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can and by many colored men In discuss
ing the 30 called race problem" and
sad 20 say. the majority OF the white peo-
pie Of this country regard the colored
man OF America-and all other countries,
for that matter-as not being really q
man Most OF them admit that he IN =
human being. but of q low order. an in
ferior. and destined to forever remain less
than q man.
You VIII readily admit, believe. that
the Bpirtt Of the present age II material
istic and that there Il great danger Of
measuring every person and everything
blythe unitarian standard. The question
with Is per cent Of the people is not how
can they help to make the colored Amer
lean q real and true man. worthy Of the
image OF God. but how can they make
him q useful factor In developing the ma
tertal resources Of this country? Shall
the colored man In America be permitted
and assisted to rise TO the full stature OF
noble and heroic manhood and be allowed
to enjoy all the rights. opportunities and
privileges accorded other men In this
country, or shall he be forced into the
position of a serf and be permitted TO
live In peace and safety only so long as
he serves the material interests Of the
white man and subordinates himself TO
him In every walk OF life?
These two questions divide the white
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS u NlA1 C0uIlEg anu o41O
place into two different and distinct
schools the colored men and women OF
America who are laboring for the uplift
OF their fellows Those who look upon the
colored man las necessary" only TO the
physical and material development Of the
United States say that the race problem
can only be solved by teaching the col
ored man TO work. to regard himself as
necessity TO the white mans business and
not 20 complain at his lot. however hard.
unjust or inhuman IL may be; to eschew
politics. TO move along the line OF least
resistance and 20 get money and property
and his manhood. political. civil. social
and economic rights will finally come to
him Of their own accord
Those who believe that the colored man
IL destined by God 20 be a man and to
enjoy all the rights. opportunities and
privileges Of any other class Of men In
this country and that he has an impor-
tant part to play IN the development Of
this country and this world take the posi-
ton that ''the colored American Il not
only entitled 20 a trade. a common school
education and money and property. but
he needs and ought to have whatever II
required by any other race for its highest
development In all spheres Of life. and
the colored man viii never secure these
things without aspiring to the highest
standard and confending with all his
might all the time for everything which
any other man Il entitled to. and he must
not be satisfied with anything less"
Most white persons. and numerous col
ored as well. who have written or spoken
upon the 50 called race problem" have
made the sad mistake Of setting. Up toe
low a standard for the dark skinned Amer
lean and have forgotten that the colored
man IN this country Is as much a man Per
% e. any other human being on this or
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the attention Of the majority Of the stu
dents Of the race problem" that the col
cred man Of America il not only '-nsedSd
By the white man In his business" but
b needed by him in every other sphere Of
NE.
these would be solvers Of the race
problem" also forget that this country IL
destined 70 be the meeting ground Of all
the races OF the earth and on these shores
a TO be born the IDEAL man. This IDEAL
or future man Il 70 be neither distinctive
b shematie. Hsmitic or Japhetic, but an
ndmixfure Of all the races Of the world
This being true, the white people Of this
country and those who are yet to come 70
these shores owe It to the colored man
who a already here or who may come
here IN the future to ZEE 20 Il that he -
afforded The largest opportunity Ter the
highest possible development along an
right lines IN order that be nay contrib
uts unimpaired and unhindered his share
20 the formation Of the ideal or future
man
"a your travels In this country hope
you VII not allow the glamour Of mate
rfai success or the magnitude OF material
fgtic Institutions for and among the col
orsd people 20 lead you 70 forget these
facta Those Of NJ who are contending
that the colored man In Ameriea b re-
earded &c q man IN the fun sense OF that
term and be treated a. such are not
Whlners or theorists. but advocate o.
fhe hirbevt and bssr things for our own
peopls ana for the hundreds OF millions
q psopls Who are yet 10 inhahit this con
finent
We know that. Amsriea cannot abide a.
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