The evening call., 1893-06-24
THE TWO RACES.

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tunities more Or less favorable for
self-development. The heritage
Of the Afro-American for centuries
has been slavery, and, 7t1M skaUety,
limited opportunities for self-bet-
terment The people who have
been free for centuries have made
lustrous history in the arts ofpeace
and war. The peaple who have
been free for scarcely single
generation haae, IN their struggle |
advancement, as the New York |
World Ia Democratic daily de
clares "done remarkably well un-
der extraordinarily adverse circum
stances.
| In less than 80 years, represe Ia
tive Negroes, and uot few ofthem
i'll number, have reached moral
aud mental standards by which
the capabilities of the race, as well
as all noble manhood can tested.
To quote here from another ex-
chage, the ST. L0vts Advance:
BY redundant vital fcrce and
intellectual vigor individuals of
the race have reached the topmost
rouud in various lines of skill and
learning from Peter Jackson to
Frederick Douglass, from George
Dixon to Clement Morgan, from
Isaac Murphy to DR.. E. w. Bly,
den, from Capt. Robt. Small to
Gen. Dodds, from the little black
girl carving out an image in clay
nv to Edmonia Lewis chiseling pic
ture Of the death of Cleo patra'
in pure Italian marble, from the
Negro who re-captured slooP OF
war BY his personal process to the
black soldier of the 9th calvary
rushing through binding snow
storm on Our northwestern plains
to rescue a white regiment from
4 slaughter by savages.
h Courage, mnsic, art oratory, SCI
!. ence, invention and genius have
! each woven a garland for some
Negro's brow.
Z The nglo-American, in his cen
,. turies Of frsedom, has added bill
u lions to the country's wealth-th'
Afro-American, in less than 8
years, with meagre opportunities
has added millions, Give the LAT
N ter reasonable time and equal OF
n portunity, add he, too, like tn
former, will add billions to tn
er- wealth Of the NatiIn. The rae
lst which has enjoyed freedom tc
only quarter ofa century carrie
III to-day as matter of course, Is
~ norance in its ranks, and alOn
iss With ignorance, crime, This ta'
has startled not a few "hasty crl
il, ics" and caused them to rush
the conclusion that the Negro h;
Ill made 10 progress since freedor
n Is this fact one for marvel, hoy
ever, when viewed by the side
ho' another and truly r9markab
lc- fact, namely, that the race, Whl'
Ill has enjoyed freedom for lor
lay centuries-freedom with enlarge
ted and grand opportunities caIrl
Still more Or less ignorance IN
ties ranks, and with this lgnorant
the crlme2
An The leaders i'll the vast fields
the human energy are the "stro
,are spirits Of all races that cannot
be- shackle By fckle public sentime
nd. and BY arbitrary powerin the cal
Iv est efforts they put forth for Sc
III advancement. Among the poE
\ u lation IF every race createp by y
80 for some wise purpose, there
and strong and weak elements-sup
,rlie ior and inferior types OF men a
.ulu women. The strong types
nnie far in advance of of the weak
art. literature, poetry scien
49, craftsmanship invention-s
N;.. what ever you please. They
r;nc Or forge a way out of evey SIT
WV. ton however, simple or compI
MI however pleasant or disagreea
~ aud thus make history. Inc
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