The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05
HAMPTON AND TUskEGEE.
The Following Article is Taken From
The Cleveland Gazette, ana is Only
One Of Many Such That Have Ap-
peared From the Trenchent Pen Of
Rev. William A. Byrd.-Read and
Ponder

That Hampton and Tuskegee have
done much good for the colored race
and the country at large, no sane man
will deny, but there is a serious ques-
ton as to the harm they have also
done. Hampton in Virginia empha-
sizes humility for colored men. Tus-
kegee in Alabama emphasizes nom
resistance and deep respect for
southern traditions" Such men as
Seth Low and many others have built
and do maintain Tuskegee because
they hope through it to uplift the
colored race and in a measure solve
the race problem. The trouble with
this policy is it's one-sidedneSs. These
men constantly advise the colored
race to be patient while the white
men continually heap upon them
more and grievous burdens. Colored
men are continually reminded that
the southern white man is his "best
friend" and this white friend" is
continually showing his friendship by
oppression, violence and death. Be-
sides these evils both Hampton and
Tuskegee stand for the kind of edu-
cation the south is half way inclined
to tolerate industrial training,
teaching the niger how to be a
good servant" From Tuskegee a SEN
timent of this kind goes out over the
country. The head of Tuskegee must
stand for this sentiment or fight like
a man and quit; or acquiesce like "a
good nigger'' and be allowed to re.
main. No one can sit and hear a
lecture from Hampton's teachers with
out being impressed with the fact that
all of the effort of that institution is
to make the colored people patiently
receive: whatever the whites or the
south may give them. They are fos.
tering a sentiment of inferiority OF
the black man to the white man, urg
ing the colored youth to accept this
as fact and prepare to make useful
his life under such conditions. THIS
is WRONG! Within Hampton itself
this inferiority of the colored to the
white is emphasized. We are reliably
informed that even a little advance
agent, white of course, secured for
Major Motion, after he was chosen
head of Tuskegee, very humble stop.
ping place in Syracuse, N. Y, but he
himself stopped at the "Onandaga,'
the most expensive and exclusive
motel IN that city. When a protest
was made against such, he said that
he regretted it, but did not want It
published. He should have been more
of man than to have done such q
thing where discrimination is unlaw.
ful. For Major Motion to stop in the
same hotel with him would be too
much like equality Of the president
OF Tuskegee N. & I. Institute with
an "agent of Hampton, who CHANGED
to have a white skin" Mind you, an
agent begging the public for a chance
to present his black school progeny,
Major Motion was very wise when he
told his New York audience a few
days ago that he did not aspire to be
the leader of the cOlOred people in
this country. No southern man who
must live and make his living there,
can be this leader! Major Motion must
suppress his own resentment at in.
justice in order to do what good he
can for his race. Heads of southern
schools cannot be the leaders in civic
and national matters pertaining to
colored people. In church and state
SCHOOLS these teachers must accept
the southern policy. The colored race
Is unalterably opposed to accepting
anything as it's portion which any
other self-respecting race would not
accept. The danger of Hampton and
Iuskegee is their building up a man.
mood no OF weaklings and non-resistants.
Ihey are making colored youths be.
i1eve that they are right when thew
humbly take southern sand and say
they have sugar. These institutions
should remain and be encouraged
BUT THEIR POLICY SHOULD BE
CHANGED. The eolored youth should
De taught to shun bullyism, but love