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Domestic News
February 14, 1955
The West End News
Frederiksted, Saint Croix County, Virgin Islands
What is this article about?
At a Republican Lincoln Day dinner in Miami on February 11, hotel owner Edward N. Claughton forced 25 Black attendees to leave, prompting a protest walkout by 150 white guests led by Wesley E. Garrison.
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MIAMI, February 12.—Negroes were forced to leave a Republican dinner here last night celebrating the birth of the Emancipator of the slaves. Edward N. Claughton, Democratic owner of the Roney Hotel, where the dinner was being held threatened to put out the lights and cancel the affair unless the twenty-five Negroes present left the dinner hall. About 150 of the white guests present joined them in a noisy protest walkout. It was led by Wesley E. Garrison, Republican state committeeman and co-chairman of the Lincoln Day dinner. Before he left, Mr. Garrison told the 400 persons present that "Abe Lincoln would turn over in his grave if he saw what just happened."
MIAMI, February 12.—Negroes were forced to leave a Republican dinner here last night celebrating the birth of the Emancipator of the slaves. Edward N. Claughton, Democratic owner of the Roney Hotel, where the dinner was being held threatened to put out the lights and cancel the affair unless the twenty-five Negroes present left the dinner hall. About 150 of the white guests present joined them in a noisy protest walkout. It was led by Wesley E. Garrison, Republican state committeeman and co-chairman of the Lincoln Day dinner. Before he left, Mr. Garrison told the 400 persons present that "Abe Lincoln would turn over in his grave if he saw what just happened."
What sub-type of article is it?
Social Event
Riot Or Protest
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Lincoln Day Dinner
Miami Protest
Racial Exclusion
Republican Event
Hotel Discrimination
What entities or persons were involved?
Edward N. Claughton
Wesley E. Garrison
Where did it happen?
Miami
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Miami
Event Date
Last Night (February 11)
Key Persons
Edward N. Claughton
Wesley E. Garrison
Outcome
protest walkout by 150 white guests joining 25 negroes; event disrupted but no arrests or injuries reported.
Event Details
At the Roney Hotel, owner Edward N. Claughton threatened to cancel the Republican Lincoln Day dinner unless 25 Negro guests left, leading to a noisy walkout led by Wesley E. Garrison who criticized the incident invoking Abraham Lincoln.