The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-02-04
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pIrthd.y OF Frederick Douglass

states declare National holiday
February 18th. the birthday OF
Frederick Douglass. Douglass was
born February H. 1877, In Tucka-
hoe, Talbot county Maryland.
Died Feb. 20. 1895.
4 In the cause OF abolitionism, the
colored race itself furnished one
OF the great orators whose power
ful voice, and trenchant words
helped 10 arouse the conscience OF
mankind. not only In America hut
in Europe. He was Frederick
Douglass escaped Maryland slave.
who became pupil and later as
sociate OF William Lloyd Garri-
son. the great liberator.
His father was white man
name unknown. His mother. Har-
riet Bailey. a Negro slave. Doug
lass in later wears changed his
name from Bailey 10 Douglass.
when 81 years Of age he sue
cecded in escaping 10 New York,
eventually reaching New Bedford,
Mass. where he found work as
shipcaulker. Three years later In
! 1871 he first came into contact
with Garrison, and was launched
on the career which was 10 earn
him fame and the gratitude OF his
race He spent Two years in Eng
land where his speeches did much
10 arouse sympathy on behalf OF
the antislayery c--use.
With the out break OF the Civil
War. Douglass assisted In the en-
lstmcnt OF TWO Massachusetts re-
gimsnts. offering his own sons
among The hrst recruits.
Ne published two famous papers.
The North Star, and after The war.
The New National Era. He became
United States Marshall, Recorder
OF Deeds for the District OF Col
umbis. and Minister 10 Hayti.
Elector at large. 1872. Republican
party in New York. Pres. Grant
appointed him Secretary Of the
Ssnto Domingo Commission.
First Negro IN ride on a battle
ship as a guest OF the United
States Navy.
Pres. Nonroe's shoes.
The day that Monroe became
President 81 The United States.
! the shoes that he wore were made
by Negro shoemaker.
NEG RoES IN NEW WORLD
There were about 10000 Negroes
in the New World IS years after
The discovery OF America by CO.
lumbus.
The famous ~ Negroes did not
arrive in jamestown. Virginia, un-
III 1919 -one hundred and twenty
seven years after the discovery OF
America.
SLAVE or JEFFERSON DAVIS
The father ~ the founder ol
: Mound Bsyou. Mississippi. the al
NEGRO town. VAS a slave of JEFF
, ferson Davis.
f. INVENTED SHOE MACHINE
MafzelinTer. a Negro invented {;
machine for lasting shoes-reduc
Ing the cost OF shoes fifty per ccnt
= Sold patent 10 the United States
Machinery Company.
MONEY! SPENT
Negroes spend annually for pro
( paint s2>,OOO.OO0; and approx
prIetary medicines k6,00O, nm
r for tooth paste $1,000. OOO; 10
+ mateIy esi.lss.s.3 gallons oi gasc
line are used by Negroes each year
u The annual purchasing power o
our Negro population OF 1000 oo
y ls estimated 10 exceed two billion
+ of dollars. Of this sum $4,000
'e Negroes in The II leading cities o
81 tho South spend $4,000 900 AM
u southern Negro farm-owners an
70 managers about sl26OO0.0Oo.
REJECTED RECRUITS
8 The number NJ rejected recruit
= PER- Loon examined for the CI,l
l. War was for white recruits 26i
IT and for colored recruits 1907.
GAINFuL PURSUITS
= There are more Negro female
engaged in gainful pursuits in III
y United states than there are Ne
Kro males thus engaged.
II NrLATTOES
!" The census ~ $50 shows iha
d ISL Of every l,guN free Negroe
n we're mulattoes, and only ~ q
o every 1000 slaves.
n Any Information concerning hi
% column or the facts stated hereir
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