The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-08-17
NOW THE NEW NEGRO
ATLANTA'S SHOW WILL MARK A NEW
ERA IN THE RACES PROGRESS.

ATLANTA'S SHOW WILL MARK A NEW
ERA IN THE RACES PROGRESS.
Displny Illustrative of the Black Mans
Development Since tho War-The Chief
Organizer q Brainy and Representative
Manufactures Of the Exhibit.
Perhaps it has not yet occurred to
Americans that tho most , significant
event i'll the history Of the colored race
since slavery was abolished will occur
this year. Tho ambitious and hearty eff
fort CT the entire rae to collect at At
lanta a display illustrative Of every
phase Of their progress since the war,
aud which will give the negro q higher
place in civilization than he has ever
occupied before, has already produced
results that will have Il lasting infiu-
cnce upon their future.
1t is the opportunity Of tho new ne
gro. 1t is significant that the historical
movement has been placed in tho hands
of q brainy and capable representative
of the younger celebration Of negroes, a
we'll educated, broad minded and pro-
'grcssivo young man, who sees in the
work which he is carrying o. grand pos
sibilities for tho development Of his peo-
pie. Ho believes in the negro and be-
lieves that the display that will be made
in the Negro building Mt the Atlanta ex
position this fall will mark q new era
i'll the races progress.
Tho brightest indication Of the sue
cess Of the movement is found in the
spontaneous enthusiasm with which the
suggestion that there be a Negro build
ing at tho exposition was met. This en-
thusiasm has grown with tho growth Of
the movement, and now the effort to
make it representative of all the ad-
varcement made by the race has spread
into every state i'll the south and has
reached Africa. Tho Negro building,
built by negro workmen and designed
by a negro architect. is completed, and
the work Of collecting the interesting
exhibit has almost been completed.
l. Garland Penn, u young negro I'M
Ter ~ years Of age, is chief Of the build
ing. Ho was called from a prominent
place i'll tho public schools Of Lynch
burg, Va, to take up the work. He rep
resents the best that is i'll the race. He
is energetic, purposeful, enthusiastic
and capable. ,Ho came to Atlanta and
set the wheels in motion, and 10y it is
not too much to say that the building
over which he presides will contain
what will provo to be the most interest
ing exhibit Of tho entire exposition.
Tho general character of the exhibit
will be educational. There will be CON-
plete industrial exhibits from at least so
industrial schools for colored people.
The exhibits from these schools will
cover evory branch Of industrial work.
Ono great good that has already been
accomplished is tho stimulation to liter
airy effort among tho negroes. Over 200
books by negro authors will be on ex-
hibition. Over 100 of these are being
written especially for tho exposition.
Among tho books will be q work OIL
Electric Lighting" another OH "Arch-
itectural Drawing" and q Greek text-
book. This serves to show a tendency
among the race.
The art display will perhaps be most
surprising. There will be many credit
able paintings and pieces of sculpture
work from negro artists. There will be
o painting from the original "Christ
Before PLATE" tho work Of q young nc-
gro. Miss Edmondia Lewis, u young
artist who has gone to Italy to study,
has executed q splendid bust of Charles
Sumner for tho exhibit. An Atlanta art
list, Professor w. o. Jacques, will have
a creditable collection of paintings.
Tho inventive genius of the negro will
be we'll illustrated. Congressman Muir
ray, tho only colored man in the last
congress, will exhibit 25 models Of agri-
cultural implements. Anumber of cleo
trical inventions by negroes will also be
shown.
An engine built by the students of
the Hampton school will be displayed,
and a complete engine built by q young
negro of Marietta, Ca, will be shown.
Tho negroes love for music will be
prominent in the exhibit. Scores Of
marches, %quicksteps, songs and planta-
ton airs have already been composed
and printed by tho negroes and will be
in evidence in the Negro building.
There will be a series of highly i'm
portant negro congresses held in the
building during the exposition. The best
thought in the race will be represented.
From Nov. l2 to Is tho colored reli-
gious congress will be held. All the
churches in which the colored race is
represented have been invited to attend.
On Nov. lG the farmers and business
mems congress will occur. Nov. IL the
congress Of professional colored men
will be held. Nov. 10 and 20 the con-
gress Of colored temperance advocates
will convene. During the Christmas hol-
idays a series Of educational congresses
will be held.-Robert Adamson in Chi
cago Times Herald.
A Strange Anniction.
A citizen Of Traverse City, Mich, is
afflicted with an odd and embarrassing
physical popularity. At irregular inter-
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