Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-14
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slavery and editor first Negro newspaper in the
country
DURING THE CIVIL WAR; on January L. 1863
President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation wenb
into effect setting all the slaves free.
GENERAL JOHN B. GORDON one OF the Confederate
Leaders asked how the Negro conducted himself after the
Civil War said: They behaved we'll that the remark is
not Georgia that no other earth re-
leased from servude such circumstances they
would have behaved so well.
THE DECADE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
CIVIL WAR known the Reconstruction Period during
which Negroes in The South held all kinds of public Offices
from Justice of the Peace to State Senators
MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTH CAROLINA probably led in
the aumber Of Negroes holding high public and elective
tees in the South during the Reconstruction period
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HIRAM H. REVELS and Blanche K Bruce were Negro
members of the United States Senate from Mississippi
AFTER HIS SERVICE in the United States Senate
Hiram H Reves returned Mississippi and became first
president of Alcorn College.
THE FIRST WIFE of Dr. S. D. Redmond of Jackson was
daughter of Senator Hiram H. Reves
MAJOR JOHN R, LYNCH. former Jackson resident,
VINO died just afew ago in Chicago Congressman
from The 9Th District of Mississippi and Speaker of the
House of Representatives Of the Mississippi Legislature
JAMES HILLS of Jackson served Secretary of State,
Postmaster Vcsburg and Collector Of Internal Revenue
for Mississippi and Louisiana.
A. X DAVIS. Negro was Lieutenant Governor of Mis-.
sisspp during the term of Governor Ames.
CORDOBA was the first Superintendent Of Education
for the State of Mississippi and the Public School system of
the state was established during his term of office
SMITH RoNsoN PUBLIC school, was named in hon.
IF the last Negro alderman for the City Jackson
DIR. s. d. REDMOND was the last Negro to be non,i-
mated for city alderman in the regular city primary.
Elijah Mccoy Detroit inventor has taken out 81 patents
IN America and 10 in Europe. The universally used ubri
eating cup for machinery is of his Inventions
John T. Risher of Jackson Mississippi was awarded
prize of 900 by the United States Government for devng
the best system of Keeping records of the whereabouts of
men in the United States Navy.
Monmouth Bancroft says @of the Revolutionary par
OTIS who pered their life for their country than 700
black Americans fought side by side with the whites
Of the Negro soldiers in the War of 1918 said ITO the
men of coor-fro the shores of Mobile collected YOU to
invited to share in the pers and to divide the
glory of your white counrymen expected much of you
But you sllrpass y hopes The President of the United
States shall be informed of your conduct the present
cason and the voice Of the Representatives of the American
nation shall applaud vaor General praises
your ardor.o
Said Theodore Roosevelt 70 the soldiers in the Spanish
War; Under the officers of the Ninth Tenth regiments
the coored troops did as well any soldier could possibly
do
General Pershng said of the Negro soldiers the World
War No. l. THE only regret expressed by colored troops
that they not given dangerous work to do
not too highly the spirit shown among the colored
combat troops who exhibit fine capacity for quick training
and eagerness for the most dangerous work
Who's Who in America for 1886 lists 100 Negroes in its
roster of distinguished Americans. Contemplating this
ord well-known Southerner said: 'The Negro is
to America He has proved himself worthy of
the years that are to he needs the help who
have voice of influence He needs only that
necessary barriers out his way and give him chance to
demonstrate that under God he and play mans
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"Made Themselves Heroes"
The Selma Times-.Tournal daily white newspaper
published In the heart Aabamas back belt and in
city with Negro population larger than that of the whites
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