The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-05-26

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 fol
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 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
friend" and this white friend" is
continually showing his friendship by
oppression, violence and death. Be
sides these evils both Hampton anC
Tuskegee stand for the kind of edu
cation the south is half way inclined
to tolerate training
teaching the niger how to be
good servant" From Tuskegee a sen
tlment of this kind goes out over thu
country. The head of Tuskegee mus
stand for this sentiment or fight like
man and quit; or acquiesce like "s
good niger" and be allowed to re
main. No one can sit and hear {
lecture from Hamptons teachers with
out being impressed with the fact thai
all of the effort of that institution i.
to make the colored people patientl.
receive whatever the whites or tn,
south may give them. They are fos
terlng a sentiment of inferiority O
the black man to the white man, ure
ing the colored youth to accept thi,
as a fact and prepare to make usefu
his life under such conditions. THIS
is WRONGS! Within Hampton itself
this 1nfer1ority Of the colored to thu
Wnlte is emphasized. We are reliably
informed that even a little advance
agent, white of course, secured fol
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
hotel in that city. When a protes
was made against such, he said tha
ne regretted it, but did not want i
published. He should have been NOR.
OF man than to have done such s
thing where discrimination is unlaw
rul. For Major Motion to stop in thu
same hotel with him would be tor
much like equality of the presiden,
OF Iuskegee N. & l. Institute witt
an agent OF Hampton, who CHANGED
to have white skin" Mind you, ar
agent begging the public for a chance
70 present his black school progeny
Major Motion was very wise when h.
told his New York audience a few
days ago that he did not aspire to h
me leader OF the colored people il
tnls country. No southern man who
must live and make his living there
can be this leader! Major Motion mus
suppress his own resentment at in
1ustlce IN order to do what good he
can for his race. Heads of southern
schools cannot be the leaders in civic
ana national matters pertaining tx
colored people. In church and state
schools these teachers must accent
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 ana
Iuskegee is their building up a man.
mood OF weakltngs and non-resistants
Ihey are making colored youths he
i1eVe that they are right when thew
numbiy take southern sand and saw
tney have sugar. These institutions
should remain and be encoura ped
BUT THEIR POLICY SHOULD An
CHANGED. The colored youth shonld
be taught to shun bullyism. but love