The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-12-18

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DOLL FACTORY BRIGHT.
Under the heading, "a Good Sign,"
the following is a short editorial
clipped from leading morning pa
per of Nashville, Tenn, of date Octo-
Der 1:
A Good Sign.
"The Colored National Baptist AS
ISOLATION, in convention at Lexing-
ton, KY, discussed the doll question
and decided that Negro children
should have Negro dolls to play with.
AS an exhibition of race pride and
race devotion this is to be commend
ed. The white or French doll with
its flaxen hair, blue eyes and white
and-red cheeks was put on the black
list, or if blacklist does not seem to
be quite the word, it was tabooed.
Announcement was made that the
church authorities already had this
question in hand, and the Colored
Baptist Publishing House in Nash
vile is already engaged in the man
ufacture of black dolls, which are not
intended to be caricatures, as most
colored dolls are. The association
adopted this resolution:
Whereas, our people for half a
= century, because of the uncomely and
deformed features of Negro dolls,
have spent thousands of dollars on
white dolls for Christmas, etc.; there.
fore be it
Resolved, That we do here and
now give our Endorsement and hearty
approval of the Negro doll factory
and not only urge the patronage OF
the people of our churches as Bap
lists, but of the race at large through
out the United States"
'Why shouldn't colored children
have colored dolls that are not scare
crows? The effort to provide such is
significant. Teach the Negro chile
pride in its race. There is no hope
for those who are ashamed of theil
race"
The only real basis for this state
ment and the resolution are these,
The National Baptist Publishing
Board is located in this city at So;
Second Avenue, North, and near the
corner Of Jefferson Street, D. H
Boyd, Secretary and Treasurer. Thu
plant consists of seven buildings anC
some vacant lots and publishes ant
deals in UNCONVENTIONAL literature
Sunday perquisltes, two week
ly religious papers and one monthly
magazine. Besides the printing, bind
ing and lithographing plants thu
concern operates a planning mill ant
woodworking plant, and turns out al
the light work necessary to build
church or schoolhouse from founda
ton to belfry, pulpits, pews, lawn ant
yard seats, solid or folding, and man,
articles for the general trade.
AS for the Negro doll factory, tina
is in the dim, distant fut re. DR.
Boyd conceived the idea many years
ago when buying Christmas dolls 70
his children. The white dolls arr
travesties on the white race and thu
niger dolls that are kept in thu
SUITES WOulu not ne acceptable TO
gorilla, chimpanzee or even a ba
boon. Besides, all the dolls, or near
ly all, that are sold in this countr!
are made in Europe Dr. Boyd's ide;
is that God made the Negro. He will
always be a Negro, ought to be ed
ucated as Negro, and his education
ought to be along the line that will
tend to elevate him along the line
of industry that he is best adapted t
in this country. He thinks that ed
ucation or at least the impressions
formed in early childhood, should b.
sforch as to prepare him to understand
lily the conditions ne will have Il
counter on account Of his race ant
Tor. Therefore, he thinks it bes