The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-15
Rare Books, Papers,
Paintings and Bits Of
Art Connected With
and Pertaining to the
Accomplishment entS Of
Race Shown During
Session.

"oSHAHB bOl' ~ W Jan lO.-fOT un-
iqueness the collection OF rare prints,
pictures. portraits. manuscripts, books.
ETC., shown recently in Washington,
ID. c.. IL perhaps unparalleled in the
history OF the Colored people OF this
country; and its termination brought
regret TO many who were unable to
make an inspection because of the
short duration OF the exhibit
The American Negro Academy meets
IN Washington each December and
this. year held Its twenty-fourth an
nual meeting December 2S and 20.
1920. in the Dunbar High School. as
the guest OF the Dunbar Civic Center
Council of the Community Center De-
partment of the Washington Public
schools; and the exhibit was an effort
of the academy to live up to It's aims
and objects and get others Interested
IN gathering and preserving similar
bibliography and historical data.
The Public Librarian of Washing
ton, after a visit to the academy, gave
written expression as follows; II wish
to thank you for your invitation TO
view the exhibit. ] found II very in
teresting. I think you are to be com
graduated on getting such an exhibit
together" The Washington Times
said; THE exhibit shows the culture
of the Negro mind"
The exhibit, while held under the
auspices OF the American Negro Acad-
emy. was made up of items principally
from the collections of Mr.. Henry i.
Slaughter, of Washington: Mr.. Arthur
Charles D. Martin. of New York City;
Mr.. F. II. NJ. Murray, of Alexandria,
Va; and Mr.. John w. Cromwell, OF
washington.
Owing to the very united facilities
for an extensive display of rare Items.
the use exhibit was far from COM
plete. there being much more material
for exhibition than could possibly be
utilized; however the display was
comprehensive and proved surprise
lie.
Groups of many distinctive features
characterized the display as a whole.
In the Schomburg collection were rare
OF native African culture, valuable
pictures and literary items covering
the history of Haiti, Santo Domingo.
and the great military ehieftain, Tou-
ssaint LOverture; besides such, items
OF racial culture in the United States
as the works of Phillis Wheatley,
Alexander Crummell. and many en-
cravings of celebrities of ante and
Among the more important items in
the loan Of Mr.. Slaughter were the
books, documents, and autographed
letters illustrative of the anti-slavery
struggle. These included letter from
John Brown to his wife; autographed
letters and engravings Of Charles
Sumner Frederick Douglass, Thad-
dens Stevens, Calvin Fairbanks, Wen
dell Phillips. Gerritt Smith, Lucretia
other celebrated leaders in. the abo-
lition movement. Also embraced in
Mr.. Slaughter's contribution were
Guiding four Banneker Almanacs of
1899 and 1913; signed and sealed
document by General L'OveIture, one
Of. if not the last, of the military or
ders issued by him from his head
quarters; a copy of the works Of Ju--
piter Hammond, the first Colored poet
in America; etchings and autographed
letters of the elder and younger Du-
of the works of Paul Laurence Dun
bar, embracing volumes of both poetry
and prose- several rare etchings, en-
cravings. and Autographs, including
ecution," "The storming OF Fort Wag-
ner." THE reading Of the Emaneipa-
tion Proclamation" etc.
Rev. Martins contribution of nearly
one hundred engravings and prints
covered a wide range Of celebrated
pertinence to the Colored mcn5 de-
velopment in the United States.
Mr.. Murray's loan included a COM
plete series of illustrations from his
very notable book Emancipation and
the freed in American sculpture" em-
ductions in photogravure of famous
sculptures in the United States.
Mr.. Cromwell contributed several
pictures, among them being Colored
Autographs of the celebrated Colored
Russian, Alexander Pushkin; Cetaweyo
the African king; and Cinque, the dar-
ing African adventurer; also valuable
letters and manuscripts.
A rare lithograph in colors of the
Boston Massacre, showing the killing
of Crispus Attucks; an engraved fac
simile copy of the Thirteenth Amend
ment and signatures therefor and a
number of photographs, including one
of Blind Tom" were furnished by
DIR. John e. Washington.
DR.. A. M. Curtis displayed a full
stature drawing of Dunbar, and Mr..
Robert A. Pelham furnished several
historical items of interest.
Among the exhibits was an oil
painting of Phillis Wheatley, by
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