Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-04-18
Heart OF Tho
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NitHiN tlFN ytafh HttEF W" tiNi1
War. The Negro migration into the
state waR relatively heavy In 1870
they were supporting their news
paper Ten years later thsre we're
approximately 1000 within thc
state But an the river traffic De
ellued " did the migration 81
Negroes Ia 1900 there we're only
1900
IL the matter ~ raoes. though,
oensus takers sometimes can
err, classifying IiEhi Skinned
Negroes tand there are many ~
thcsoj "a white persons.
I the history Of Tho Negro h tho
Twin Citira from Tho time of tho
Idistubuiion ~ the frat colorcd
settlers II one ~ slow develop.
msnt IN proportion ~ the Negro
population Increased. work oppof
tunitIea narrowed Nnnstheiean
There via prpgrcua
writing Ia Tho New York Globe
November g. 1898, John II mcN
man iho Carl Rowan Of this per
i1d to1omta the achievements 81
Negroes Va Minneapolis and 81
Paul
Minursntane have enheaV0tra
20 acqualnt colorrd people 10 the
East and South through the Ma
itonNi Convention, that thete Is
such place ~ ths Great North
weat ana that within ita border
some people ~ raiaf live ~ Paul
and Minneapolis together save
about 1000 rnlored people az.
comparatively speaking in fair
circumstances Dc So Paul there
are TIVE churches. the Pilgrim
baptist and ,he AME en-, N, both
~ Witch own THOR own buildings
The barbeetng profession IL At
incest totally represented by col
cred people rho following oun the
finest rhope Ia me Northwest uut
side 20 Chicago George Ilan !
y smith . " Philippe ant rhon
"a ~ tyles. who constructed four
houses during thu laat season
tEditorH note 4 ~ Lylea wa
given considerable space IN The i,
PAU daily paper rpcoustiug the
fact that be was one Of few
people rated as hoiug worth 800
900 There werr other Negroes "a
the Twin Cgtlca aud in Duluth
also as having a net worth of
slnn Oo0l
The arhooia arc u,iSed and two
golnted eifis have graduated from
The high scbeoi one ~ whom Ia
now teaching Ia the ilneoln school
va this city nuslncss channels are
slNviv opening Go yeuaE men
Several ate employed IN tho large
inthlug houses. and others are
engaged as parters etc The last
sesFion II Tho Minneeta legislature
elected ~ Us postmaster eoiorei
man g = Wade, editor ~ the
NORTHWEST REVIEW two or
three mon hold governmental 20
wpuna Twelve own real estate
valued az $1,000 or More. ara
mHny Others own property of lea
scr ralue -Four cDlnrcd trucknien
own thssf teams spd enc haegman
owns pnd 0uH two carriages en
IEsEtnR two white b-n Is dn hla
driving The colorei poopje suppor,
two Masonic isiges ana me I'm
uneol1te Lodge which affera ~
portmity fer insurance Two beGp
vnlsNi esietiea ars auppoffel the
uma0s RcneypDrnt ard the t.ad,rs
unlun League There = also
small literary aatlelv raglr3 she
JAM church Nbs LITERARY $50
|iety
rpn y~la sitre ibe atoyu was
( written. the Nrxrooa In Mlaashr
ellis who uatu rr spir verr srs
Beg ia number Than those IN 81
iraul had made considerable pru1
I rusa.
John l. Neal who camp us iygt
had risen % he thiag haokkeepsr
/ Tor me Buekeyc rubliahlug Com
pany N o Cannon. who eana "a
ilste was foreman fet Z NJ Rah,
erts supply Housr Jasper Gibbs
who camc IN 1854 was the ewner
~ thrro ~ ,hc larxept resnisr.
ants ~ the eity CeorEr W NrI
snn who tAmr ia iSS1 was eui-
playcd A. chief druggist by Web
stor and Chuuhln the srsvss
/ Pharmaceutical chemists n Min
nrapols ard wJlbsm r Morris.
who lcft me faculty az Fisk univ,
rrNty 20 come te Minneapolis IN
1859 was distinguishing hiasseis
IN the practice ~ law ard IN the
leadership %, golorc3 NlnnesroI
tans
Abrau 4 Harris Minneapolis