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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-06

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the Dutch motnsshir pismh ri.
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wher. her is.msn ersw refused 10
man TIA Vessel fer . vcysK. into
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man the vessel before he left for
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cargo. lie ~as expected 10 return
to Seattle Friday for the crews
decision. The crew, meanwhile.
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brought gain of 81. 600. 900 In ex-
ports from Washington water
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domestic commerce disclosed Fri
day.
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compared with S43.0sS.2si over a
similar period In 1898. Import
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23
REAL PROGRESS

After months of earnest effort plans for the
Seventv-Five Years of Negro Progress Exposition
IN he held here in 1910 have taken shape and the real
izaton of this worthy enterprise is close at hand
Great impetus was given to the work by the appro-
pration of $500 by the little legislature at Lansing
last week. Although the appropriation represents
only small part of the funds necessary for the sue
cess of the Exposition it does indicate that some very
real progress is being made.
The success Of any great civic enterprise cannot
be determined altogether by the sum OF money en-
tailed in its promotion All of us, each in our own
way, have an obvious task to perform in building
this monumental exhibit which will attempt to rep
resent graphically the remarkable progress of our
people in the last seventy-fve years. Our various
civic and social organizations should seek to con-
tribute their efforts toward the building of great
Fair. truly representative of the finest things we
have achieved
With the cooperation of all of US, the success of
the Exposition is assured We have the opportunity
of bringing here to Detroit notabes in every line of
endeavor and tokens of achievement in all fields
The history of the Negro which is not taught in our
schools, and the contributions of early leaders
in religion and politics which is barely recognized
will be brought out in bold relief Our youth, who are
not aware of their great heritage, will be inspired
to new achievement. Members of the other group
will be likewise enlightened They will the other
side of our group the side that vicious white propa
ganda has always obscured.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23
BOOK REVIEW

period Of many years has given
place TO a society which welcomes
wit open arms many who, through
wealth gained by fair means or
foul, buy their social position. The
Negro OF the middle class is more
interested in making a 'front.' than
in any degree of financial security.
Dr. Frazier points out that this
group although ostensibly very
race-conscious, is not anxious to
end segregation. He goes on TO say
Of them: They prefer the over
valuation Of their achievements and
position behind the walls of segre-
cation to a democratic order that
would result in economic and So
cial devaluation for themselves
A review Of this kind cannot do
justice to The scope OF the book.
The reader will find that it elari-
fies many things for him: Many Of
the animosities among Negroes
themselves, the causes for juvenile
del lquency and adult crimes, the
false values Of the Negro elite, the
growing solidarity and social in
telligcnce of the Negro worker
The Negro Family in the United
States" can be recommended to the
general public and should be in
cluded in all libraries both public
and private which are worthy OF
the name.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23
The writer's thoughts necessarily represent the
and opinions Of this
By RAMON A. MARTINEZ

/ the Mediterranean type which ha,
a dark skin, short stature, black
hair and black or brown eyes.
Among the Indians there was (
wide gap between the North Ameri,
can type which was of light reddish
skin with large build. and the ar
ibbean Indian which was smaller
and OF almost black skin. Just the
same in western Africa, there i.
the Fullah type which varies ir
skin from the very light brown tc
the black, and the Mandingoe.
which almost all Of them jet-black
When we say the best stocks ir
western Africa" we mean people
who dio not belong to any particu-
lar slave class; people who were
free, wealthy proud and courageous
some OF them belonging to the mob
ility IN their respective tribes. They
were either noblemen. warriors
hunters, shepherds. farmers or arti-
sans.
At the dawn OF the slave traffic
in Western Africa, from which the
great mass Of the Negroes found in
America came. the following tribes
or sub-races OF Negro people were
to be found there; Fullahs, Mandin-
goes, Ghanas. Songhais. Fantis, Ash
ants, Krus, Dohomeys' Coroman-
tines. calabars, Gabboons, Why
dahs. Mosis. Congos and Senegam-
.bians There were some-of- the
stocks Of the Sudan and the Slave
Coast from the Senegal river down
to Angola. In our next installment
we snail see what some OF the
scholars and scientists have to say
about some of these people.
The slave traffic found these peo-
pies engaged in continuous inter-
tribal or inter-racial wars, one
against the other, just the same as
white people in Europe have been
fighting each other for centuries.
Prisoners of war were taken and
reduced to slavery just as it was
the custom everywhere in ancient
times. The Arabs and the slave
traders prostituted these people by
teaching them how to make raids
upon each other to supply the slave
traffic, and these raids were car
ried out later either for profit
among themselves, or for pure ven
geance one upon another.
At times even whole tribes, in
Guiding chiefs, princes OF the blood
and noblemen were taken prisoners.
So that that old tale about American
Negroes descending from a slave
class in Africa, is nothing but a
pure lie.
NEGRO HISTORY CLASSES,
under the auspices Of the Negro
Nationalist society, will be per-
sonally conducted by Atty. Ra-
mon A. Martinez, every Monday
night at 8 o'clock, Beginning Oc-
tober 2. 1889, at the Y.M.C.A. on
Elizabeth near 81. Antoine. Every
body is invited.
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iginated during the days of the
slave traffic and the institution OF
slavery by white people who had
invested large sums of money in
slaves and in the slave business.
Commercial and indenture slav-
cry was such an un-Christian and
barbarous practice until they had
to invent some form of plausible
argument to excuse and mitigate
the evil and give it some form OF
justification before the public con-
science They-even appealed To
the Bible to try to prove that the
Negro was born to be a slave and
a servant Of the white man. These
arguments persist even today in the
minds OF certain people; and even
some Negroes are silly enough TO
believe the old tale that we came
from a slave class in Africa.
The scientific research of trav-
elers and scholars who through the
years since have investigated and
studied the lives, customs, prac-
tees and migrations of the Africans
and their development, have given
us a more or less accurate picture
Of what was going on in Africa at
the time that the slave traffic be-
gan, during its course, and in the
years since. Their findings justify
US in saying that no western Negro
need TO be ashamed Of the African
stock from which he has descend
ed; for. with rare exceptions, the
great mass of the Negroes in the
western world came from the best
stocks in western Africa.
These scholars and scientists evil
IDENTIFY had no interest in the slave
traffic. and, as a matter Of fact
the majority Of these investigations
have been made since the slave
traffic was suppressed; therefore
their findings have not been mott
yated by profit or loss in the slave
business, but in the interest Of as.
certaining the scientific truth. Thus
we believe that they had no reason
to color the facts, and our conclu-
HONS are based on their findings.
When we say the best stocks in
western Africa" we don't mean by
that the blacklist people in western
Africa. for all African races are not
black. neither are all Negro or Ne
groid peoples jet-black. May we
also say in passing that all Negro
people do not live in Africa. nei-
Their are all African people =neees-
sarily Negro. A person can be Of
pure African stock without ne
cessarily being jet-black, And, be-
sides the Negro that was transplant
ed to the western world by the
slave traffic, Negro stock has been
also found in Australia, New Zea-
land and the South Sea Islands by
scientists and travellers.
The Negro race, just the same
as the Caucasian race or the In
dams, is sub-divided into sub-ra-
cial stocks with differences in shade
Of color, texture of the hair and
physical build. In the Caucasian
race there is a big difference be-
tween the Scandinavian type, which
is tall, Of transparent white skin,
and blonde hair and blue eyes, and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23
Conant Gardens
and About
By LULA MAE HENDRICKS

By LULA MAE HENDRICKS
PoEM-"THE MORNING GLORY
Little white morning-glory,
With nettles all around.
Climbing up a thorny stalk.
Where more light is found;
Lifting your chaliced cup to take
Gods gift Of sun and dew,
Did never a sigh Of complaint
escape
Concerning the place you grew?
Complaint? am filled with thanks
living;
This strong nettle is Just what
need
On which to grow and watch the
dawn.
am glad that I, as a seed.
Fell here beside the highway,
Where men and women pass by,
catch their smiles, and the smile
Of God"
Makes the glory OF earth and sky.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23
AROUND ANN ARBOR

All Of sepia Ann Arbor are proud
10 have Rev. J. w. Wright and his
lovely wife with them again this
year The members Of Bethel A,
Me. church had good representa-
ton at the conference which was
held in Detroit at Bethel A.M,E.
church. Bishop Gregg presided.
Several members of St. Maty's
lodge No. held their third degree
meeting last Saturday night at St
Andrews lodge No. 7.
The brothers included; Harold
Ruth, Lewis Hickson, Cebrim
Westmoreland, Pete Phillips, Calvin
Lard, Leroy Raveling and Normand
Crosby
Five brothers from Prince Hall
lodge No. "a were present: David
Holly, Timothy Johnson, William
Boyd, Morris Wright and George
McFall.
NJ. W. Grand Master Elmer E.
Wallace, Grand Secretary Frederick
W. Price, Grand Junior Deacon
William Henderson, Grand Tyler
Joseph Day and Past Grand Master
William Sherman, Brother Robins,
past grand master Of Canada: Broth
er Miller W. Master OF lodge in
Winsor and eight other brothers
from Canada were present
James Merrill, William Prince
Hall, lodge "a; Brother Rhodes S
W. No 2; Brother J. T. Webb S.W.
No. "a; Brother Eugene Nelson
secretary Of No. "a, and II other
brothers from Prince Hall lodge No
J "a Several brothers were present
from Atiff No. q.
Officers participating in the rails
ing Of funds were: p G. NJ. Robbins
10. NJ. Wallace, G. S. Price. S. ID
King Fish. W. NJ. Merrill, S W
Rhodes and W. NJ. Miller.
Officers participating from st
Mary's lodge No. 4, were: W. NJ
Eearl Reynolds. acting secretary
and S D Sanford Mckinney. S "
Cedric Morris. J. W billiard Nor,
us. Treasurer Joseph Day. Stew,
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ards Clifford Carter and Albert
johnson.
Spends Vacation
Rev. and Mrs. ]. W. Wright are
spending two weeks in Chicago.
Two Outstanding Ministers
It is very fortunate for a city to
have two outstanding ministers and
apparently Rev. Wright and Rev.
Carpenter have not only won the
admiration and esteem Of their con-
gregation but have endeared them
selves to the whole city.
Back TO School
Monday morning found hundreds
Of children literally trudging back
to school after a belated opening
due to a statewide epidemic Of in
fantile paralysis. The children were
favored with more than two extra
vacation weeks. Consider the pleas
ant weather during the past three
weeks the extended vacation was a
blessing, at least to the children.
An incident was brought to the
attention Of your reporter this
week concerning the camp at Wild
Goose Lake, sponsored by the Dun.
bar Civic association. This camp
has extended the privileges to chill.
dren from to 10 years OF age an.
nually for some time. A number
Of counselors are appointed to sup.
ervise these girls in various edu
cstional activities and it has beer
reported that food which was do
mated TO this camp has either beer
confiscated or used for the purpose
OF those in charge This cause vii
be investigated il reported again
Earl Monroe tBaby Face has
glass-breaking complex. He is no
content with breaking show cases
so he now confines himself to BIZ
plate glass windows. Well Smitt!
should wear his own shoes
Razz Moe, the genial custodian
OF Sanfords Bootery, is rapidly be
coming fapeHite with the fai
sex as well as the men o. tht
Midway.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23
Reviewed by GERTRUDE MARTIN

hNNiC"tu W OLh AhbDE MAN lin
1t isn't often that one finds a
book packed with information which
is al the same time so readable and
within the comprehension Of the
average layman. Mr.. Frazier gives
US such a book in The Negro
Family in the United States" He
has succeeded in incorporating sta
t!stical material and case histories
in the book in a way to avoid dull
ness and repetition, and has made
his footnotes and appendices in
teEeS-!nss additions to the body of
the text.
Apart from its excellent style, the
book is the result Of careful study
and weighing Of material. If it
could be made required reading
for every Negro it would clear up
many Illusions and his conceptions
which often stand in the way Of
racial advancement.
Dr.. Frazier traces family life Of
the Negro from slavery years to
the present, showing the looseness
Of family ties in the earlier years
and the gradual organization Of
family life after Emancipation. The
Importance Of the Negro woman is
emphasized again and again. This
was especially true during slavery
and the years Immediately after
freedom was granted the Negro. Yet
even today there-is-a -laFeer- per-
centage Of Negro homes with the
mother as the sole head than for
the population at large. Desertion
Is far more common among Ne
groes than among whites and in
many cases the woman is left 10
support the children alone. A much
higher degree Of ilegitimacy among
Negroes is another factor in this
picture OF family life.
The exodus Of a large number
Of Negroes TO cities both southern
and northern resulted in the disso-
luton Of many family ties as well
as in the breakdown Of many moral
restrictions. TheN ignorant, unso-
phisticated Negro from the planta-
ton often found satisfactory ad-
tustment TO the greater temptations
Of city life impossible. However
the author points out that there
is gradually growing up in the
large cities middle class group
whose ideals, standards Of living.
and moral values are copied after
the whites and who. through great.
er security are able TO maintain or
gained family life.
The importance Of The mulatto as
q means Of transferring white cul-
ture to the Negroes as a whole from
the time Of slavery is shown 70 be
great. The superior advantages
which ne usually enjoyed made II
possible for the mulatto TO make
more rapid strides in gaining ii.
nancial security and its resulting
benefits. There are also accounts
Of racial islands as the author term,
them, families Of white, Negro ant
Indian descent living in ISOLATED
communities in various parts o
the country. that havc remained out
side the main currents Of Ncgr'
life. The groups have also playet
a part in the maintenance Of stroni
family bonds.
There are extremely good dis
cussionz Of the Negro middle elias
and Negro pr0letsrst The Negr'
ellie based on family traditions owe.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23
THINKERS FOR THE
PEOPLE SUFFER

Socrates was condemned to death
for corrupting the youth; that is, he
was teaching them TO think; TO think
is always dangerous when only a
few are thinking
The really safe man is the man
who does and says as others around
him are saying and doing. He locks
to the right and to the left and keeps
step with the crowd. II man dares
TO think for himself and venture
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23

were slaves IN
Africa a; that
they belonged to
a degen e rate
slave class OF
Africa; that the
best races OF Az
RIGA were not
slaves; and that
western slavery,
compared TO the
slavery suffered
in Africa, was
freedom; all OF
this was nothing
but purely false
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23

ana conclusions
of a few chosen
thinkers. A S k
the average man
in the sire e I
why he thinks
that the earth is
round and his
only honest ans
wer is, because
he learned it is
round. Ask the
supposed to be
educated and ne
answers - b e.
cause Aristotle
said the earth is
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23
AROUND OUR NEIGHBoRHooD


Rev. Edward johnson and Tomas
Shaw Of Greenville, SC, arrived
in the Motor City last Monday to
enter Wayne university. Mr.. Shaw
is a graduate Of Friendship JunioI
college, Rock Hill. SC Rev. Johnk
son is a progressive business man
Of Greenville.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23

The Negro Family In the
United States" by E. Franklin
Frazier, The University Of Chicago
Press Chicago, Illinois
1889 $500 $50 pages.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23
THOUGHTLESS PEOPLE
SUBJECTED

People hold other people in sub
lection by enslaving their minds.
The oppressed are always made to
believe that they are inferior to
their oppressors and that the Lord
God made them only to be servants.
Having acquired this state of mind,
they become willing tools Of others,
their ambition dies in them, they
stagnate because Of their enslaved
minds. Should anyone among them
discover himself and by thinking in
dependently. expose the system that
holds his people in thraldom, he IS
dubbed a radical. an agitator, a
dangerous person that must be
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23
UG, THO NEGRO
By WIN. L. SHERRILL
President Afro American Institute and Federated
freside Groups

out on his own conclusions, he must
be prepared for trouble from most
Of US who do not think and the
few who do think TO keep, US en-
shaved. All men and women who
nave sought TO enlighten the masses
Of their people have met trouble,
and many have had to suffer even
death in their efforts to better con-
ditions which surround them. A
thinker-a reformer will forever
suffer, even as Jesus Christ. our
greatest thinker and reformer suf-
fered, as long as the masses are
too lazy to think.
WE NEVER THINK IN VAIN
Those men and women in our race
who dare to think independently Of
the clap-trap we have been taught
who fight their way through the
maze Of propaganda against US. 10
a few real truths and facts concern
ing ourselves and our problems. are
most of the. time misunderstood by
our own people, whose minds are in
eclipse; they are dealt with severely
by those who would keep us in our
place" because those who exploit
us see the end of their career, if
we are taught to think. The attempu
therefore, is always made to hold
back the Negro leader who dares to
think.
The effort of those who dare think
however is never in vain, even
though they are unpopular in their
lifetime. Long after they are Gead
the things they think live, and the
world benefits BY their contribution.