The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-08-06
NOW H NEW NEGRO
ATLANTNS SHOW WILL MARK A NEW
ERA IN THE RACES PROGRESS.

Display Illustrative of the Black Mans
Development Since the Wharf.-The Chief
Organizer n Brainy and Representative
Manufacturer 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 eff
fort of the entire race to collect at At
lanta a display illustrative of every
phase Of their progress since the war,
and which will give the negro a higher
place in civilization than he has ever
occupied before, has already produced
results that will nave a lasting intlu-
ence upon their future.
1t is the opportunity of the new ne
gro. 1t is significant that the historical
movement has been placed i'll the hands
of "a brainy and capable representative
of the younger generation of negroes, Il
we'll educated, broad minded and pro-
g~ressive young man, who sees in the
work which he is carrying OF grand pos
sibilities 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 sue
cess Of the movement is found in the
spontaneous enthusiasm with which the
suggestion that there be a Negro build
ing at the exposition was met. This en-
thusiasnl has grown with the growth of
the movement, and now the effort to
make it representative of all the adj
vancement made by the race has spread
into every state i'll the south and has
reached Africa. The 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, a young negro I'M
der % years Of age, is chief Of the build
ing. He was called from a 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 in motion, and now it is
not too much to say that he building
over which he presides will contain
what will prove to be the most interest
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 90
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
airy effort among the negroes. Over goo
books by negro authors will be on ex-
hibition. Over 100 Of these are being
written especially for the exposition.
Among the books will be a work ON
Electric Lighting, another on"Arch-
itectural Drawing and a Greek text
book. This serves to show q 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
a painting from the original "Christ
Before Plate the work Of a young ne
gro. Miss Edmondia Lewis, q young
artist who has gone to Italy to study,
has executed Il splendid bust Of Charles
Summer for the exhibit. An Atlanta art
list, Professor W. O. jacques, will nave
a creditable collection of paintings.
The inventive genius of the negro will
be we'll illustrated. Congressman Muir
ray, the only colored man in the last
congress, will exhibit % 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 a young
negro of Marietta, GA, will be shown.
The 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 the negroes and Will be
in evidence in the Negro building.
There will be a series of highly i'm
portant negro congresses held i'll the
building during the exposition. The best
thought in the race will be represented.
From Nov. - 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. II thu
congress of professional colored mer
will be held. Nov. 10 and 20 the con
gress Of colored temperance advocate
will convene. During the Christmas hol
idays a series of educational congresse
will be held.-Robert Adamson in Chi
cage Times-Herald.
A Strange AfRiction.
A citizen Of Traverse City, Mich, j
afflicted with all odd and embarrassin