The Apache sentinel., 1944-09-08

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side with the white"
What did he gain for himself
this Negro soldier who fought in the
Revolutionary War? They first
made him a free man and they ap-
prenticed him to a trade, and he was
permitted to follow in the higher
pursuits of labor, and develop among
his own kind class of small indie
pendent farmers and tradeSmen.
Second Panel Depicts War of 1872
This was the year 1912. when faced
with the necessity of gathering any
and every resource he could muster
to drive the British out of the French
settlement of New Orleans. Andrew
Jackson-"Old Hickory'-made this
dramatic appeal to the Negro Amer
leans along the shores of Mobile:
Through mistaken policy, you
have heretofore been deprived of a
participation in the glorious strug-
gle for national rights in which our
country is engaged. This no longer
exists. As sons of freedom, you are
now called upon to defend our most
inestimable blessing. AS Americans,
as fathers, husbands, and brothers,
you are summoned to rally around
the standard of the Eagle, to defend
all which is dear in existence"
And to every noble-hearted, gen.
erous freeman of color volunteering
to serve was paid the same bounty
in money and lands the white SOL
diers received-$124.00 and 100 acres
of land. When the Battle of New
Orleans had been succe cessful1y
fought, Andy Jackson could say:
ITO the men of color. Soldiers!
from the shores of Mobile, I collect
ed you to arms, invited you to
share in the perils and to divide the
glory of your white countrymen..
I expected much from you knew
that you could endure hunger and
thirst, and all the hardships of war.
But you SurpaSS my hopes, have
found in you that noble enthusiasm
which impels to great deeds, for you
have defended all that is most dear
to man-life, liberty and the pursuit
of happineSs!"
Frederick Douglas, Negro leader,
said: "The choice is now given you
to end in day the bondage of CEN
turies, and to rise in one bound from
social degradation to the plane of
common equality with all other va
rieties Of men. Remember, that in a
contest with oppression the AL
mighty has no attribute which can
takes sides with oppressorS. The
case is before you This is your
golden opportunity. Let us accept it,
and forever wipe out the dark re-
proaches unsparingly hurled against
us by our enemies. Let us win for
ourselves the gratitude of our coun-
try and the blessing of our posterity
through all time"
On Boston Common-oppoSite the
spot where Douglas stood and is
sued his memorable "Call to Arms"
stands monument in bronze,
erected in commemoration of the
heroism and patriotism of Col. Rob-
ert Gould Shaw and his black regi-
ment, the 54th Massachusetts.
The spirit and magic of Harriet
Tubman, who served her country
and the 54th Massachusetts as nurse,
scout, and spy and was called the
Moses" of her people-her liberty
loving spirit and her words cry out
to them
II tell you, my children, they's
a-saying that the colored man won't
fight, and that he's a-going to run
soon as the first shot is fired from
yonder Fort Wagner. The eyes of
the whole world is on you boys.
Let's march on that Fort, Let's tear
down that flag, and let's put up the
Stars and Stripes of the UNION!"
NARRATOR: And, they did what
Harriet Tubman exhorted them to
do. The flag-bearer, though struck
down in the first assault on the Con-
federate fort, never let his flag
touch the ground. He clung to it,
holding it high above his wounded
body, till the flag was wrenched
from his grasp by another and
raised atop the Fort. Nearly 100000
colored boys in blue left their blood