The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-09-30

and courtesy, of Justice In the courts and
Of good schools. These are, however, az
ceptions, and. as a rule. all Negroes. no
matter what their training. possessions
or desert are subjected to the above ais
abilities. Within the limits Of these caste
restrictions there are much good Wan
and kindness between the races ana 60
pecially much personal charity and help.
How the Race 10 Distributed.
The Is per cent Of the Negro population
living on the border states suffer little
less restriction. They have some right OF
voting, are better able to defend their
homes and are less Disseminated against
IN the expenditure of public funds In the
cities their schools are much better. ana
public insult Is less noticeable.
In the north the remaining 10 per cent
Of the Negro population Is legally undis-
eliminated against and may attend schools
and churches and vote without restriction
As matter Of fact. however. they are
made In most communities to feel that
they are undesirable. They are either re-
fused accommodation at hotels. restau-
rants and theaters or received reluctantly.
Their treatment in churches and general
cultural organizations Is such that few
Join. Intermarriage with whites brings
ostracism and public disfavor, and In
courts Negroes often suffer undeservedly.
Common labor and mental work 10 open
to them, but avenues above this In skilled
labor or the professions, save as they
serve their own race, are extremely diff
cult to enter and there is much discrim-
nation in wages. Mob violence has be-
come not infrequent In later years.
There are here also many exceptional
cases, instances Of preferment In the In
dustrial and political world, and there is
always some little social intercourse. On
the whole, however, the Negro In the
north Is an ostracised person who finds
1t difficult to make good living or spend
his earnings with pleasure.
Under these circumstances there has
grown up a Negro world in America
which has its own economic and social
life. its churches, schools and newspa-
pers; its literature, public opinion ana
ideals. This life Is largely unnoticed and
unknown even In America, and travellers
Miss 1t almost entirely.
The average American in the past made
at least a pretense of excusing the dis
elimination against Negroes on the ground
Of their ignorance and poverty and their
tendencies to crime and disease. While
the mass is still poor and unlettered. it Is
admitted by all today that the Negro Is
rapidly developing a larger and larger
class Of intelligent property holding men
Of Negro descent. Notwithstanding this
more and more race lines are being Drawn,
which involve the treatment Of civilized
men In an uncivilized manner.
This philosophy the thinking Negroes
and a large number Of white friends Wig.
orously combat They claim that the ra-
cial differences between white and black
in the United States offer no essential
barrier to the races living together on
terms Of mutual respect and helpfulness.
They deny, on the one hand, that the
large amalgamation of the races already
accomplished has produced degenerates
In spite of the unhappy character Of these
unions. On the other hand, they deny
any desire to lose the identity OF either
race through intermarriage. They claim
that It should be possible for civilized
black man to be treated as an American
citizen without harm to the republic and
that the modern world must learn to treat
colored races as equals II 1t expects to
advance. f..,rs
They claim that the Negro race IN
America has more than indicated Its
ability to assimilate modern culture. Me-
gro blood he's furnished thousands Of sol
diers to defend the flag In every war In
which the United States has been en-
gagged. They. are a most impogtapts part
Of the economic strength Of the nation,
and they have furnished number Of men
Of ability in politics. literature and art .