Title |
Date |
Summary |
| A
Night School for Adults |
June 23, 1934 |
The auhtor details the problem of adult illiteracy in Charlottesville
and proposes that night school classes be offered for these
"intellectually meager" persons in need of help. |
| The
Goal |
June 23, 1934 |
A skillfully rendered slice of Charlottesvillian life that asks the
question "where is the goal?" |
| The
Second Step |
June 23, 1934 |
An article that commends the "first step" of creating a permanent
Negro library in Charlottesville, but notes that the second step should
include the mobilization of Charlottesville's black citizens to demand
that "a shelf of black literature" be included. |
| An
Open Letter to T.J.Sellers, Editor of the Reflector |
June 23, 1934 |
A letter to the editor asking him to rethink his characterization of
Communism "as a type of political disease." The author goes on to submit
that Communism is "a plan for the Negro's betterment socially,
politically and economically." |
| Charlottesville,
Yours and Mine |
June 23, 1934 |
|
| Reply
to Letter of Last Week |
June 30, 1934 |
Editor Thomas Sellers' scathing reply to an Open Forum letter
printed in the June, 23 issue of "The Reflector." |
| The
Governor Speaks |
June 30, 1934 |
|
| Lynchers
in Congress |
June 30, 1934 |
An article highlighting the apathy of Congress in regards to
the anti-lynching Costigan -Wagner Bill.The author goes on to encourage
Charlottesville's citizens to lobby Washington and demand that
their representatives address the important issue. |
| American
Citizenship Defined |
June 30, 1934 |
An article that defines citizenship as "one owing allegiance to, and
entitled to protection from a government." The author proposes that an
important part of this allegiance is a responsibiltity to vote. |
| Open
Forum |
July 21, 1934 |
A letter to the editor from a Charlottesville Laborer who wishes to
boycott a grocery store for firing a black man who had worked there 15
years. The author alledges that the man was fired for the soul purpose of
hiring a white laborer in his place. The author points out that since both Negroes and whites shop at the grocery
store this action seems particualarly unfair. |
| Charlottesville,
Yours and Mine |
July 21, 1934 |
The third in a series of articles subtitled "A Brief History of Our
People and Our Town for Your Scrapbook." This one focuses on the author's
perception that Charlottesville blacks have no follow through on Civic
issues and that a "race leader" is needed to "bring various groups
together under some form of mutual understanding." |
| Blunders
of the Recently Adjourned 73rd |
July 21, 1934 |
An article which dubs the 73rd congress "The Congress of Errors" for
its failure to address the issues of America's 17th ranked army, its
failure to include Puerto Rico as a part of the United States, and its
lack of consideration for the anti-lynching Costigan-Wagner Bill. |
| Another
"New Deal" Blessing |
July 21, 1934 |
An article in praise of the "Government Home Owners Loan Corporation"
for making home ownership possible for "any thrifty and ambitious
citizen." |
| From
a Purely Personal Point of View |
July 21, 1934 |
A short narrative about the begining days of the Depression focusing
on the farmers of Zuni, Windsor, and Waverly, Virginia as well as the
unemployed laborers of Norfolk, Virginia. |
| The
Policy of a Militant Negro Weekly |
July 28, 1934 |
An article attacking the contradiction of a certain "militant Negro
weekly" for circulating "destructive publicity" about the Negro race while
fighting the same "vulgar epithet[s]" in white media. |
| A
Northern Oversight |
July 28, 1934 |
An article that uses the example of segregation of primary education
in Chester, Pennsylvania as proof that "race prejudice is no respecter
of regions." |
| Salvation
for Sale |
July 28, 1934 |
An article that boldly states that "Negro religion is in need of
reformation." The author proposes that genuine members of the black clergy
"purge" the charlatan elements that live "on the sweat of illiterate
Negroes." |
| Still,
the Evening Time |
July 28, 1934 |
A poem that pays homage to the beauty of a Charlottesville summer
evening. |
| A
Teacher's Soliloquy |
July 28, 1934 |
Lyrical prose by Rebecca Hailstalk, a regular contributor to "The
Reflector," about the desire of a teacher to retain "the self control
and poise" that "the Teacher of teachers has set" throughout the
ages. |
| One
Year Has Passed |
August 4, 1934 |
The editor recalls a year of "The Reflectors" publication. |
| A
Story |
August 4, 1934 |
An amusing story about a newspaperman who believes he's found a front
page story only to discover he was mistaken. |
| Joe
Louis Sues to Obtain Cash Due From Bouts in D.C. |
September 21, 1935 |
A detailed account of Joe Louis' injunction against several
Washington organizations for denying him his fee for apperance at
certain events. |
| Baer
Fight Has Struck Fancy of Boxing Fans |
September 21, 1935 |
Rare sports coverage by Russell J. Cowans concerning the Louis-Baer
fight that took place in Yankee Stadium on Sept. 24, 1935. |
| Negroes
Ignore Blast Threats |
September 21, 1935 |
A detailed account about a crew of Negro rail workers who continued
their job at the Western Railway despite threats of bombing from white
miners. |
| U.
of Va. Ponders Girl's Application |
September 21, 1935 |
A report concerning Alice C. Jackson's suit for admission
against the University of Virginia.The case was refered to The Board
of Visitors, the university's governing body, and condemed in local
white publications as a "blow to amicable race relations." |
| Why
Do Men Teach God Gave Men an Immortal Soul? |
September 21, 1935 |
A contribution by John Edwards of Woodridge, Virginia, asserting that
"No man should teach the people anything that cannot be found in the
bible." |
| Va.
Union Expects Large Enrollment |
September 21, 1935 |
A short report on the projected rise in enrollment at Virginia Union
University. |
| Nazi
Prejudice Against Jews Is Like Dixie's |
September 21, 1935 |
An article that compares the legalized segregation of Jews and
Germans under Nazi rule to Jim Crowism in Southern America. The auhtor gives
Russia,which outlawed all segregation based on race, as a counter
example. |
| Does
God Torment Anyone for a Long Time? |
September 31, 1935 |
|
| Juanita
E. Jackson to Join N.A.A.C.P. National Staff |
September 31, 1935 |
A report on the accomplishments of Juanita E. Jackson begining with
her success in primary education, higher education, teaching, and
finally her appointment to the National Staff of the N.A.A.C.P. |