The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-04
DR.. Monroe N. Work Presents
Statistics on Negro Progress
to Atlanta Audience.


During the three years. 1s10-Is21,
there was marked Improvement In
public schools for Negroes, This was
due to a large extent. to the special
agencies working for the improve
ment Of Negro schools The agencies
taking part in this Improvement work
were: the Julius Rosenwald Fund. in
building rural sohoolhouses, the Anna
4. Jeannes Foundation in providing
county supervisors Of industrial work.
the John +. Slater Fund in helping to
provide county training schools for
teachers and also in assisting in pro-
yiding county training schools.
Another phase of our educational
progress has been the scholastic and
other distinction which during the
past three years, the members OF the
race have gained. Only a few ex-
amples for tllustration are mentioned,
Funice Roberta Hunton, A. G. and
A. M. Degrees in four years from
Smith College
gree from the University Of Pennsyl-
wanna at 20 years OF ago.
Professor Carver before the Congress
sional Committee.
Rene Maran,
Charles Gilpin, among the ten most
distinguished contributors TO dramatic
art. 1921.
Earl johnson. greatest long distance
runner in the country.
Edwin o. Gourdin, worlds greatest
Jumper, ~ feet inches.
Our economic progress Is NANTES ting
itself in large increases in property
holding. IN land acquired, In homes
owned and in business development
I ntion three things which are
significant with respect to our busi-
ness progress One is the growth of
the number of Negroes businesses; as
example Il was found that on one
street in Norfolk, Qreen, there were
over 1eG Negro businesses.
Another Significant aspect OF our
business progress 10 that In many
instances we are buying property In
which hundreds Of thousands Of doi-
lars are involved As an example, the
Strand Theatre Building, on Broad
Street. in Richmond, was sold q
group Of our business men for $11S.O0O
cash. The Jesse Binga Banking firm,
OF Chicago, purchased property on
South state street for which 100000
The third significant example Of our
progress in business. is the Develop
ment Of big business.
The Po College, in st. Louis, a
seller or hair goods and beauty pro-
for new spaper advertisement We now
have hanks with u million dollars as
sets.
let IN next note our progress "a
politics Doubt is expressed by some
az to whether we are making pro-
gress POLITICALLY, and It Is eren Rs-
serted that We are retg0grading in this
respect The facts however. Indicate
xAaf we are making progress politi-
cally. same evidences Of th's are:
We have more momberg o. city
councils hat we have ever hld;
There an more Negroes sitting as
Members OF State legislatures than
at any tlfra since the days Of
Recopstsuctlon.
We aIsc have more Negroes regis
fering and voting here In the
soath thpn at any time since Re-
construction Days.
Negro women should have much
credit for the increasing interest Of
our people h political matters.
Negroes are taking more and more
Interest both North and South In city
politics.
Negroes were members Of city coun-
ellis during l919-l921 as follows; T. 3.
Anderson and r. r. jackson, Chlcsgo:
Warren t. McGuinn and William u.
fif4gerald Baltiniore DR. Charles
II Roberts snd sc 2rea w Harris
Thiladelphia; Thomas " Fleming.
Cleveland fOhio) robert H. Logan,
Pittsburgh. (PB.): Or. Summer A. Eur
MISS Indianapolis {Ind); Charles
scott Worchesles. tMass. ~ e.
Adams. Annapolis fMd.lf j. +. Ste
phey. Annapolis Md George Combs,
Nlcholesville (Ky); ~ T. =. Stevens.
cleveland fTennsl; JONI W. Lewis,
MorrIsvilIe: pa Petsl Blackwell,
ffIa.): Amos M Scott was iectod IN
1921 as one Of the city magistrates in
I I Dl'infinS iisls-issI. several Negroes