The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-20
HAMPTON AND TuskEaEE.
The Following Article Is Taken From
The Cleveland Gazette, and Is Only
One Of Many Such That Have APP
peared From the Trenchent Pen Of
Rev. William A. Byrd.-Read and
Ponder.

mat Hampton and Tuskegee have
done much good for the colored race
and the country at large, no sane man
VIII 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 non
resistance and deep respect for
southern traditions Such men as
Seth Low and many others have built
ana 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 chest
TREND" and this 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 sen.
t1ment 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 niger" and be allowed to re.
nam. No one can sit and hear q
lecture from Hampton's teachers with
out being impressed with the fact that
all OF the effort of that institution. is
10 make the colored people patiently
receive whatever the whites or the
south may give them. They are fos.
terlng a sentiment of inferiority Of
the black man to the white man. urg.
ing the colored youth to accept this
as a TACT and prepare to make useful
III MS ne 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 ston.
ping place in Syracuse, N. Y, but he
nlmself stopped at the "Onandaea. 81
the most expensive and exclusive
notel IN that city. When a protest
was made against such, he said that
ne regretted it, but did not want il
published. He should have been more
OF man than to have done such 2
thing where discrimination is unlaw
full. For Major Motion to stop in the
same hotel with him would be toe
much like equality of the presiden,
of Tuskegee N. & l. Institute with
an agent of Hampton, who CHANGED
to have white skin" Mind you, ar
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 il
THIS country. No southern man wht
must live and make his living there
can be this leader! Major Motion mus
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 t.
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
otner self-respecting race would no.
accept. The danger of Hampton ani
luskegee is their building up q man
mood OF weaklings and non-resistants
They are making colored youths he
| l1eve that they are right when the,
humbly take southern sand and say
they have sugar. These institutions
should remain and be encoura ged
BUT THEIR POLICY SHOULD ar
CHANGED. The colored youth should
De taught to shun bullyism, but love
10 embrace those principles of cour
ageous manhood which resent wrona
when wilfully and maliciously given
The weight of these institutions will
De sought to stem the tide of emigra
ZION from the south. We hope thew
Will speak out and utter the truth
The colored people of the south have
nothing to fear by leaving there
IThey may die by reason of the cold
IN this section (and this it not at all
pr0bable) but that is more mercifn]
than dying by the rope and at the
mouth of the shotgun Here in the
north their children can receive the
education any child receives, and their
ambition will not be curtailed nv
making them believe and recognize
l the fal1acv, that thov ono ;ofn,;s.