The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-08
Story of Virginia RandoIpI,.

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Story of Virginia Randolph.
Here In Henrlco County vou b,ve
one OF the most famous coiored women
IN IN A nnie She has acquired fame
twenty years ago. and taking a little
one room school, MS she said. with
nG sh. aedieates to Ser make ta an
s pa, ,S east her lot After years of quiet.
came to know her. Now VIRGINIA IRo an
aSipms work Is known. from one end
rico plan has been a model in r,,rnJ
school education. -
ProEress OF Virginia Negroes.
black 'h peo State there arc about $4,000
making making considerable progress along
600 to $4,000. In connection With tho
imba nae i. proEress of your churches
~ and morally. You have here some
or the most capable and intellectual
nre - 3, among our people. There
ship OF over 100000. Another evidence
L. the growth in Sunday so hhi w staIe
| There are in the State over 1000 Sun.
d day schools with 1900, teachers and
people OF the State is over 81. 900 oy oco,
country is there n body OF negroes
VINO. on the whole. are more progress
glVe man the negroes of Virginia. Hero
established. There arc more banks
operated by negroes in virginia than
you have altogether twelve such banks
richmond has the distinction OF having,
int ihe h ia tn negro gre bank in the country
, along other lines of business YOU
pave nay, made great progress in the past
negroes than eyer before in your Stat,
VINO are operating grocery stores. drug
stores yea,, s.. undertaking establishments.
your, state where there is any iarssss
blocks owned BY them. BUSINESS
H v hqsan tssn Of the
agricultural lines. Thirty four a'g pei
cent OF ali persons engaged in farming
In the state, are negroes, Almost one, one
600 negroes in the State Who who. are re- ope s
s per FERNS een Of ali he ihe are sps5atps
STATE, Although virginia from 1903 sos
to 1910 gained only 10000 in its negro
ceni. In the Same period the number.
OF negroes owning farms Increased 20
acres OF land in the State are under tho
control OF ncgroes-that is. owned or
rsnLSa Dy them, The negro farmers In
OF farm property. This is l23 per cent
more than they controlled ten years
ago.
Negro Farmers in Virginia.
The negro farmers OF Virginia. along
WI, with negro farmers in other parts OF
,irnachinery In their farm operations.
Ten years ago they owned $1,000, 600
own 100000 worth. There are $4,000
negroes in the State who own land
no other state has so many. Missis.
sippi is next, with $4,000 farm owners
among her negro population. The ne
sroes or Virginia own, over 100000
acres more than they owned ten Years
ago. The remarkable thing about the
negro farmers Of Virginia is that they
other southern State. find. accord
r re to ths census that in the ten years
Of Virginia Increased from $1,000 SslS 600
10 S2S.ooO.O00, or $50 per cent
Whnt liz Educntion.
IN thc matter or education you are
making progress. but. rs in most of
be ACCOMPLISHED 1T is true that
large percentage of the colored popu-
l t1n ~f Virginia cannot read or write.
the mere fact that a person can read
or write. Unless he, has received that
TO show the object OF education. the
uses of education; unless he receives
that broader training which will mako
him realize that book education with.
out character. without industry with
out the saving habit. without the will
ingness to contribute his part toward
law and order and tho highest and
best In the community. his nero book
education in many cases means little
or nothing.
The Next stcp.
II is the object OF the organization
under whose auspices we are gathered
to- night TO help the colored people OF
Virginia to digest their education. to
utilize it in the common, ordinary NJ.
fairs. OF life for the benefit OF white
people and black people.
In the foregoing remarks I have
merely limited at some OF the instances
OF progress that have been made in
this State I have done so TO show
what can be done: but one must not
get the idea that all the work is done
or that the negro ratp is on Its feet.
In Virginia, like other Southern States.
we are just beginning to teach the
negro how. to make progress and the
two races how to cooperate with each
other. iA
Under the leadership OF such men az
Major Motion and such institutions az
Hampton Institute, under the leader.
ship Of DR.. Hollis B. Frissell and
others. we shall soon leave behind All
doubt and uncertainty az to the f,I-
ture relationship OF the two races here