December 6, 1955
Defends the rights of Black people by utilizing Biblical scripture and argues that the fight for the rights of Black people should belong to all Americans
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Tri-Cities Negro Churches Set Meetings
June 4, 1955
Describes that a meeting for all Black churches in the Tri-Cities was going to beheld. The Florence meeting would be at Morning Star Baptist Church, and the Sheffield and Tuscumbia meeting would be in Sheffield
Negro Baptists To Meet In Florence
July 10, 1955
Describes that an annual session of the Northwest Baptist District State Convention would be held in Florence at St. Mark Negro Baptist Church
Letters To Editor: Continued Segregation In Schools Urged
July 15, 1955
Describes the belief that schools should not be integrated because white children and Black children would begin falling in love with one another. Also, notes the writer’s belief that God did not want schools to be integrated
Methodist Negro Youth Conference Meets In Sheffield
August 22, 1950
Relays information about the second annual Youth Conference hosted by the Board of Religious Education of the Tuscumbia District for local Black churches.
Equal Rights And Equal Opportunity Urged For Negroes
September 7, 1950
Describes statements about the importance of the Supreme Court’s decision regarding segregation from Dr. D.V. Jamison, President of the National Baptist Convention and vice president of the Inter-Racial Baptist World Alliance.
Negro Leader of Methodists Praises Whites: Asks Preservation of Negro Church As Separate Entity
January 5, 1951
Describes a speech given by Bishop Luther Stewart, leader of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, where he complimented white Southerners in their treatment of Black Americans
Fanny Cole, Negro, 107, Dies At Home
December 6, 1950
Expresses that longtime resident Fanny Cole had passed away and notes that shehad helped found Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church
Prayer For U.N. Chapel
May 19, 1949
Describes that a temple of worship for all religions and all denominations was to be built by the United Nations and offers prayer over its success.