Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-03-01


quarters in Washington. In number of Southern States
these groups supporting homes for delinquent Col
ored girls
In 1922 the International Council of Women of the
Darker Races organized in Washington, with repre-
Sentatves present from the United States Africa the
West Indies and Ceylon.
The Negroes native musical gift is also universally
recognized Africa has been called THE Continent of
Music In America this gift early began to express itself
in the development of the spruals and in later years IN
agtme and Jazz Musical critics say that these are the
only distinct contributions America has made to the mu-
sic of the world The weird beauty and soul-strring
power the sprituals have made them popular around
The globe Though composed in the days of slavery as
expressions of the heartache of servude and the longing
for freedom it is matter of universal comment on the
Negros essential character this fact is of great sgn
canoe.
Some of these African slaves also manifested decd-
ed intellectual ability There Lahmen Rebby for eX-
ample, who back in Africa, had been we'll educated and
trained school master. There was Omar lbu SAID
another North African slave, devout Mohammedan who
read and wrote Arabic with ease. 1t possible Omar
himself who in the early days taken to the University
of North Carolina confer with of the professors
about the Arabic language and literature
Roland Hayes, Georgia Negro, has attained lnterna-
ional fame as tenor having with great success
before the most critical audiences Of America and Europe
including the King and Queen of England and the Queen
Mother of Spain. He receives sometimes as much as
SO 900 for single concert
7. Burlelgh, baritone mas loI twenty Se''i'
been solos in one of the leading white Episcopal churches
of New York.
Marion Anderson, Colored contralto appeared dur
inc the season of 1924 soost with the Phllade
phia Philharmonic Society.
Rosamond Johnson has composed light operas for
Klaw and Eranger and many popular songs Tor May
Irwin Lillian Russell and Anna Held. He also has
brought out several volumes of Negro spirtuas
Mable S. Lewis first prize in piano contest
at Chicago College of Music
must mention some of the outstanding Negro men
If TODAY that are yet startling the universe with thel
nnsic First we have Louis Armstrong, Who fer many
wears has had an orchestra and has won fame through
ont the United States and foreign countries with MS 9e
voice rhythm, and jazz
Cab Galloway. the man with the mysterious voice
and hot iazz orchestra has also won Tame ana le0os
ton in many states and in other countries
We have more than 1000 men leading oahoS' Ql'"es
oS and other music corporations. must name beille
Motion Some others are Bolton, The -Four ofches'ia a.
from the Alabama State College CoIored teIeSte'
Il1no+on and Noble Sissel and numberess' nameieSS
4l WOW Fvon we have some Coored women leading
Negroes really have one thing and that is reputation
for good music ,4, o r,n,bor Of
No MON ENGAGED Some few l will attempt 10 name
and Give some interesting details OF their experiences
facts ,, - 1862 was
John Chovis fu-blooded Negro born IN LOO, "@<
on+ 70 Princeton University where ne Stuoeo PlN"is
and later it is said, studied also at What II H l =
+ and Leo Returning to North Carolina, he opened q
SCHOOL and had as his pupils the children OF many prom!
;nnn+ white neople-A United States Senator a Ctlel
Justice a Governor of the State and otheI' ol
southern writer tells the story Of Jack OF Virginia
- - ,e;o roocber whose services to white and black
voro 60 valuable that distinguished oou'neI y vs.
toviar fet called upon to write his biography N
Mapped from doatious parents IN AFRICA ne wa" +hf
80 A,orica as slave and was converted uioqI tl'
.oaah;na Of Dr. John Blair Smith President OF 1"'Hp
don sidney College Taught by his master V''q1e
road he became preacher, licensed by t p,o'
go and preached from plantation to plantation ose
Ono @ a His freedom was finally purchased WIN
nrds contributed by white friends who presented .'
a1so with a home and a tract of land ~ ',oa :;
''so vs. t. Gle was considered the best preacher /,
says u ~ Mny of the most intelligent people athena
Cd mon his ministry and listened to his sermons WIN ue
eu ulo'' W. vo BETRAYED the least symptoms OF arfog
ance or concelt. - >, o,o,ncod this
"plack Harry" whom Dr. Benz. Rush pronounced '''
y 4o. IN America was often taken along pS
Rishon Francis Asbury his evangestc tours "