The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-08-07
SLEDD RAISES ROW
Emory College Professor Unwit-
tingly Touches olive Wire"
WROTE ARTICLE ON THE NEGRO
People Of Covinston and Oxford In
censed at Deductions Drawn and
Bitterly Criticise and De-
nounee the Author.

Somewhat of sensation has been
raised over an article published by
Prof Andrew Sledd, of Emory college
at Oxford, Ga, on the negro in the
July Atlantic monthly, in which he is
charged with being most unjust to
the south.
A number of prominent citizens were
interviewed on the subject, and with
out single exception they are most
severe in their denunciation of Profes-
sor Sledd and his article. One gentle
man characterizes Mr.. Sledds article
as not only false, but malicious.
The feeling is doubly strong in that
Mr.. Sfedd holds such prominent posi-
ton in Emory college.
When Professor Sledd was seen by a
reporter, he expressed himself as per
fectly willing to be interviewed.
Il wrote the article and published
it," he said, latter careful considera
tion. I regard this negro quetion as
open for discussion as we'll as one with
two sides. 1 regard it as a question
the support Of either side of which
need not impugn ones moral integrity
or his allegiance to the south. l feel
that this question should be discussed
much as the currency question or any
other"
The reporter asked how he had ar.
rived at these opinions.
He said: 81 have lived in six south
ern states, and here, as elsewhere,
find illustrated the truth of my state
ments. Understand ne, the two main
points in the original article are The
negro belongs to an inferior race. l il
no wise desire social equality l do
believe that state general fact when
l say that the negro is dehumanized
and treated lower than brute in the
south. / believe that if the white man
can go to the negro's church the
negro should go 10 the white man. S
church; if the white man can have one
thing in any OF the public utilities, the
negro should have the same. If the
negro tips his hat to me or any white
man, l or any other person should do
the same to him, and believe that the
average white man Of the south would
sooner kill a negro than a forty-dollar
mule"
<; Prof. Sledd Is Virginian by birth,
the SON of the late DR.. R. N. Sledd, a
noted southern divine. He was born in
Y1S70, was graduated at Randolph Ma
ICON, and later studied at Harvard. He
has taught for number OF years in
several southern states. He came to
Emory college to accept the chair of
Latin in 1898, which position he now
occupies He married Bishop W. A.
Gamblers daughter and is licensed
preacher in the North Georgia confer
sence.
S Professor Sledd says: "He Is true
ssoutherner, an unreconstructed reb-
ell. 1 have always preached in the
north, he says, the doctrine of consti
tutional sovereignty"
DR.. James E. Dickey, president of
Emory college, was seen by a reporter,
and In answer to request for an in
terview he said:
= "I have not read Professor Sledd's
article on the negro question, therefore
/ can say nothing in regard to the mat
ter. Furthermore, Mr.. Siedd wrote
the article in question purely in his ca
pacity as a private citizen and in no
way as being connected with Emory
college, hence I am not concerned in
the matter officially. It is to be great
" deplored, however, that this criti-
cism Of Professor Sledd and hard feel.
ing toward him has come about"