Men Must Not Only Know, They Must

The Severest Charge That Can Be Brought Against The Christian Education Of The Negro In The South During The Last Thirty Years Is The Reckless Way In Which Sap-headed Young Fellows, Without Ability, And, In Some Cases, Without Character, Have Been Urged And Pushed Into The Ministry.

The Shadow Of A Mighty Negro Past Flits Through The Tale Of Ethiopia The Shadowy And Of The Egypt The Sphinx. Throughout History, The Powers Of Single Blacks Flash Here And There Like Falling Stars, And Die Sometimes Before The World Has Rightly Gauged Their Brightness.

Little Of Beauty Has America Given The World Save The Rude Grandeur God Himself Stamped On Her Bosom; The Human Spirit In This New World Has Expressed Itself In Vigor And Ingenuity Rather Than In Beauty.

The Emancipation Of Man Is The Emancipation Of Labor And The Emancipation Of Labor Is The Freeing Of That Basic Majority Of Workers Who Are Yellow, Brown And Black.

There May Often Be Excuse For Doing Things Poorly In This World, But There Is Never Any Excuse For Calling A Poorly Done Thing, Well Done.