The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-03-22

Centering the interest of a large
number of religious, educational and
social service organizations in the
city was the address delivered by
Mrs. Booker T. Washington at Fisk
University Sunday afternoon to an
audience which taxed the capacity of
the historic chapel Mrs. Washing
ton lectured under the auspices OF
Fisk University which has prepared
series of lectures on Race Adjust
ment.
Special music was furnished by the
Students of the University. Miss
Manila Owens played an organ solo
that was enthusiastically received
Mrs. Washington spoke on the sub
ject "Woman's Part in Race Adjust
ment."
She said in part:
Fifteen years ago thirty colored
women in the state of Alabama came
together and decided that something
must be done for the small boys OF
the race. They sought and found a
svmpathetic listener and advisor in
in the sister of a man who was at
that time the governor of the state,
woman who had taken the lead in
making it possible for the small
criminals of her own race to be pro-
tected from the influence of hardened
men in the prisons of the state.
OF the reformatory built as re-
suit of these efforts, she said: white
women, including the wives and
friends of more than, one governor
of the state, continue to visit Mont
gomery, giving to the children OF the
streets and alleys glimpse OF the
life built on opportunity, and thus
saying to them, Every boy in this
state, black as well as white, shall
have a chance to be a man, to be
citizen
"In this question of adjustment
there are to be sure, two sides. Eacf
of us. the Negro and the white man
should make up his mind to do his
mart in making 1t more possible ane
more profitable for the two races
differing in some respects because o
different opportunities and alike II
others--to live on the same streets
in the same neighborhood and to hay'
the same interest in all civic affair."
without trying to hinder the progress
O fthe other materially or otherwise
The man who spends his time in try
ing to hinder and hold down anothe
never gets very high himself.
mot more than eight or ten year
ago the white women of Birmingham
Ala. became interested in the cond
ton of one of its slums. 1t wa
naturally occupied by the poorest pee
pie. who were colored. A careful II
vestigation was made and the wome
we're shocked at its findings. The
woke I'D the city officials, and the re
suit was a 100000 industrial scho'
hood. These women have brought J
doctors and nurses to give healt
talks. They keep in touch with
head teacher of the school, who
the natural interpreter of one rarr
the other.
, Here in your own city, Nashville
: the educational pride of the Soutl
: you have your social services cour
, es at Fisk University, your field wor
J being done under the direction {
white women, your lecturers com
often from Vanderbilt Universit,
You have your public library, secure
partly Through the Public Welfar
League You have your probation o
. fcers, you have your playground
all secured in part at least throug
the same agencies"
"Public sentiment must be turne
in the direction of the colored won
an. 1t must be made to see that sh
is protected by the law. She can la
claim to mo justice. She lives in
world where the white man may wor
his will on her without let or hi
drance, outside of the law, outsij
of social code and moral restrain
, which protects the white women an
should protect every woman. EquaI
. ty of protection is imperative for I'll
the moral life and growth of the &C
ored women of the country"
:. President Mckenzie of Fisk Uniye
sity invited Mrs. Washington to con
e to Nashville to have part in the lie
Y ture course in race adjustment b
ing given at Fisk; and while her me
sage did not fail to plead for man
f chance for all the people, colored
/ well as white, her address breath,
j. good will to all people and was fill'
/. cooperation which is actually goil
!, with concrete examples of work
G on between white women and cole
ed women in the South.