The colored American., 1902-07-19
SHADOW AND LIGHT"
,..s Comment Upon Judge n
w Gibbs' MasterlY Autobiosra'
L-Race History Revealed


Race History Revealed
uFrruuoUs WoRK-Judge Gibbs
- ~cnad9w and Light" is one of
gun G..r hook, hat has been placed on
..l ~, -,s-l.., for years, bar none For
-- -.. and ease Of dictiOn, bearing the
s.9.r RIGHT on as glideS the canoe on
I'll ,,-er>. neither halting nor hes
...,rr when they become troubled or
r:.,rr.r. CuHagging interest attends
F:~.r ,r. writer has something to tell
.,-, n~rarr want to hear. 1t deals with
o.-,.i If most vital interest IN the
r.-rr, of nrsr country and people.
r. ra't lu courageous and master
III .,arr.r. never 0btruSlVe, for although
.,-org classical without the thought or
..-f, Of .n. author. 1t IS more concise
and hr.nr than plain, ordinary Ian
.-,sg, ever j.. coutainin0 much in Little
Runniug IL through the pages are bits
NJ instruction. which, although address
.9+n m. .rlored race. may be of benefit
-oaU There are here and there bits of
nmlo,aoh, that not only vie with, but
mr,trin Iugos best efforts.
Simply as history truthful, fair and
rrprerudlccd. the work IS worth many
times u~ price.
Containing all these and many more
nraisrwur.hy qualities, the work must
meet with large sale.-LiWe Rock Id
,Htrstr
Asa globe trotter-almost the Ulysses
Of the Negro race. The book is unpre-
-anriors relating personal experiences
IN Philadelphia British Columbia, Flor
iia California. England Paris, Arabia.
Arkansas and Madagascar. Narrated
with a fidelity and picturesqueness which
..akg- 1t interesting from start 10 fin
ill., Valuable I'M an educational sense,
eminent men with whom the author has
been associated and historical events in
which hc has taken part. A creditablC
contribution tr current litcrature.-PiHt
t.ar Daily Commercial
The book Nin strongly appeal to al
interested I'm the history and welfare O.
the race I'm Amcrica-IT TasimgtOn Pos
81 ElHU-t"H H. {
We are particularly glad to welcom
TIM, most entertaining volume of his
tory, trWs. and observation. for Judg
Gibbs has written 1t in a delightfully."- re
trcsh'ng Vein that will attract the atten
rou and hold It to the end 1t is an en-
tranCrug as any book Of travel eve
Wrltren.-.Irk. Democrat.
am q little pcssimistic as TO Negr
authors and books But the way yo
treat an old subject is fascinating.
have spoken of It to my congregation
htl br. l.. S. Fldgg, Washington, d. {
Judge Gibbs. the leading colored cit
zen Is an entertaining writer, and a ma
OF varied experience. The volume
emhel~hed with many portraits of di;
rnguishci individuals who are subject
OF The authors fruitful pen. There
not a dull page in the book.-ArkGnSo
Ga-rttr
Those who would be leaders of th
race could do nothing better than t
...-.- .]NO lliSpil dtlOll II Oill Wildl "a
De found i'm Shadow and Light "-HOJ
'amtS LF.,iS. Ne5y Orleans, La.
A story Ostensibly of himself, but th5
involves large number of the leadin
men and events of the nation for man
Years past It Is historv and biograph
5gntertWlned and reads like a romance
Southeastern Christian Ad9Ocdte, Ne,
orrms la.
It '= am INTERESTING and instructiv
OooS from very talented man VIII
-e1N~ among the foremost of his race
Ill. NfrHgS Daily Nc7us.