The colored American., 1900-11-10
THE ooLoRED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. O.


Beit," which while 1t was running was
ihe special enemy to the vicious who
led our pee pie wrongly and excil ed the
wrath of The then black usurpeTs, 40
much so that q notice was served on
the young editor: "The editor OF the
Black Belt need not be surprl ed should
his head come in contact with some
hard substance" Mr. Thweatt did not
stop the good wOrK because of his threat
but treated IL with more than silent
contempt. His consistent life finally
won over MS enemies and they were
his most ardent admirers and support
ers. The paper business got him great
ly in debt 10 the normal school where
it was puDlis ned, so he sus pended it
and took up the saw and plane and
worked for the school till every cent of
the debt was paid. This is only one
incident of the mans life. In 'S8, '89
and go, he taught alternately at Shel-
ley Spnngs and Cusseta, Ala doing
effective work. In the fall of go 81 and
'S2 he taught the boys carr entry 10
Clay Street school, Thomasville, Ca,
OF which he Is At present. To 81 MIR.
Thwestt married Miss JaDcie E Hunt
er OF Opelika. Ala, the daughter of
Rev. Glenn Hunter of the A. NJ. E.
Church. Three promising children,
LILLIAN Chace, Desdemonia Osgood,
and Mckinley HobaIt have blessed
their union. Mrs. Thwestt has been
Mr.. Thweatt's working right hand
partner in his school work ever since
their union. Much of his success in
his school work has been due to "my
wife's never ling assistance"
In October. 1892, ne took charge of
Brewton Academy, Brewton, Ala. In
1898 he was asked by Prof Washington
to take charge of Christianburg, Insti.
tute, Christian, Va, which position he
held till 1896, when Oh account OF the |
severe climate, resigned tn lake charge
OF his present work at Townsville. |
ia. Mr. Thweatt has held many DO
sttiOns OF honor durILg his career as |
leader. He was once nominated as q |
candidatt for the legislature of Alabama |
but declined the honor; appoin ed as |
one Of the Virginia Commissioners to |
the Atlanta Exposition in 1898; Is at |
present trustee Of Wilberforce Univer. |
sity, superintendent Of the larg. st Sun. |
day school, colored, in ThOmssvIlle: |
delegate from southwest Georgia to the |
International Sunday school Conven- |
tiOn which met in Atlanta In 1899: ap |
pointed as commissioner for the State |
fair of Georgia, but declined the honor |
on account OF his school work. and hae |
had many other recognitlons rendered |
him. All of these duties he executed |
with credit to himself and race In
deed his career has been full of sacri |
fee for the uplifting of his fellowman.
he Is now trying to build up a credit |
BILE moral, industrial and literary school |
at Thomasville, Ca. for his people. |
Mr.. Tbweatt naturally expects all |
lovers of humanity, who are able, to |
aid him in his undertaking, to assist |
him. De believes that the salvation |
OF the Negro is the same that has |
saved other races, namely: moral. re |
llgious, industrial, and literary training. |
"There is nothing outside OF these four
developments peculiar to the Negro |
any mere than to other races that |
have become powerful" July 6. 1900. |
Mr.. Thweatt left Thomasville to go |
North in the interest Of his school |
Before leaving he was asked by the |
business men Of Thomasville, to rep.
resent them in the Negro Business |
League that met In Boston August |
% and "a. which he did. Mr.. Thweatt |
rs an active member of the 4 atIonal
Educational Association. His present |
efforts at Tho masville have the en-
dorseDent OF both mite and black.
Mr. Thweatt never tires when labor. |
Ing for his people. His work Is an |
evidence Of the man's fitness for his
great task Booker IT. Washington |
pronounces him one of the most sftire |
less workers in the vineyard" and of |
ten TO his thousands of studsnts OF