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January 12, 1961
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
At the Emancipation Celebration in Durham, N.C., Bishop Stephen Gill Spottswood urged the audience to fight amid perilous times, paraphrasing Admiral Farragut, and critiqued Abraham Lincoln's delay in the Emancipation Proclamation's effectiveness.
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Bishop Spottswood Asks For Awareness
DURHAM, N. C. - Paraphrasing the famous words of General Farragut, as he steamed up Mobile Bay, "Damn the torpedoes, Full steam ahead." Bishop Stephen Gill Spottswood, third district, A. M. E. Zion Church, told an overflow audience at the Emancipation Celebration, here this week, that these are perilous times and the Negro should let the world know that he had just begun to fight.
The militant prelate began by telling the audience that he did not want to take anything from Abraham Lincoln, but his proclamation was issued in September, 1862, and was not effective until January 1, 1863. "This was a sign of moderation and we can glean from this delay that even the great emancipator had a tendency to drag his feet on the race issue", he said.
DURHAM, N. C. - Paraphrasing the famous words of General Farragut, as he steamed up Mobile Bay, "Damn the torpedoes, Full steam ahead." Bishop Stephen Gill Spottswood, third district, A. M. E. Zion Church, told an overflow audience at the Emancipation Celebration, here this week, that these are perilous times and the Negro should let the world know that he had just begun to fight.
The militant prelate began by telling the audience that he did not want to take anything from Abraham Lincoln, but his proclamation was issued in September, 1862, and was not effective until January 1, 1863. "This was a sign of moderation and we can glean from this delay that even the great emancipator had a tendency to drag his feet on the race issue", he said.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Emancipation Celebration
Bishop Spottswood
Race Issue
Lincoln Proclamation
Perilous Times
What entities or persons were involved?
Bishop Stephen Gill Spottswood
Abraham Lincoln
General Farragut
Where did it happen?
Durham, N. C.
Story Details
Key Persons
Bishop Stephen Gill Spottswood
Abraham Lincoln
General Farragut
Location
Durham, N. C.
Event Date
This Week
Story Details
Bishop Spottswood paraphrases General Farragut to urge the Negro community to fight in perilous times at the Emancipation Celebration, noting Lincoln's delay in issuing the effective Emancipation Proclamation from September 1862 to January 1, 1863, as a sign of moderation on the race issue.