Show lutE OK 01 I Dp HI Derrick Would Go to 10 Africa Lund Jun of Ills III Forefathers New Ne York March William Benjamin Derrick who for tor the tho post past four years has Imi been the presiding blab bleh on 01 of oC the New Now York diocese of oC tho the At Af African rican 01 r Methodist church and for tor the Iho past 25 years arR one of oC the most moat aggressive and active men of If the this color cd eel race has declared that he ha Is l tired of America and Ind yearns for tor the land of his hili forefathers In Africa This T ls an announcement he made In addressing the members of ot the New York conference and the general conference will soon as ns assign assign sign a u new nev ne bishop to take his hla hl place Mob Iob attacks the burn burning Ins ing In of ot negroes ore are too much for lor him he said aldand arid and continued years ago I stood ankle deep In blood In the light tight between the and Moni Monitor tor and the tho blood of oC my comrades comrade flew new upon lIpon me as they the were slaughtered In Inthe Inthe Inthe the defense of this nation and yet the nation nallon although Me we fought to save suvo tho the American flag declares that we e are ure not citizens and affords us no protection We cannot help but hut feel teel badly over the situation Thill Is II no country for us 1 J lo do o not advocate alho ate retaliation re but Lut wo we 0 should stand up manfully man Cully and pro protest test teat and appeal to the few friends that wo we have hwe left Idt to see to It that we wo get I justice sInce Inee 10 o e are arc here They tell me this Is a n land of ot Chris Christin I tin ity and of civilization when hero those thoRO who iio tire lire supposed to be the lead leaders lent leadore ore ers of or religion anti civilization will take a woman and burn her nt Ht the Make amid then murder her he husband Wo cannot l win by b preaching too much peace pence and brotherly love loe for an as a soon loon as all tIme the negro shown too much of o this thin spirit the time white whiteman whiteman man says he Is a n coward cOlVard The Tho man alan strikes back lack Wo We 0 demand II manhood rights jot black manhood rights eights nor white man nian manhood hood hoot rights I 1 do io not ask for social equality or amalgamation but for tor our own choice of oC selection as to taste lule nail Illness fitness I 1 want everything that any IllY other man may have Hut the white cannot be just JURt to UH us because he lino luns haRln In him him none of ot the spirit of ot Christ t |