The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-06-11
PROGRESS IN Al1RIUA.
The Star of the Dark Continent in
the Ascendant.
Great Improvement Being Made In the
Social Condition of the Natives
White People Planting Schools
for the Blacks.

Bishop Henry Mcneil Turner, wht
f, recently returned from q trip to Africa
in a lecture stated that he had beer
misquoted in advocating a wholesale
emigration of colored people from the
United States to the land of their ia
theirs. He has and even now advances
the idea that it is the duty of the col
ored people of this country to do al
that they possibly can towards building
up that country. 1t was this idea that
led him last year towards the CONT
nent of his fathers. He wanted to see
the people from which he sprung.
Great was his surprise, says the Bos-
ton Globe, to find on the west coast OF
Africa it's black inhabitants, whom he
had heard spoken of in q contemplate
manner, were in many instances adj
vanced far and even farther in art, sci
ence and literature, than those of his
own kindred in this country.
His heart leaped with joy when he
beheld cities and towns owned and con-
trollcd by black men, who he had been
told belonged to an inferior race. On
the hays and rivers were great fleets of
sma-4 craft propelled by native Afri-
cans. In their cities were commercial
houses, beautiful residences, magni1i-
cent churcle@, and schools of wonder
full advance lent. Horses, he saw but
three the whole time he was in Africa.
the heavy work being done by native
Africans with broad black backs and
muscles of iron.
he was surprised at the skill of the
artisans. He saw work in gold and
metal of all kinds, and he thought that
surely Africa was not so benighted as
he had been led to believe. He had
great hopes for the future of that coun-
try
The native African man is noble and
strong. The native woman is beau
tiful and symmetrical figure in black
But all the natives of that country are
not black. He saw native Africans as
white US any American he ever saw.
lie thought that the native African
women could give some of the Ameri-
can women points in the manner of
dressing their hair. All African wom-
en- did not have short, kinlly hair, as is
often thought, for he saw women with
hair as lorg as his arm, and it was
either straight or had q beautiful wave
to it superior to that which the Ameri-
can women of to-day are trying to Gull
tivate.
The men are as keen at bargains as
any Yankee. He was surprised to find
way back in the bush and jungle of
Africa rocking chairs, beds, tables and
other evidences of modern civilization.
The native Africans are sending their |
sons and daughters to Europe for edu
,ation and they return to their homes
With European wives. But, with this,
france, Germany and England are fast
the continent for commercial
and the kings of the CONT
lent turn with longing eyes to the
land beyond the sea" in hopes that
pirit of love for the land of their ia
hers would guide some young American
olored men back to the land which
heir forefathers left SO unwillingly.
These old kings are concerned for the
lture of the continent, and they often
/ disguise steal into the towns where
ortion of the English army is stationed
nd watch the mancuvers of that body,
nd then return to their kingdoms and
each their subjects what they had
earned.
White people are planting schools all
yer Africa, and the day will come I,
hen blessings from millions of African :
lroats will ascend to the great God !,
no rules the destinies of men and ma {
ons, and we as colored people are sit
ng calmly down and are taking no {
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