The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-02-11

TACOMA NEWS
LOOKING BACK
EDITOR
Northwest Enterprise:

NQIluWtHl DAAnCs
February is probably the most
observed month of the year. Now
that the grounding has made
his representation. we may all
settle down and pillow thru till
spring.
There are so many interesting
events In this month. Birthday, ro-
mantle valentine days, Afro-Amer-
lean Achievement Week. Race Re-
lations Week. and Brotherhood
Week.
Historically we begin with Geo
rye Washington the father OF his
country. It was under his admin
stration that that glorious docu-
ment - The Declaration of Inde-
pendence - was wrought. The
colonies became fed-up with tax
alton without representation. The
gallant Cripsus Attacks -
Afro-American who led the fight
at Bunker Hill and sacrificed
his life on the altar Of freedom.
Who can forget the preamble to
the Declaration?
II we should pick out an Amer
lean who is the most talked about.
the most written about, 1t should
be none other than Abraham
Lincoln. His life was so dramatic.
so full of unforgettable events,
so deeply trageic. II we were
asked to select from the two
most outstanding periods of his
life, which one would we choose?
Would 1t be the great war chal-
lenge he issue to jeff Davis to
come back into the Union-or the
slaves would be freed, or would
1t be the preservation of the
Union? Let the answer be savior,
or liberator. it was a master
stroke of war strategy when he
issued the great Proclamation;
when he issued the Document
which liberated 100000 human
beings.
Frederick Douglass, ex-bondman,
abolitionist, statesman. Not so
many perhaps know of the pro-
minent part this Afro-American
played In the winning of the war
between the states. But 1t is a
fact that when the North had
lost nearly all her stalwart men,
and England was on the point OF
recognizing the Confederacy, Fred
erick Dougless went to Lincoln
and offered to supply 100000 col
ored men. Lincoln hesitated a.
while then seeing no other altern-
alive, accepted the proposition.
The colored boys were drafted
and went into the fray and moved
down the boys in grey and then,
then, the war was over.
On the other hand supposing
Lincoln had not agreed to put
in the colored men, and the
war were lost to the South, where
would America be today? We
would be just where the European
states are today. Look at Europe
in her almost hopeless condition
and compare the difference be-
tween Union and Separateness
and you have the picture of what
America might have been. Let
us not forget the brave black
boys who saved the day, with
all honor and glory to Frederick
Dougless.
f, Race Achievement Week. Why
should we be called upon to OBJ
serve this occasion? Because the
school histories have not and do
not contain the many contribu-
lions that have been given to
America by her colored Amer
leans. All the events mentioned
herein definitely should be record
ed into our school histories.
Race Relation Week and Broth
erhood Week. may be considered
together. In studying the SYM
phony of religions, we learn that
all faiths incorporate the same
fundamental principles. Now since
all agree on these points what
is there to keep peoples apart?
Nothing but trivialities. With the
application of the Golden Rule,
we should come within the bounds
of Brotherhood.
Nettie ]. Asberry.