The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-04-24
SOCIAL DISTINCTION.


African unges the Australian bush Arabian the
Siberian nowhelds, he frozen cliffs of Iceland and in the
eemng civilization the accumulated products
of genius find the Aristocras the Middle Glass; and the
RabbIe
Strange to observe and still stranger realize major
ity Americans White and Black think that
Negroes all alike and that there lines OF social
separation among them.
steadily that all Negroes are alike
same have the desires This statement
duces itself to absurdiy WITHOUT ARGUMENT We do
take the reute it, We do object and do refute
any definite plan upon the idea of the social
Oneness of the Negro.
three social classes of Negroes. These three
with sharply defined lines of demarcaon
though the average American fails to recognize them
There Negro Arsocracy. The Aristocracy is COM
Negroes who been highly educated either by
scHDols and have been less successful in
s.a III The Arsfocracy from Middle
5sT Rabble. The Aristocracy is racaly
than prejudice color restriction and identity
force to be- in its circumscrbed orbit is control
led and has all the earmars OF the
universal hundred The fault of the Aristocracy is in
noppouneness Negro Arocracy cannot be recognized
until Negro become recognized The majority of
Negroes regard hubugs because they
recognized by other The Astocrats cataoged
groups of the desped The Negro Aristo-
built fragile claims OF superior lineage educaton'
wealth. destroys of consciousness and
strength The great country India held firmly under the
yoke Great Britain because of its caste system and inn
pregnabe arsocracy Caste and supercous aristo
cracy STILES and stunts growing racial groups
The second social of Negroes is the middle class
the of the Race
conscious ambitious and industrious This type
found constructive organizations, adapting himself to
changing environment The middle class feels inatey that
difference between his desires and those of the
rabbe his interviewer and in
snobbhness merely against the
whole group Many Negroes high intelligence, wealth and
lineage identified themselves with the middle class The
middIer vangory of the res his haugh
tnes him severely alone. He good terms
with the rabbe and does try impress him with the
difference in mind, wealth and station
The third class is rabbe and the inevitable
under dog He has of intelligence makes small
wages aborious work humanity for ive
hood as the and other parasites He the Of
fender socially crmnay and civily He has little
vision and is always to disadvantage The
rabbe raciay he regiously avoided
other and the arocra of his His
lack intelligence leaves him adrift of prejudice
ignorance and vice HE IS THE SOCIAL TYPE THAT THE
WHITE MAN INVARIBLY HOLDS UP AS 1.-THE AMERICAN
NEGRO"
social distinctions exist the world THE So
CIAIISTIC IDEAS OF ADVANCING PSYCHOLOGY PROVE
THAT THE LINES OF DIFFERENCE WILL NOT BE FURTHER
INTERPRETED AND RECOGNIZED AS DISTINCTIONS
The Negro ignore the laundering warning
that this sends echong down the corridors of
time the white arocra The warning carries
double Negro he bears the buffets of the
dominant groans under the shisms within his
ranks Lineage intelligence of the black
must work with the industrious and ambitious middle
CASA To either the rabble who the accepted
standard by Caucasian constrained Judge the
race before the Negro aristocat middle class enjoy the
fruits which attend recognized merit distinction.