The Omaha guide., 1939-07-15
curity to "his family and home"

All of us IAN take pride in the
splendid feature given to DR.. w.
E. B. Dubois latest book, "Black
Folk then and Now" by the New
York Herald Tribune on Wednes-
day morning June Ia. Not only is
the whole book column given over
to a review of the work, but a
fine photograph of DR.. Dubois
appears in the column.
The new book, published by
Henry Holt and Co. 257 Fourth
Avenue. New York, contains 401
pages is "the story of the Me-
gro peoples of the world, from
I prehistoric times to the present..
is one which few of us, white or
black, are familiar, says the pub
fishers. And the publishers go on:
yet this is far from being a mere
work of scholarship. It will come
as a surprise to white readers
to learn how many of the great
historical figures of the past have
been wholly or partially Negro in
derivation From the time of
Egypt's great queen, Nefertari,
onward there have been Negroes
of worldwide importance-the
names of Toussaint L1Ouverture,
Jean Christophe, and the Mahdi
among the warriors. The church
has had Negro saints-St. Bene-
dict the Moore and st. Martin of
Perres. The list of writers is a
long one. Both Alexandra Dumas
and Pushkin had Negro blood in
their veins. The contributions of
the Negro people to sculpture,
music, and the arts are only be-
ginning to be recognized.
professor Dubois Is nowhere in
the courise of this book an opolo-
gist for his people. He attempts,
without rancor, to restore the Ne
gro his rightful place in the hui
man story. More than that, in a
series of powerful chapters on the
slave trade and the modern lot
of Negroes in the world, he comes
to grips with the fundamental
issues of u time as they appear
to a people still economically UNI
enfranchised in great sections of
society. The problem of the TWEEN
tieth century is the problem of
the color line" he declares, and
documents his case
"For those who fool that the
white race is the only important
one that the world has known,
this volume is required readin
For those who realize that the
case for human equality of oppor-
tunity rests upon knowledge and
understanding, Professor DuDois's
book will be an invaluable sur
vey of a neglected field. 1t is
written with a high sincerity and
without special pleading"
Thus we see that the publishers
plan for this story of the Negro
by DR.. Dubois to get into the hands
of white people as we'll as the
hands of Negroes. 1t will be I'M
fortunate if Negroes themselves
neglect the reading of this won
derful story.
Southern Conditions
Speaking to Negro Extension
Agents at Tuskegee Institute, P.
K. Norris, Senior Marketing
Specialist in Cotton of the Foreign
Marketing Service of the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture, said:
"The condition of agricultural la
borers in foreign countries and
particularly in India is far worse
than the condition of tenants and
sharecroppers on southern cotton
farms"
Granting or accepting that this
is true, it is no reason for the
continued existence of deplorable
conditions among sh~arecroppers an
tenants of the South. In this coun-
try, we pride ourselves on being
very advanced in our living stan
dards and III opportunities for ed
ucation. The Government should
continue to work toward the ELI
mination of economic abuses in