The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04
EUTURE OF THE NEGRO.
y Race Problem Discussed by Professor
Blackshear of Prairie View.
|IoQGHIFUL ADDRESS BY A COLORED MAN
|afyses His People to Learn the Les.
son OF Self-Direction-Musi Win
the worlds Confidence.

Camerun. Texas, November 2S.--ln re-
puse to an Invitation from the colorec
prbers Of Milan county, Prof. E. l..
hcksbear, principal of Prairie View nor
u school. came t., Cameron recently and
lkered the following lecture, at the open
= fthe county institute.
" friends, am glad to meet you and tc
re the privilege of presenting TO you
ne IDEAS suggested by the question
That Shall the Negro Do?"
Ne hold peculiar rellStion to the Amer
70 Nation and to American history.
We wsre brought to this country and
lde slaves and our wishes We're not con-
asd particularly.
vur continued presence as slaves created
understanding between the North and
pa and finally so intensified sectional
terenoes as to bring on war.
eaaa this war came to an end we found
seyes freedmen and citizens. but naked
reapless. 1t was new birth and called
adjustment TO new conditions. We
na ourselves in world Of new duties
new difficulties.
slavery We had been learning, however,
eienentary lessons of civllization-les-
70 Inc language, religion, arts and in
SUES OF civilized life.
acipaiion gave us a new lesson 10
lit OF self direction-and every day
We nave been free we have been
essng with this lesson,
~ nave been trying to learn how to
wr ourselves, how To manage our
now 10 maintain our equilibrium in
-'ust OF new and untried forces. No
VISA mas been set before us. Slavery
~. taught this s;cond Lesson, for then
vnuets Thought, planned and directed
Geat lesson of all that the negro
warn is this one of self direction; all
nnomy, industry, education and
are only phases of this great les
~ at the second bell" asked a white
IN coiored porter at a hotel In a
wNn. No. sub, dat's de seeon' ring
N Al, .us Dell. We has but de one bell,
sn,e.sout de one bell" in the ho-ase
sria. and manhood and it is self
cor.. ~ the light OF knowledge, reason
ysS =. any other virtue is
aseon ringin' of de fus bell"
SWs learning to live decently and
noursas under the direct personal
sew problem how to live and labor IN
- ~ eung, self-supponting way un-
a, urect, impersonal, but not the
M y Il. III . f.,..
~. ~ Hssn as one of overwhelming sig
IN snail We, the negroes OF this
800, AMI feel these great but in
~ Sivss OF civilization, and so adj
~. euapt ourselves to them as to
80 On our SIDE? Or. falling. shall
ht.5ls aaiilt on the shoals OF perman-
H 6sssai, moral and industrial serf-
Rcks rsu Forward squarely against
sths' - Nciai antagonism, to suffer
af15n, man the doom of racial an
Il an ce IN American life is still
y. va,r rer'., an unwelcome Intrusion by
y susrs..uNes are regarded with doubt.
d6I6al brought ON the entire race
- 4 q negroes that the back man
NJ 49, Mnite woman. and that other
nved by political adventures
tUpoes cherish secret desire
TIN ~. y dominate the white race
- 4 r s4pns are doing more than
nlnlv ~ the establishment Of
\ a. csAseuiy relations between the
{loas ana ac.--and without peaceable
shils friendly attitude on part
- donr ss,snpors. who hold the keys
~ can opportunity, do not see
bktk r ~ any substantial progress
~ erpNassil the negro do? He must
3ens. and respect Of his fell
VA I. convince the white man
H;yAis ,vncroachment Into his So
NM 4 NE as race, and he will
- e more ready 70 respect aud
1iur,c- social and private life
~ ,y.s specially IL We respect
lnesSsy eee,. for protection
x sns' my hays the right