Minnesota Legislators Would Prevent Lynching.
Type of event: Afterwards
Location: Minnesota; United States
Citation:
The Appeal, April 16, 1921, page 3.
“Minnesota Legislators Would Prevent Lynching”
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MINNESOTA LEGISLATORS
WOULD
PREVENT LYNCHING
Anti-Lynching Bill Introduced
In The
Legislature
BIG ANTI-LYNCHING MASS MEETING
AT ST. JAMES
A. M. E.
CHURCH, SUNDAY AFTERNOON,
APRIL 17,
AT
3:30 O’CLOCK
The Everywoman Progressive Council earnestly requests the presence of
every race-loving colored person at its anti-lynching mass meeting at St. James
A. M. E. Church, Fuller and Jay streets, tomorrow afternoon at 3:30
o’clock
There will be addresses by Representatives Theodore
Christianson, George Nordlin, John I. Levin, also W. T. Francis, Rev. H. L. P.
Jones, Representatives J. W. Olson, C. A. Sivenson, J. B. Gislanson, W. E.
Washburn, N. J. Lightener, S. Child: Senators Geo. Sullivan, O. Sageng, J.
Cumming, Gillam, Nolan, Palmer, Denegree, Coleman, West and other good friends
have been invited as special guests.
The Everywoman Progressive Council
requests your hearty co-operation at this meeting tomorrow afternoon. President
Harding has spoken, let us demonstrate our appreciation of his and our
legislators actions.
Let all race-loving citizens he on hand early to
register our approval and appreciation of the interest our legislators have
shown in suppressing lynching and thereby support the Johnson Federal
Anti-Lynching Bill and Anti-Lynching Program of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People. There will be some special music by the Junior
Choral Choir under the direction of Mme. L. A. Crafton and Dr. Lillian Lewis
will sing a solo.
Everybody cordially invited.