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...stay in it'. 'Act like a Negro should act,' said one newspaper, 'work like a Negro should work. Talk like a Negro should talk. Study like a Negro should study. Dismiss all ideas of independence or of being lifted up to the plane of the white man. Understand the Necessity of keeping a Negro's place.' In connection with such admonitions there came the great collective attacks on Negro life and property in Washington, Omaha, Elaine, and Tulsa. There came the increasing boldness of lynchers who advertised their purposes in advance and had their photographs taken as they stood around...
...Everything he said was considered droll, subtle, or Oriental. In consequence, he said a great deal, taking a hand in politics, and communicating directly with members of Congress. When the State Department hinted that his actions were, to put it mildly, irregular, he blandly expressed his unfortunate inability to understand Western affairs and was invariably excused...
...becoming more and more so in here various interests. The bond that holds Canada to England is probably not so strong, economically speaking, as that which brings it into contact with the United States. Just why this country should not take advantage of such a fact is difficult to understand...
...this alluring advice leads to a concrete moral-Work! The task that Sir James has proposed is not the easiest; words will not bring it to pass. It will mean learning to understand our elders and the world, shouldering responsibilities, pursuing that elusive phantom, Truth...
Those initiated to the mysteries of Yiddish, as well as devotees of art for art's sake regardless of the medium, will hail the return of Maurice Schwartz and his players of New York's Yiddish Art Theatre. Their work there has roused the enthusiasm of many who understand not a word of the language. At the Grand Opera House on Friday and Saturday they will present again the famous "Dibbul" and on Sunday the original version of Gorkl's "A Night's Lodging...