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February 25, 1932
The Savannah Tribune
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
What is this article about?
A southern clergyman writes to the NAACP warning of starvation and bloodshed if Northern Negroes are shipped back South amid depression-era poverty and racial tensions, as reported from New York on Feb. 19.
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BLOODSHED WILL FOLLOW LOW SHIPPING OF NEGROES BACK SOUTH
New York, Feb. 19—Warning of starvation and bloodshed if Negroes should be returned to the south, as suggested in a despatch to the Herald-Tribune from its Washington correspondent, Mark Sullivan, reputed to be close to the administration, a southern clergyman has written a frank letter to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
The clergyman, who writes from Alabama, says in part:
"We that are here can't hardly get bread. Our wages are as low as 10 or 15 cents an hour, and very little of that to do. Here are tens of thousands already here in the southern towns and the farmers don't want them because they would have to advance them. Then where is any room or food for the hundreds of thousands coming from the North? To ship them down here and turn them loose naked-handed in this depression, you might as well knock them in the head up there, for they are not wanted here by the southern white man because many of them will try to sustain northern rules when they come back south which will cause great bloodshed between white and colored here."
New York, Feb. 19—Warning of starvation and bloodshed if Negroes should be returned to the south, as suggested in a despatch to the Herald-Tribune from its Washington correspondent, Mark Sullivan, reputed to be close to the administration, a southern clergyman has written a frank letter to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
The clergyman, who writes from Alabama, says in part:
"We that are here can't hardly get bread. Our wages are as low as 10 or 15 cents an hour, and very little of that to do. Here are tens of thousands already here in the southern towns and the farmers don't want them because they would have to advance them. Then where is any room or food for the hundreds of thousands coming from the North? To ship them down here and turn them loose naked-handed in this depression, you might as well knock them in the head up there, for they are not wanted here by the southern white man because many of them will try to sustain northern rules when they come back south which will cause great bloodshed between white and colored here."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Social Manners
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Negro Repatriation
Southern Warning
Racial Bloodshed
Economic Depression
Low Wages
What entities or persons were involved?
Southern Clergyman
Mark Sullivan
National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People
Where did it happen?
Alabama, Southern Towns, New York
Story Details
Key Persons
Southern Clergyman
Mark Sullivan
National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People
Location
Alabama, Southern Towns, New York
Event Date
Feb. 19
Story Details
A southern clergyman warns the NAACP against returning Negroes to the South, citing starvation, low wages, lack of jobs, and potential bloodshed due to racial tensions in the depression.