The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-11-26
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Professor OF Chemistry at Tuske-
gee. 1922 recipient OF the spingarn
Medal. Fellow OF the Royal Society
OF Arts OF Great Britain. was born
a slave in 1864 in one-room cabin
at Diamond Grove. Missouri. II
took him is years 10 graduate from
the Iowa State University. and two
more TO get his masters degree.
Ceaser South Carolina slave
became famed for cure for poison
which was compound OF plantain,
hoarbourd- gold rod roots. rum and
I've. and in 1850 the legislature OF
the colony ordered It published for
the use and herea, OF the people
a Negro b ! denry Johnson. six
teen years oilge, was held aboard
ship at sea for period OF i've
months, during which time he was
not permitted TO inform his mother
OF his Whereabouts.
The boy was resident OF Wash
ingion. On Sept. 20. 1879. he and
several OF his fellows were induced
BY colored man 10 accompany him
10 Baltimore where the boys were
signed aboard an oyster schooner
bound 70 sea on representation that
they were y years Of age. Each
was advanced seven dollars from
his pay which he colored man
took.
The schooner. the Thomas ".
Moore. Captain Lewis in command.
was one OF three vessels operating
as fleet and every 2 weeks one
os he three returned 10 port bring
Ing the combined oyster haul. A
different ship alternated each trip
bu, TIE boy was always put to work
on one OF the other veesls when II
was The Thomas W. Moores turn
10 return 70 port.
During the entire FIVE months
period The boys mother had no
knowledge OF her sons whereabouts
and her anxiety may be imagined.
When he did return he was so frost
bitten and sick that Il required
months Of nursing 70 restore him 70
health. When discharged. the boy
had been given 1915 as the balance
~ his earnings. He was supposed
70 receive salary OF 500 per
month.
Atlanta, Ga. Aug, %. 1s3s-The
Association OF Teachers
went on record as favoring Negro
history in white schools, in its re.
cent annual meeting. as follows:
We are convinced that one item in
this program should be the inclu-
sion ~ Negro history IN the cur
rcHla ~ both Negro and white
schools AZ all levels. for the de-
velopment o, jus'ihable pride on the
part o. The Negroes. and o, UNDER
standing and cooperation on the
par Of bolh races.
There IS no proof tina. the fluid
used by CHRIS, in ins,ituting the
sacred communion was alcoholic;
i Is nowhere called vine but simp-
~ The fruit IL the vine.'
Negroes held altogether about
seyenty-fye commissions during the
Civil War.
What the white Doctor OF Medi-
cine believed about the Negro child
IN ls57J Nickel in 1851 stated as a
Tact that The color Of the Negro
child when first born Is yellow,
which becomes shiny black in
manhood. and this statement was
practically repeated in 1852 by DR..
Cartwright OF New Orleans. who
claimed as fact that Negro chill
dren and white children are alike
at birth in one particular - they
are both born white. and so much
alike, as far as color is concerned.
as scarcely 10 be distinguished from
each other.
Federal District Court OF Mary
land. Nov. s. lSs0-Judge Morris
stated that a large sum OF money
given TO colored woman would
be ruinous to her.
The Roman Catholic Church. in
1853, appointed its first Negro
priests in the United States.
Through this day o Lord.
Let me touch as many lives as pos
sible for Thee.
And every life I touch wilt Thou.
BY Thy Spirit quicken
Whether through the thoughts II
think.
The words I speak. the prayer l |
breathe,
The column ] write, or the life 1
live.
Any Information concerning this
column or the facts stated therein.
write in care OF this newspaper in
closing a self addressed envelope.
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In Loving Memory