The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-03-17

One Of Many Such That Have APP
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 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 non
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 thist white friend" is
continually showing his friendship by
oppression, violence and death. Be-
sides these evils both Hampton and
Iuskegee 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
t1ment Of this kind goes out over the
country. The head of Tuskegee must
stand for this sentiment or fight like
man and quit; or acquiesce like "a
good nigger'"I and be allowed to re.
MAN. 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 sentiment of inferiority of
the black man to the white man, urg-
ing the colored youth to accept this
as TACT and prepare to make useful
his life under such conditions. THIS
Is WRONG! Within Hampton itself,
this 1nfer1ority 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
neao or Tuskegee, very humble stop
ping place in Syracuse, N. Y, but he
himself stopped at the "Onandaga,"
the most expensive and exclusive
hotel in that city. When a protest
was made against such, he said that
ne regretted it, but did not want it
published. He should have been more
OF man than to have done such a
thing where discrimination is unlaw-
full. For Major Motion to stop in the
same hotel with him would be too
much like equality of the president
or 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 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 accep,
the southern policy. The colored race
Is unalterably opposed to acceptins
anything as it's portion which any
other self-respecting race would no
accept. The danger of Hampton ant
Iuskegee is their building up man
mood OF weaklings and non-resistants
iney are making colored youths be
l1eve that they are right when the,
numbly take southern sand and sa,
they have sugar.. These institution.
should remain and be encoura ged
BUT THEIR POLICY SHOULD BF
CHANGED. The colored youth should
be taught to shun bullyism, but love
TO embrace those principles of cour
ageous manhood which resent wrons
when wilfully and maliciously given
The weight of these institutions viii
De sought to stem the tide of emigra
ZION from the south. We hope they
VIII speak out and utter the truth
me colored people of the south have
nothing to fear by leaving there
they may die by reason of the cole
IN this section (and this it not at al
probable) but that is more mercifn
than dying by the rope and at thu
mouth OF the shotgun. Here in tho
north their children can receive thu
education any child receives, and thei7
ambition will not be curtailed hy
making them believe and recognize
the fallacy that they are inferior t.
some one else. If the south desire,
the black people to remain there LEI
them lift the embargo, on education
voting, protection of life and nron
erty, and discontinue t''jim-crowism,
segregation and general cussedness
Black people are insulted when the,
are asked to accept such as thei,
portion. The trustees of Hamptor
and Tuskegee should recognize thu
TACT that their work must fail if the,
continue to try to build up a race
that is too weak and cowardlv r.
demand it's rights. These white trus
tees should demand for their ward,
greater degree of freedom q
thought and action than thew nov
nave. The pandering to the wishe,
OF the south is not making it better
TOT the colored race but it is ffrn1l,
establishing policy which the whole
race will be asked to accept. Now
the colored people not in the south
ern states will NEVER accent th4
policy of the South. Colored mer
working there have the sympathy q
those of us who are not there, but
we will not stand for any loud
mouthed proclaiming that the colored
race should accept the policy as
taught by Hampton and Tuskegee
Major Motion is wise in doing the