"Colored Mass Meeting" "Negroes Hold Big Patriotic Meeting"

"Colored Mass Meeting" "Negroes Hold Big Patriotic Meeting"

An April 12, 1917 Florence Herald notice for an upcoming mass meeting of the Tri-Cities black community (to which whites are also invited) at the Courthouse in Florence on Tuesday night, April 17, at 7:30 pm for the purposes of discussing the community's response to the war. Also an April 2...

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Published: Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
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Photographs, documents, and clippings
Online Access:https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1048
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collection Military Collection
building Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
publisher Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
topic Photographs, documents, and clippings
spellingShingle Photographs, documents, and clippings
"Colored Mass Meeting" "Negroes Hold Big Patriotic Meeting"
fulltopic Photographs, documents, and clippings
Military
description An April 12, 1917 Florence Herald notice for an upcoming mass meeting of the Tri-Cities black community (to which whites are also invited) at the Courthouse in Florence on Tuesday night, April 17, at 7:30 pm for the purposes of discussing the community's response to the war. Also an April 20, 1917 Florence Times report of the mass meeting held by the black community of the Tri-Cities, presided over by noted local black educator Prof. Young A. Wallace, at which notable members of the black community make speeches. The African-American community of the Tri-Cities resolves that "We, the Negroes of Florence and the adjacent country heartily endorse the President [Woodrow Wilson] in his decision that a state of war exists between this government and the imperial government of Germany and that we are willing to aid in any way we can to aid and assist in punishing the imperial German government for its crimes and violations of international law . . ."
spelling "Colored Mass Meeting" "Negroes Hold Big Patriotic Meeting"MilitaryAn April 12, 1917 Florence Herald notice for an upcoming mass meeting of the Tri-Cities black community (to which whites are also invited) at the Courthouse in Florence on Tuesday night, April 17, at 7:30 pm for the purposes of discussing the community's response to the war. Also an April 20, 1917 Florence Times report of the mass meeting held by the black community of the Tri-Cities, presided over by noted local black educator Prof. Young A. Wallace, at which notable members of the black community make speeches. The African-American community of the Tri-Cities resolves that "We, the Negroes of Florence and the adjacent country heartily endorse the President [Woodrow Wilson] in his decision that a state of war exists between this government and the imperial government of Germany and that we are willing to aid in any way we can to aid and assist in punishing the imperial German government for its crimes and violations of international law . . ." Newspapers.comLee Freeman1917-04-12 1917-04-20JpegStill Imagehttps://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1048https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/36745/archive/files/71e1e42848c8a86e3c2a8d118061db44.jpg?Expires=1717027200&Signature=mjn9ToJ8vFnAmWA%7EV6lvmsA8g%7EaesI3XhZ1J%7E8oq3T7umqs4bFSXhBiBePHpHhkHyFxtoF-TlYiTkY-l84hDFDS%7EyIa0HWftgBLMJUgnZQYCV3nARigBuu09F0sEDhhCZvUYlpqgn5BVeBr0PMVb%7E1VQYgn7%7EaHKuGmpyzhgCZqcKVhRIaHnvED1f8D67WSICCLBQ84wTTJzMO%7E10a23iOlGj6Dd2xjn0NbJs-PJKLc%7EQpRnmuqjr%7E9drMW3iADWZXf06-KGiQJ1CrbSm7aMvO%7EbIN1IgB281UBOszxgdp2czY1v8E4MvBe7j7boq9UhwWnKOr9XddJfRGAbFUFJeQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZMhttps://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/36745/archive/files/9ba219848413b0f3c02cde26482a1e4a.jpg?Expires=1717027200&Signature=Q%7EUwL2NdPtWZi462Ie0mTBM8qwi6V1xZTYiH-hsL7l%7EzG1qCyzg0rsjAlMffq-d1uqPTAYxcKVZM90FV7PVkGlXvwDAC7VhA%7EbTa%7ESXY5ErfztkF6NOy2vl%7E9WcxM%7EnKqSbNyf6gqLc6HGx3p73sCsh2qYb77HDDtLNyVJncsU7mhDy%7ELjrGhtdjTqOLjtXiOs2PLhWpb1ZXDX9PKTHdbi0%7EpPrMRtc4D9BtC5FIW%7EcmpveQgKMSm5xilxnYy02zWs1HQnKL2OQK%7EdrrSIv8hsKfhnTvgS24y4vubxzluBwh3zZBEgf5e%7EM4UD6cAha87UQLY37cNQgESsa8olhL%7EQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZMhttps://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/36745/archive/files/ee722f28bf021724d0cd76e9e119bf77.jpg?Expires=1717027200&Signature=U-py6i0RUnSmG3wH0P5Vk2e6WMFhp4rhL09cF5ftD7LKYf%7E99UVqHej6ycGdNQW9wU5An9o709j8h2tsXHhfEtUjQVwFcGgf8ZWRANcqjgcB64M2Dbw5N-xienfQToEpGhLL-Dj7g1Ju8KMRYqmn2dHRN%7EzSUIxBbNZihc81wKcNwED-KHDDJRMk--wSnE7GRDJwRnk9pF6u%7EbVP7cesvXd0IVjpVQ21v63SD43Vhc0ji-YEffgX82VE5ohS5Y5TbT8ZM8CQV02lC8UGUv-Nl3k1ZHLTTXIlDFc0kfSyTOyCME0s1rDXijgm8T86MjByQ31bif23lIXUzQX7h3OnjA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZMFlorence Herald Florence TimesEnglishImages are available for educational and research purposes. This image may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without the express written consent of the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the interested party to identify the copyright holder and receive permission.
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