Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-02-27

group has been formed in state under aeg Of the
Minnesota Historical Society aud place per
record the early life and times Of the intrepid Negro
families who braved the wntry northern Of the us
settle in Minnesota
1t is understandable why the record is not complete be
is complete the of the early white
settlers who here conquer establish
what we fondly refer to civilization
There enough history that there
Negroes escaped slaves and few freedmen living this
before Minnesota became good number of them
slipped by the remarkable Underground Railroad up
through Iowa into Minnesota with their final destination
free Canada good many of them got further than
Of the Minnesota Indian tribes who themselves being
pushed further away from desirable land and by the
pressing white settlers who trade till the soil cut
the timber and erect towns and cities
History tells also that rich white Shareholders who came
north for speculation and prospect Wild country
brought along slaves and that many escaped
with aid Of sympathetic whites the majority Of
whom abhorred slavery both from moral viewpoint and
the standpoint Of the conflict between aud
slave labor,
Readers Of this papers may recall the famous bred
Scott had it's orgnaon Minnesota Fort Smelling
that the final and supreme great
impact the nation and may well have FASTENED final
showdown between the ansayey North aud the
Of the South
1t thus that early the history Of this great common
wealth the black while not a numerical factor in the
pioneer population nevertheless beyond his
numbers What then s true 100 years afterwards
Tor state IN the nation does the Negro have
fuence he n Minnesota the political cultural
economic and social life community This is
phenomena because OF small population persons Negro
ancestry which approaching figure Of
than per cent Of the total population
The early influence can be traced to the hardy souls from
the fields Of the South who dared the frieid
temperatures North freedom They received
with welcome and they found that while many norhene
sympathetic there many considered them
labor threat and did them competitors On the
labor market
The early Negroes Industrious resourceul cheerful
and determined establish despite odds which
arrayed against them In their ambition become useful
parts Of the eeny they had the Of the New
England Yankees who had moved establish the -four
mills the lumber camps and carry industry They bad the
help Of the Republican party which then party on Ian
coin They had the help d the GAR many o whom had made
sacrifices union dsnteraon and finally
free the on the Of bondage when ,hng.
tough for Paul Negroes there always figure like
Catholic Archbishop John Ireland TO raise bis voice N mighty
indignation and the Negro elements cover
anything Negro aso had On his sias the
sod character u the white population which settled n this
section, group which the largely God fearing
people who dAinsd prejudice whi.h adversely
affected the givsr vel A. the recipient
30 the early Negro Esw owiy numbsrs He did the odd
Jobs Of The towns Of g. Paul and Anthony CMnnepo
As The cities grew be waited table hotels did Ii. porrsr
work he sAons hots and barber shops few yer. coach
The more 'HisrpHans began ,As operation q barber