The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19


some interesting newspaper comment
by the famed Charles A. Dana, editor
of the once powerful New York Sun.
These words come from the year 1895
and from Dana's editorial. Race Domi-
nation in Fistic Sport.
INFERIOR COMPLEX
"Some say that the 'Colored Brother
is not man of the highest courage.
but doubt that. If at times he has
displayed such tendency then we
must attribute that to existing condi-
lions. He has always been made to
believe that he belongs to an inferior
race and he has been intimidated more
or less ever since Christian or semi
Christian men ruled the world.
But in recent years, with the edu-
cation and training he has received, the
Colored Race has evinced as much
courage in combat as the white man."
WHITES IDOLIZE BOMBER
'In the days of Editor DANA, OBJ
serves Nat Fleischer, "the white man
thought it humiliating to have black
man rule the fistic division, but today
Race champion gets as much atten-
ton from the Caucasian race as he
does from his own. Study the case of
Joe Louis and Henry Armstrong and
you'll agree that each receives as much
hero worship from the white folks as
from his own people. Racial prejudice
still exists but not to the extent it did
when Mr.. Dana wrote his editorial in
The Sun on colored fighters. There
can be no doubt about the courage of
the colored race.
DANA WAS RIGHT
81 wonder what Charles A. Dana
would write were he alive today ?"
reflects Mr.. Fleischer in his first vol
ume of BLACK DYNAMITE.
what keen insight he possessed!
He forsaw 48 years ago what would
take place once the Colored Race gain
ed confidence in itself, once its people
realized that complexion doesn't make
the man!
Gust as Mr.. Dana pointed out, with
proper training and proper education,
the Colored man would find himself
and he did"
"Read the records of George Godfrey,
the first American colored heavyweight
champion, and Frank Craig, the Har-
lem Coffee Cooler. Study the records
of Langford, McVey, Jeanette, Arm
strong and Louis and point to one black
spot to indicate "yellow" in their make
up. 1t can't be done.
DIXON, WALCOTT, CANS
But of all the Colored fighters, the
trio--Dixon, Walcott and Gans-hold
the foremost post in the history of the
colored race in pugilism.
Dixon, the first Colored world
champion; Cans, the master scientist
and hitter and Walcott, the Barbados
Terror, whose string of victories over
men of all sizes and in all divisions
made famous the saying, "The bigger
they are the harder they fall Each
won the highest honors the ring can
bestow."
Dixon was the ruler of the bantams
and feathers; Cans, the hghtweights
and Walcott, the welters.
-. These three, with Jack Johnson,
Sam Langford, Henry Armstrong, and
Joe Louis, are the kingpins of pugil-
ism among the colored folk of all times.
BLACK DYNAMITE"
Well, Guardian readers, all this ex-
plains the title "Black Dynamite"
which is the story of the Colored fight
ers in the prize ring from 1882 to the
present time, series of authentic
richly illustrated volumes by Nat
Fleischer, editor of Ring magazine.
Now on sale for a modest price.
BLACK DYNAMITE" is being re-
viewed here to acquaint readers with
one of the finest histories ever written
about our people. Every reader should
purchase at least one of several books.
Follow the BLACK Dynamite" review
further exclusively in THE GUAR
DIAN.