
Is Better Than No Bill At All |"

area of civil rights, / was disar-
pointed with the Senate version Of
the bill and at many points the
bill was almost emasculated by the
Senate. However, / feel that the
Senate version is better than no
bill at all. ! think it is step. Now,
it doesn't mean that we won't con-
tinue to struggle for a stronger
bill but we take what we have and
try to use that. 1t Is step, it is
some legislation. No matter how
ineffective it is, it is some legis-
lation in the area of civil rights
and that is something we haven't
had in 81 years. And we will con-
tinue to work for the major step in
the area of civil rights.
During his Detroit visit, Rev.
King spent about an hour Friday
afternoon in conversation with
JAW President Walter P. Reuth-
er and several JAW staff members
in Mr.. Reuther's office,
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See Integration
Crisis Hurting
American World
Position

Paris, Sept. 10 - U. S. diplo-
mats in Paris tave informed Sec
rotary Of State John Foster Dulles
that the Little Rock, Ark, integra-
ton crisis is harming Americas
position in France.
A U. s. Embassy official said
today:
Little Rock has been most dam
aging to our effort to convince the
French that we solve our problems
nationally"
Dulles told his news conference
in Washington that American in
fluence abroad may be adversely
affected by developments in the
school indignation program in the
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NATIONAL BAPTIST CLOSES HISTORIC CONVENTION
Nigerians In
Celebration Of
Opening Of First
African Cabinet
New Prime Minister
Sees Beginning
OF independence

Lagos, Nigeria, Sept. 10 - The
First Prime Minister of the Nj
gerian Federation, Alhaii A. Tafa-
wa Balewa, said last week that the
beginning of the end of his coun-
try's status as a British colony
and protectorate had been reached.
Lagos, the capital, declared a
public holiday for the ceremonial
opening of the House of Represen-
tatives for the first session of the
all-African Cabinet.
Massed but unusually quiet
crowds packed the race course
facing the gray and white con-
crete structure of the House of
Representatives. A guard of honor
Continued on Page Two
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MONTGOMERY, ALA, NEGROES
Aim OF COUNTER BOYCOTT

Montgomery, Ala, Sept. 10 -
Leaflets fluttered throughout the
city Wednesday, urging all whites
to stop employing Negroes, bring
ing the Negroes of the city where
the bus boycott originated face
to face with a counter boycott.
The unsigned leaflets were found
on many front lawns and strewn
on downtown streets in the south
ern part of the city. The effec-
tiveness of the movement yet re-
mains to be seen, but even half
effectiveness would mean great
hardship for Negroes.
1--WE shall get TIE Negroes re-
moved from every possible position
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five THOUSAND DELEGATES
Reflect DIR. J. H. JACKSON
President OF The NATIONAL
BAPTIST CONVENTION 5TH Time
The Largest And Most Overwhelming
Vote Ever To Be Given To A President
Of The National Baptist Convention
Tenure Law Declared Null And Void
Tenure Law Declared Null And Void

There were several potential
candidates, some active and some
otherwise, such as DR.. T. M. Cham
bers of California, DR.. S. A. Owen
Of Memphis, Tennessee, DR.. Mar
shall Shepard of Philadelphia, DIR.
Sandy Ray of Brooklyn, N. Y, DR..
Gardner Taylor of Brooklyn, New
York and many others. For twelve
months most vigorous campaign
had been carried on by the editor
of the Voice against President j.
Jackson. Much had been said
against him in the public press to
which he gave no answer. At the
board of directors meeting on
Tuesday, President Jackson allowed
the men of the opposition to ex-
press themselves, and even the
attorney to read an opinion on
tenure. Many thought that these
men would be victorious in the con-
vention. But on Wednesday morn
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President Signs
Civil Rights Bill

Washington, D. c., Sept. g.
President Eisenhower today signed
the Civil Rights Bill the provision
of which is now the law of the
Land.
The bill is seen as aimed primar-
lily at protecting Negro citizens in
the exercise of the Right to vote
and political participation.
The President made no comment
in signing the bill the merits of
which has been the subject of
widespread discussion.
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in our determined drive" the print
ed circulars said.
The Martin Luther King group,
instigators of the bus boycott re-
manned silent regarding the coun-
ter boycott.
Effigies, one made to look like
a Negro and the other "like a scare
crow" were removed from Mont
gomery public schools Wednesday
night.
Detectives c.. j. Mays and O. w.
James took down a six-foot effigy
at Lanier High School after re-
ceiving report Negro man was
lying on the ground.
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Haitian Demo.
Alliance Leader
Opposed TO
Election Set For
Later This Month
Say Election Held
Under Present
Conditions Would
Be Farce"

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Sept. g.
The charge was made Wednesday
that any elections held here under
present conditions would be "sin-
lister and cynical farce"
Haiti's 100000 voters are sche-
duled to go to the polls Sept. %
to elect a President and Congress.
Georges Rigaud, president of the
Haitian Democratic Alliance, issu-
ed a statement declaring that the
necessary climate did not exist for
free elections. He called for union
of all democratic forces for a
peaceful but firm battle to pro-
vide required conditions for free
and honest elections"
There have been rumors that
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DIGGS PROTEST ARMY BAN ON
NEGRO SOLDIERS White WIVES

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. g..
Rep. Charles c. Diggs, Jr., Mich
igan Negro Democrat member of
Congress lodged a protest against
the army ban on Negro soldiers
taking their white wives to Texas.
The Diggs protest followed the
army's advice to Negro members
of the End Armored Division who
married white women in Germany,
in effect, to make choice between
their wives or their outfit.
The army said Negro soldiers
can't live with their white wives
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GHANA PSYcHIATRIsT SAYS RACE
and NO BAR TO Mental HEALTH

whose reactions cannot be viewed
in the same manner as those of
persons in other parts of the world,
especially the Western world"
Some medical researchers feel
"the mentality of the African must
be basieally different from that of
the European" DR.. Forster said.
"I do not believe this is so. |
maintain that we are all endowed
with basically similar mental at
tributes to make US all rational hu-
man beings" he said. DR.. Forster
is on the staff of the Ghana Mental
Continued on Page Six
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once the division is transferred to
Texas.
Each man concerned has to make
his decision as to whether he wants
to remain in the division or be
transferred out, the army said.
The End Armored is swapping
post in November with the 4th
Armored Division at Fort Hood,
Texas.
In his protest to the Secretary
of the Army Rep. Diggs said:
"The Associated Press reports
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NAACP Sued
by Arkansas

New York, N. Y, Sept. 10 -
The NAACP national officer kere
informed this week that the Az
kansas attorney general on Aug.
&c filed a suit against the NAACP
in Arkansas.
The Arkansas complaint against
the Association is that it has fail
ed to pay a corporation franchise
tax and that pursuant to Arkan-
sas law, the defendant is required
to pay an annual corporation fran
chise tax in the amount of $50
annum
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Nkrumah Sees
chana In n ormaI
Relations With
Soviet Union
And Red China
Say Nation Will
Preserve Its
independence

Accra, Ghana, Sept. 9 - Prime
Minister Kwame Nkrumah said
last week he was sure that Britain,
France and the United States would
appreciate why Ghana Should en-
deavor to preserve normal rela-
tions" with the Soviet Union and
Communist China.
In speech to the National AS
sembly, he also said: "Ghana
doesn't intend to follow a neutral
list policy"
at is our intention to preserve
Continued on Page Two)
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African Student S|ugged, Jailed And
Fined For Violating Bus Jim Crow Edit

L. Boatright and arrested after he
refused to move to the rear of a
city bus as ordered. He was char
ged with disturbing the peace and
resisting arrest.
The policeman said he was sum-
moned by the driver of Cont
mental railways bus who told him
that there was Negro aboard who
refused to move to the rear of the
vehicle. He said he found Essin
sitting in the middle of the bus
next to a vacant seat and asked
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FIJI, Tennessee Probing Reports
Negro Bow Held In Slavery In Penn.

state employment security office,
concern in the Single House
area came to Knoxville and "pick-
ed up Negro boys on the corner"
to take them to work on a bean
farm. They were supposed to get
70 cents for a hamper of beans,
but only receive 80 to 40 cents.
Wares letter said his employer
held him prisoner by charging him
for accommodation and wouldn't
give him his pay.
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StateWide Meeting
Of mmIA To Be
Held Here
Rev. w. D. Ridgeway
Principal Speaker

Rev. W. D. Ridgeway, pastor OF
Truelight Baptist Church, Hatties-
burg, Mississippi, and one OF Mis-
sissippi's foremost advocates OF
first-class citizenhip for the Amer
lean Negroes, and who recently
testified before a Congressional
G o m m ittee on Constitutional
Rights, will be one Of the principal
speakers for the forthcoming state
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