Phoenix tribune., 1919-06-28
Blacks and Whites Clash In Chicago Race Rio
COL. YOUNG DELIVERED
STIRRING ADDRESS TO
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

ne EDUCATOR calls Attention to Early
Civilization of Black Kingdoms
and Urged Study of Their
History.
The sphinx of Egypt is fashioned
with the flat nose and the mouth of
the black man. No one knows when
it was carved from the rock, or what
early nation or artists fashioned it,.
am proud that l am black man, and
every black man should be proud of
his race. We need more knowl-
edge of our history.-Col. Chas. Young
U. S. A, to the graduates of the West
ern university at Quindaro.
KANSAS CITY, Kans., June "a
Speaking to four thousand Negroes,
who attended the annual commence
ment exercises of the Western univer-
sity here Thursday, June 5, Col. Chas.
Young, U. S. A., who has attained the
highest position in the American army
ever held by a Negro, appealed to
his race to be. proud of their color.
Colonel Young, who also is one of
the leading Negro educators of The
country, was graduated from West
, Point in 1899 He served as an Off
Ger in the American army in Cuba in
the Spanish-American war, in Mex
leo, in Hayti, and as a military at
tache in Liberia He retired as COM
manding officer of the Tenth cavalry
and later took up active service at
Camp Grant, ILL.,, where he is now sta
toned
Sould Quit Hating White Race.
In urging his people to be proud OF
their race, Colonel Young appealed to
them to quit hating the white race
"If you want the freedom that Pres
ident Wilson has asked for the world
and l take it that he means freedom
for both white and black, you have got
to get back to God and realize that
there is divine consciousness in the
world" Colonel Young said.
"The black people have gone to hat
ing, and that gets you nowhere Love
Christianity, gentleness, kindness and
sourtliness get us everywhere. How
many here can give several good rea-
sons why they are proud of the black
race?
A sprinkling of hands went up in
the audience.
81 am proud God made me black, =
said Colonel Young. 81 am proud that
belong to a race that has solved
problems in Africa that we are strug
Cling with it in America today. In At
rica, among the black nations, there j:
no poverty, no prostitution; no i'll har-
mony among the peoples. The mis-
sionaries who went there to save the
black people found the black people
were saving themselves and that many
others did not need saving. am
proud that | am of race that has {
higher sympathy for it's fellow man
and which has a more beautiful dis.
position and a more appreciative view
of art literature and culture, in spite
of it's poverty.
Civilized Long Before 1851.
Contrary to the stated belief, the
black man was not freed fifty years
ago in America, a savage. We were
a civilized people under the highest
laws of men when we came over here
and we were a civilized people when
we were freed. Had we not been, w.
could not have taken the white mans
language, religion, customs and hab
its.-good and bad-and progressed AZ
we have. | am proud of that achieve
ment
Beginning back in ancient history
the black people had kingdoms and
civilization. The sphinx of Egypt is
fashioned with a flat nose and the
mouth of black man. No one knows
when it was carved from the rock ol
what early nation of artists fashioned
it. l am proud that | am black man
When it comes to craftsmanship ant
ability, you will find plenty of il
among the black men.
"You had better get out your goot
black clothes that the good God made
you in and stay with the genius of the
black man he has given us. We neet
more knowledge of the history and
accomplishment of our race"
Twenty-Five members of the grad
uation class were given diplomas. Ar
entertainment of music and speaking
was given, in which three students de
livered orations of their own compo
sition. A parade of the Lincoln High
School band and cadets preceded the
ceremonies.