1M o� rc* oj came to CbarIcston and hekl children taught by Negro
b/Qck women in 1M pMods some . He tben teachers. In m:ent years
0/ and R«OII- retired from the presidency others in their desperate -
ruc:t. 1m � only of the State Colored tempts to maintain segrep-
lilt 0/ tJw attmtion wItidt Agricultur I and tion in the schools ha
it so richly me1ts. Black echanical College t echoed that declaration by
�nm � pIoy«I a major Orangeburg, South saying that Negro parents
h· oricQ/ I"Ok in 1M Ii/� oj Carolina. Mr. Miller had do not want their children to
AIftt!rial and 0/ our decided, the AACP attend public schools with 'A
as a In lhis in warm aareement, white pupils. 'A
. , w silo 1M sttmgth. that tbe ti bad come in Mr. MiIla' came to Prin- 1
determination, creativity Charleston for egro cipal Cox at Avery and
and � of 1M "'0I"din- women to be employed as asked him if he ould as
ary" bItIcIc -our teac:hers in the Owieston his teachers to undertake a
unsung heroines, from pu . schools. As had been door-to-door can to ob
w��, ntllIIy believe, has the case while I a stu- tain si8natw'es to a petition
spnurg our btIdcboIw. dent at Avery, white asking that Negro teachers
�imo Poinsetta Clark teacbers were still teaching be employed to teach in
tells 0/ It6 first-hIlnd a- the Negro children in the Negro schools. That's when
� in helping to get public schools and employ- I got into the fight. I
1M law pt:IS9t!Ci in Chllrkston men available to Negro volunteered to see
to twIbk block I� to teachers only in private signatures and started
taldt -in black schools. In such Avery. visiting the grass roots peo-
. 1920, t law pt:IS9t!Ci These meetinp and the ple. I orked Cannon
and black t� speeches by Mr. Miller and Street, a very long street,
t«Khing in the public others enraged some of the from Rutledae all the way to
schools 0/ Charleston. white citizens of Owleston King. Soon brought in a
and they ed for all to to sac -we called it a
hear that mulat- croaker sack, I remember,
toes-children of mixed back in those days-with
blood- the only more than 10 (XX) signatures
who ted Negro teachers to the petition. I remember
for their cbildren. 1be coo the number beca"se of the
and laundresses, they fact that a white legislator
and persuasive speaker, declared, didn't want their known as One-Eye Tillman
had declared that Mr. Miller
ould never be able to
10,(XX) signatures in all
OwIeston.
The law was passed. The
next " 1920, e had
teac:hers in the pub .
schoo of CbarIcston and
the yalf � bad
Negro principals. We had
IJeal victorious in this my
first effort to establish for
egro citizens what I
sincerely believed was no
more than their God-given
rights ....
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1. What d«s this article
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lioNuy? (q w do not use a
dictioNuy dtIiJy, and lor
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meanings � may not
know, cannot grow in
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can (11 oz.) con
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cheese soup .
cup honey
cup .negar
Tab poon dry
mustard
I II teaspoon ground
loves
can (lOVl oz.) con
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can (about 8 oz.)
jellied cranberry
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Tab espoons cornstarch
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utes; stir occasionally. gredients. Coo, stirring
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pareribs, cut in serving-size Indoor «hod: In large
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ches from heat- 20 1 hr.; drain. PI spareribs
minutes, turning and on broiler pan. Broil 6 in
brushing with sauce every 5 ches from heat- 20 min
minutes. Heat remaining utes turning and bru hing
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