The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-20
|ecoenition
|iven Negroes Al
|erld Fair
Forty-One
Names On The
Wall OF Honor

w OH
nance Of forty-oue Negroes
4. Aeen Inscribed on the Wall OF
r.. q, tho American Common AT
, ysw york worlds Fair. ac-
L., 10 4 Joint announcement
H. loday b, Harvey W. Andcr-
f. arecinr of tho Common. and
yw.rd J. condon. assistant 10 the
,.aen, q, scars, Roehuck and
b,nany. donors Of the Common to
\ FAR
IT, barge number Of names and
| unusual spl cad OF fields ~ ac-
n, show hnw greatly the Negro
4 added 10 inc cultural and ma
H. wealth Of the country. as
val shows that the race has
4 ,1ha,ed Importantly in such
tds as journalism. business and
Sns,rv snort, tho humanities,
rsrnmenl religion. education,
IL law. the theatre. science,
4 nera'lrc and pioneering.
I.arges' elss.lfeaiion il music,
N me names of Paul Rohesor.
Fan anderson Roland Hayes,
e Handy Dorothy Maynor.
|nrv t Rnrleirh. William Grant
h. AMI Ethel Waters.
IN ihc fold Of literature. special
fornrion was given TO Paul
emo nlnhaf 'iS7e-iao6l. poet
n uosclsf lanes Weldon john
! lS1i-leeSl. poet and anihor;
ENis Peters Whcailey Cl7i3-
\ poet; and Richard Wright.
eelsi
ker-o greats Of tho theatre
h. chosen rho beloved Richard
HARRISON ~ me legitimate the
y Bert Williams Of vaudeville
} roria tanrer and actor, BIZ
h'rson
Foar great scientists are also in
|dei the outstanding George
Isainr'or Carver CiS6i-....D.
j. has made so many discoveries
srrru''nra' scienye; Daniel vii
b 'he surgeon Ernest Everett
b lSs7- and BENJAMIN
hreker i7sl-lSosl, the inventor.
\ sport. me ~ The greatest
frsrs and one OF the greatest
fsrs n all t'me are honorcd.
be sre Jesse owens and the
F't'' heasyweicht champion. Joe
FVo sculp'ofs painter and An
|hi'sc' were : won recognition nv
ar committee These are Rich
|nd Bar'hc Augusta SAVAGE.
Pr ossava Tanner and Paul r.
|aars.
~ NJ the immortals Of educa-
are gison SPECIAL prominence
f's are Booker r. Wa shington
|hlFlS and ". r. n. Du Bois
Four gfea' Awyers are accorded
|ogn'ion Mics \ Paige IlS9S-);
fniosld Grimke GSi9-la3Ol: Jane
|ln and Herman r Moore.
ne contribution Of the Negroes
ne hnmani'ies has not been
|rlooked In this classification
frederick Douglass. Thomy La
'l>lnlNnal and Harriet Tub
7 lNe2.l>lsl Journalists sig
yea by THIS honor are David
''ser tl7SS-iS3o) and John
p"a Rn~swurm. In business.
n Merri,k ClS5q-l9l9) was Sc
''a While in pioneering the
PIE oi Joan rointc Du Sable
|so-lSlii is inscribed.
Two names in religion and two
government complete the list:
Euel HAYNES i753-is33) and
para Allen u760-lS3n in the
classliication: and Henry
|nland Garnet and Blanche X.
[ce IN the second.
nete names we're selected
'ne greatest possible care. >"
\ harvey anderson on releas-
lhe news OF tho selections
|l,r mere are literally hundreds
|y persons whose names
I"' nave heen included. the fore
ps represent The concensus OF
l'On OF various jurics OF educa-
Z historians, clcrgymen and
Lspaper .tans.
Pne omission Of many names
[e'Ore has hccn due to lack Of
r, We do feel however that
representative selection
e"erlcan Negroes"
wall OF Honor. which sur
r f me American Common AZ
Iar extends over $50 feet. and
inc handshell. the opcn-a.r
y, ~ and the Village Green.
une American Common Is the
sk pace OF all Americans at
.sr 'hls summer" said Com
|. y Sears Roebuck and Com
stands on the site occu-
W 'ast years Soviet Pavilion.
animated by one OF the HIGH
"'kpoleS In the Fair. and the
'na stripes flies proudly over
ANU UON HlnfrI o., Al. .........r