The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-08-27
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WHAT THE NEGRO HAS DONE.

the
~ u not defeat genuine being to adjust tbe
situation brought about by the teenth amendment ~ ~
we Oee it to be the opinion among students 0 ,
oy and thoughtful persons was unjust to the
esro 10 precpitate him obligation and duties %
citizenship without opportunity for nnarat iul
responsible of human privileges ~ - "i' "io''
whereas the AnsOsxOn to earn this right b
long centuries of struggle development during which
nm . srn anu moral ascent it handed Negro
on silver ave to speak, centuries Of slave had
en OF great and growing However little he NAV have
plane Tor his state of ignorance time the mere fact that On nor
cent OF American Negroes wholly erate amendment was
written no the constitution sufficient uness to then
in the conduct o government " " '""''
The result of sucb q no1itcaI bIrnao.
eny its injustice to the Negro very of his Ignorance ]
domination was made None could for voting the way
ne was told for he capable other wa in most e
from him intelligent or even sensible .' ny master 10 expect
anals would have been to seek figs
Having known nothing himself he was catapuated into
inc OF helping to frame government and
others That such situation rise to years Of mistakes
and corruption to be wondered that
should not have produced results far it,
Added to the political and excuab attitude
Of those whites who years owned the Negro and c
only as chatel obviously these coud M, ] anu uu
selves to the civilized people to base
pement Whatever of these NAV
have been latent had been no chance for o
development
The only fair would be the turning
system the children in the elementary %
Yet no one would think reHnqushg agency
progress high pupils.
handicap Negro citizenship was instituted Heavy indeed was
the weight thus newly from the shakes of serf
dom How have they borne What lis be said
one-enth of our present population Because the N
problem still perpexng issues we think
to certain facts speak for themselves "" D'"
place. 80 per cent of nleracy which existed among
our Negroes at the the
to less than 2 education facilities In
there were 700 Cooed school teachers and toda
than 100000 Sixty Negro children in the public
schools Today there than
gro youths in normal schools colleges.
member is qualified to speak for them
Robert PRINCIPAL of Tskege
Institute said recently These figures signify on the ono bd -
1--we responsibility education by the state
they enterprise part of the Negro
himself the establishment of his own schools most Of which exist in
all sections of anything they
upon the part of the race secure the
of education spite all culte oppos
course stands for fundamental advance knowledge is the
daily intelligent citizenship
when thinks
only to reach the
helpful
and effective movements toward both black
that is in the south today"
Turning progress
found proofh exiso the education,
operated by Negroes Of 1OOOOOOOO acres
than 2oOOoOOO farm
Advance along industrial and business lines has fairly kept with
than 100000
Population engaged in ganful occupations.
OF this agriculture domestic
service 425OO in trades and tanspoaon 100000 manufacturing
mechanical pursuits 10000 professionals this
ministry Again
the eminent Negro leader above named:
America,
They show he
employee to contributing
energy application, enterprise,
capacity all of which he must
necessity experienced
me- o
than
but makes This
his friends furthermore
all this he has generally had the support and encour
of which he surrounded
industry activity rapid increase the wealth
the best AVAILABLE information the total es
o appoxmates $1,0O0OOOOOO
little unless it implies commensurate degree
progress subject which demands
scrutiny peoples
Justly development
some mental picture of past conditions must be held
quarters to respected morals is of itself
Of social progress 1t IS
n enlightened of government
life of his 1t would have
good this
the time the burdens of citizenship
course living the most progressive
people disadvantage the
him envious of refnmen he could not
Immediately possess.
to that he making headway in this
vital field of thousands of
selrespecng Negroes who by their lives and work do
created by the irresponsible and
lawless element their
in the greet war
in direction There has been much dis
forces but official records EVIL
entire regiments