Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-08-18
Race Kn0xIedve vs.. Prejudice.


Interesting paper 70 refer to an article d
= recent cate which appeared in
The NeSs-Leader entitled Race r,
knowledge vs.. Prejudice. b" The O
writer claims that prejudice in its \
rue sense does not exist in the south :
out does exist in the north. He /
admits that there exists AN inner ;
ent uace instinct (which instinct. by :
me way. is said % be common 10
al races that draws the line as TO
certain relations between the races"
hat Race Knowledge" IS the term
NOS. appropriate in defining the
sou,h's attitude toward It's negro
population. Undoubtedly the wit
er IS sincere and. Judging from his
article. his attitude IS kindly but
I cannot agree. wholly. with him.
/ AS a matter OF fact race Preiu- |
/ dice" OF race knowledge "-csll 1t
! what YOU will-exists to some ex-
; Ten, in both the north and south
/ and. as long as populations are in
,erchangeaole il Will not be confined
/ 20 any particular section.
We believe that the kindly rela-
/ Mons existing IN very many instances
/ between the two peoples arise from
me real knowledge and understand
ne OF the negro's good traits in con
rrsd:sanction 70 that spirit which
seeks knowledge o. taiings only aao
never finds a virtue. also that in
cases O. unneri,sd bad treatment II
arises from a lacS OF this knowledge
or a failure 10 apply it.-sheet
prejudice.
3 lam carrier on rural mai. Touu
y / No ! from Williamsburg and hav
81 / cone in contact. in the capacity O
= waiter. butter. coschman and teach
- ar with many people Of both race:
? ans. having 0een observant NEAR
$ wh-e. teel that X is not too much
- saw that about know how eac
: people regards the other.
g Now while I admit that the uPP
- f classes among the whites are p
- without some -sno5s" il IS equal
- ,-,,- thar what is called the aris,
~ cratic class or old families a
- 1 the negro's best friends. A case
po.nr On almost the extreme end
- INV route live a family. q type
- Iresl southern aristocracy. who
ID. fal 70 give credit where II
- consider IL due regardless OF the Ct
- Isi5ersuons that might sway e,
= less thoroughbred. Blood VIII q
- Their social status IS so secure q
they 60 not have 10 proclaim
= / from the housetops nor mistr
~ those wko serve them 10 estab
8 the tact This results from
knowledge and I fee glad 10 be
- 10 say that our city holds lis q
> OF suoh-''uay their Tribe increas
L Would Tia, might have dea
with their Ike only but. alas, for
reverse Of this picture.
On q recent day when work
, the day was nearly ended the o.
site type was met He was
preached with as much couTtes,
nv. liz he had been the best II the
and politely asked WHAT his
plant was as I had heard be Z
grievance regarding my service e
Ills reply was a direct insult,
coarse and brutal 10 rehearse
and ended his trade by saying
ne had said Grst. last and al7
that The place I hold was -
mans Job" and that your 90
~ servant was out OF his place. "
"A Now this savoEs strongly Of
a preiu6ice-especially since that
: son had been served as well as
u one on the route and he had n
e cause for his action. OF couTs
= is only one instance and an
- waited one. Would you not C