Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-08-09
NOW THE NEW NEGRO
ATLANTA,S SHOW WILL MARK A NEW
 ERA IN THE RACES PROGRESS.

Development Since the War~-The Chief Organizer a Brainy and Representative Manufactures of the Exhibit.
 Perhaps it has not yet occurred to Americans that the most significant event in the history of the colored race since slavery was abolished will occur this year The ambitious and hearty ef- fort of the entire race to collect at At Ianta 8 display Illustrative of every phase of their progress since the war, and which will give the negro higher place in civilization than he has ever occupied before, has already produced results that will have lasting infu- enoe upon their future.
 It is the opportunity of the new ne- gro. It is significant that the historical movement has been placed in the hands of brainy and capable representative of the younger generation of negroes, 8 we'll educated, broad minded and pro- gressive young man, who sees in the work which he is carrying on grand pos abilities for the development of his peo- pie. He believes in the negro and be- lieves that the display that will be made in the Negro building at the Atlanta ex- position this fall will mark a new era in the races progress.
 The brightest indication of the suc- cess of the movement is found in the spontaneous enthusiasm with which the suggestion that there be Negro build ing at the exposition was met. This en- thusiasm has grown with the growth of the movement, and now the effort to make it representative of all the ad vancement made by the race has spread into every state in the south and has reached Africa The Negro building, built by negro workmen and designed by negro architect, is completed, and the work of collecting the interesting exhibit has almost been completed. L Garland Penn, 8 young negro un- der 27 years of age. is chief of the build ing. He was called from prominent place in the public schools of Lynch burg, Va, to take up the work. He rep resents the best that is in the race. He is energetic, purposeful, enthusiastic and capable. He came to Atlanta and set the wheels ill motion, and now it is not too much to say that the building over which he presides will contain what will prove to be the most interest l ing exhibit of the entire exposition. The general character of the exhibit will be educational There will be com plete industrial exhibits from at least 50 ! industrial schools for colored people. | The exhibits from these schools will | cover every branch of industrial work.
 One great good that has already been | accomplished is the stimulation to liter. ary effort among the negroes. Over 900 books by negro authors will be on ex- l hibition. Over 100 of these are being
 written especially for the exposition. Among the books will be a work on
 "Eleotric Lighting, " another on Arch iteotural Drawing" and a Greek text
 book. This serves to show tendency among the race.
 The art display will perhaps be most
 surprising There will be many credit l able paintings and pieces of sculpture ! work from negro artists. There will be painting from the original Christ
 Before Pilate," the work of young ne-
 gro. Miss Edmondia Lewis, Q young
 artist who has gone to Italy to study,
 has executed splendid bust of Charles
 Sumner for the exhibit An Atlanta art
 ist, Professor w. o. Jacques, will havs
 creditable collection of paintings. l The inventive genius of the negro will
 be we'll illustrated. Congressman Mur-
 ray, the only colored man in the last
 congress, will exhibit 25 models of agri-
 cultural implements Anumber of elec- trical inventions by negroes will also be
 shown.
 An engine built by the students of
 the Hampton school will be displayed,
 and q complete engine built by a young
 negro of Marietta, Ga, will be shown.
 The negroes love for music will be
 prominent in the exhibit. Scores ot
 marches, quicksteps, songs and planta, tion airs have already been composed
 and printed by the negroes and will be
 in evidence in the Negro building.
 There will be 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 15 the colored reli.
 gious congress will be held. All the
 churches in which the colored race is
 represented have been invited to attend
 On Nov. 16 the farmers and business
 mems congress will occur. Nov. 17 the
 congress of professional colored mer
 will be held. Nov. 19 and 20 the con
 gress of colored temperance advocates
 will convene. During the Christmas hol idays series of educational congressei
 will be held. Robert Adamson in Chi
 cago Times Herald
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