The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-10-13
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE THE
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ing from the year 1919, when the Dutch
traders first began their slave trading
with America, little did any one dream
of the success that awaited people
then in such deep thoes of serfdom.
Three main reasons are paramount for
making the Afro-American exhibit at the
Paris exposition. '~~'-~--: ~~~-~-s-@"1-~~
First-The Afro-American owes it, to
himself to show his moral, intellectual
and material progress to correct errone-
Gus ideas which may have gained cur
rency.
Second-It is que the United States that
proof be furnished that all classes of it's
population are prosperous, progressive
and valuable citizens.
Third-Since most of the countries Of
Europe are now engaged in colonizing in
Africa, it is the opportunity of the United
States to show the lines upon which it
is attempting racial adjustment. To the
statecraft of Europe the so-called negro
problem is destined to become burning
reality in their African colonies, and it is
our privilege to furnish the best evidence
at hand to prove that the only solution
that will ever succeed is that of an equal
chance in the race Of life without regard
to color, race or previous condition.
Ii is the aim of this exhibit to show by
statistics and otherwise the real progress
of the Afro-American during the present
nineteenth century.
As to MIR. Galloway.
In 1855 there graduated from the col
lege department of Fish university a
young man whose learning and scholar
ship were indicative of a life of useful
ness. This young man was Thomas Jul
MUS Galloway. After graduating he be-
came assistant principal OF the high
school in Evansville, Ind. Desiring to
prepare himself for professional life, Mr..
Galloway obtained Il clerkship in the war
department at Washington. Here he be-
gan the STUDY CT law in Howard uni
versity and was graduated with honors
in 1898.
He organized and managed the Afro
American Teachers agency while he re-
tanned his clerkship at Washington, D. Z.
This position was too narrow for a man
of his ability and his service could be of
greater usefulness to his people in other
fields. Alcorn Agricultural and Mechani-
cal college, West Side, Miss, needed a
president The rapid growth of the col
lief Of his friends that he was admirably
lifted for the presidency, Being a young
man possessing a fund of information of
an ease in depicting their condition to
the best possible advantage, Tuskegee's
principal selected him to espouse oo Tuske-
Galloway was called to assume charge of
a school that seemed about to close its
doors doors; This his was normal school at
Through these ten years Of intensely
active life, MIR; Galloway has shown rare ar
tact and sound Judgment both in his l pr17
government has chosen him from among
Thousands Of his fellows as one of the
agents to the commissioners Of education,
to arrange and collect statistics for the
Paris exposition of 1900. This is another
distinguished honor that has come to one
of the deserving graduates of Fisk uni
VerSity.
n Word as to the Preparation Of the
Exhibit.
The special agent to take charge Of
the AfrO-American exhibit. was not ap-
pointed until late in 1899 and at that time
there was much hard work to be done. to
gather together suitable exhibit to bring
to this great exposition. Mr.. Thomas j..
Galloway was appointed special agent
Nov. IS, 1899, and, having his plan of
work mapped out started at once to &C
to the worId, at a great, distance from
home an exhibit that would show the gen.
era progress of Afro-Americans.
Prof. w. E. B. Dubois, Of Atlanta uni
versity. was of great assistance to Mr..
Galloway in the preparation of statistics
and colored charts, each one of which
gives at a glance valuable informatlon
charts and statistical work were prepared
at the University of Atlanta under the
direction of Prof. Du Bois:,.
Washington donated to this exhibit a set
Of models which were prepared by Mr..
w. II. Hunster, of Washington, and they
represent the following scenes:
l. A family of ex-slaves, 1866, in a
homeless condition. This group repre-
sents father, mother and two children be-
meath the trees, with thu, no earthly posses +SS
wear.
3 Building their first rude home. This
group represents the father and son
bgdn Gs t hdHent first Of Jog fne eahi hcboo
from the North, This group represents
the white lady school teacher conductine
a class of Afro-American children under
the trees, the older men looking on with
the greatest interest.
4. The pioneer (head of the family in
first group visiting his neighbors in be.
half Of school work. This group shows
horse coming upon a number of Afro.
Americans engaged in hewing trees, anC
he. talks with them of the necessity OF
schools -.
5. The first schoolhouse in 1867. In this
group the first school building is repre-
sented with the school children and the
school ma am The older settlers are il
the scene to witness the result of theil
efforts. One old man brings his daughter
to school mounted behind him on his
6. The improved home of the thrifty
pioneer in 1872. This group represents
subs antial log cabin of comfortable di
7. School of which the pioneers son i
teacher in 1879 This represents a school
house of very modern appearance.
s. A group of cadets and the principa
OF the Washington -Afro-Anherican higl
. Washington Afro-American higl
Many times in expositions within ou
own borders the work of the Afro-Amer
leans has been exploited, but to make. ;
study of the social, educational, economic
moral and Industrial progress of the Afro
American and present it abroad has beef
left as the work of the closing of tn
iaineteenth century, and well has TIL
been done. .a
The eye of the interested observer view
this presen tation with wonder that i
closely akin to the wonder, shown o.
prejudice, that strikes those of the othe
races who envy. the success and advance
ment over all obstacles made by the Afro
American.
1t is not a new thing to know that tn
Afro-American has made and is maklni
the most rapid strides toward success Q
any OF. the darker races OF the world: !
States there is not the necessity OF self
government as in Liberia or Abyssin1a
but for moving with the masses an
Afro-Americans are far In advance o
their time and beyond the expecta tons .
their most sanguine supporters and adyo
The Afro-American educational institu
tons of the South compare well wit
those Of the other race, and their genera
education is so far ahead of the whit
man that resort is made to the burning o
Afro-American schools on the slightes
provocation, and in some instances tn
higher grades have been abolished 1
schools for Afro-Americans Why thi
seeming prejudice? It is not a real prejI
dice but the last struggles of psopl
who envy the Afro-American's advance
ment and Who scott at education; bu
education will, and shall win for the Afro
Anne ricaa1 the position among the masse
TO which he is justly entitled by the 50