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Questions and Answers
inNegro RIsTdry
(By The Associated Negro -Press).
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BY GEORGE WELLS PARKER
Author of "The Children of The Sun."
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f'.*. Questions pertaining tojNegro His
tory apywhei-e if of general interest,':
and not too long, will be answered b^r
? epace will not permit ^>r the subjectis^
not suitable, letters will ha pnrnnnnlly
answered, subject to proper limita-j
tions, and when a stamped envelope,
. ia enclosed. "Adflfgss all communications
to George Y^ells Parker. 3423
_ :?Indiana Avenue, Chiihgu, Illinois.
? How many Negroesarcthrre in the;
Unitecf 'States and how many Negro
. _ millionaries??R. S.' I. Rich Square,
J ?' N. .- ApprnYi'W'lol" tmKn luillluiis.'
iTKoro-in-nn )?! nil ?M,,v.hoi- n.7~
Npffrn millinnnripc nrtd tvo rnnnnt
mmwgr ttefliiliuly. ?
_ Do you think nwvone wiM?be ubfoto
communicate with?Mars??R. S.
I. Rich Square, N. C-?Perhaps; mmp..
astronomers say Mars is inhabited and
others "not. The -question hrrs?Rot"
bflEP settled?But undoubtedly ulliei'
planets are inhabited and some day
we maybe able to communicate with-?them.
Why cannot # Negro go to West
Point ? E. ffc E. Atlanta, Ga.?lie
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can if a senator. or_conercssiiran=3tp=
points him,?Howcvci, picjudiie is so
? "* sUupgiy iljghlrfst it_ that Negroes sol?
donf seek anoomtment. Col." Yotrnj"
and Lt. Flipper were both appointed
and yiuduUKhl. ~~
Wag-^HtgnnTbnV a Nogro ?- !!. f:' R~
Madisort', Ind.?He most certainly was
however; tVl? \yrni_ t s
known?te?the" ancients. Nearly?all,;
? -the-jiations of that day: were either"
African ..or -ef "African d etc till uir^
-1? " "tire mere mention of a person's nat??1
ionality was an index to his esthnic
derivation. Egyptians were from reddish
brown to debp^ jilock, but they
~ ~were called Egyptians and nothing
Pise. "Carthage u as seilled by. PjTo6~
necians, a black race, and as it grew,.
??swrounding Atrlcan tribes "TToeTinH'ir
part of .the nation." N<5' picture ha>J
bofflirdeffc-ef-Hnnibal and neither it
description, but fvfftfPTho time_ ijnj
which-he lived aird crihs.idorine
?-?? people oTTHaT da.v. he could have beennothing:
but an African and a Negro
White people in those times wen
mighty few and seldom seen.
j Were there any Negroes in pi'ir~
historic America??G. II. T os An<
geles, Cal.?Evidences of both Ne
groea aii Chinese have been uneavcr"
ed in excavations in the Americas.
5 Jusfwhat territory did ancient Et
thippin PnTli)-nr.n S Tr rmveh;.,
' NebrT?There have beon archaeoloV
gists who claim that Ethiopia at one
time embraced aimed the ylnde of"
? ZT_llCLrthern-^Africa, extending to the Atlantic;
This Is7 tfleuauae in the re?
I? mains', discoveded, there are^ fndicai
?-? *" "Th^E^hio^pa of history, however, in-.
g- : -eluded Abyssinia north (?f Egypt and
the capital was located at Marce, just
north of the Egyptian-bo nTtary The"
ancient Egyptians and Ethiopians
were very closely akin, adopting the
f". / same style of arffiiteip*llvo nnd Wwr
shipping the same gods.
* " , V LAURENS NEWS
1 - ^ The
Sunshine Club of Bethel
A. M. E. Cliiu^-h?e-nlei Lained
on last Friday after noon? Feb
. - ...... xi^iiiy uicUit, un
_ _lWest Hampton street. The
- meEtmg-wasr-ea44trtHjp order by"
the president,Xjilrs. Emmaline
Nelson, after which the club
sang1 a selection : x "Let3 the
- Lttite-; SunshTnlT- In." ? The
r* scripture, lesson was -road by
~f~~- Miss ManrELeie. Ro-wlerT- The
roll was called by the secre?
. tary and the members respond?~
ed promptly, with their Bible
r._ ^^e^rag-raTn^eruTerecr
was excellent. The pastor,-.
Rev. J. C. Mi?feBAhT,rmade an
f i 1
*T. excellent talk, which! - was
filled with truths divine, :,And
much aspiration.,' I am" sure
jr-- - every one was~brTfnful of good
thoughtjL-nf.tgr listftiiiiij; lb tin1'
ZZ pastor- The visitors for the after"
ternoon were: Mrs.-vSelena JTef-j
ferson, vice president of Stacl-*
ardess Board Noy 1, and"1
t. - M arv finrrptl nf tli a RnAfdn-"
W Club. We were very glad to
_have these friends.with-us, and
wish to welcome all visitors-.4?^
I WL ^Thcie were severaT^hew^
members to enroll with "q ? !"? /
" M. ing IhiTIast ineotingr^mmrcly^r
Bt Miss Julia Fowler, Miss Willie
^ S Hunter, and Miss Mattie Higfc
Church auxiliary board met
T with Mrs. Sallie Blaskstock, as
^ Lpresident, entertained us roy-j
PPppppn^MlMW 11%
~~Z ? .. S_.? ??T^r?"f
m
gins, also Mrs. Eva Grant. Thef
Sunshine Club is rapidly in-'
creasing in membership. We:
tTave" at present 65 members on
the roll, and every single one
is loyal. During thd--close of
the hour the -hostess,- assisted
by Miss Supearl Simpson,
.salmon-saladr ice cream?and
icake. After which the presi-j
' dent, Mrs. Nelson,- eaHed-on^
jMrs. Benzena Hunter to thank,
the hostess forlhcTkind repastj
thatlTacrijeen given-the-ciutM
The club sang the closing songj
and repeated . the mispah inj
cow cert.
The club adjourned to meet
ag-atn on next Friday afleir l
noon. n-f the!
home of Miss Mary Leak-on
JWpst Hampton street, "at -1:30!
Q'clock. . .
Sunday morning. Mnrrh 1
1925, being the "first Sunda"y~o"ft
ijfra nevicronnt^Iand afso-Com-i
munion Sunday at Bethel A.'mJ
E. church, there were ?many j
people present.. The pastor,
Rev. J. C. McClethrn, preached,
one of his-vorv beat sermonsr|
uslng^s his subject "The Object
-of?Communion." The
Avhv he take c<mtmu4d<Trrr"TT<r;
pastor showed conclusively
;mado this?statement. ?We"
Take:com m u n i o n^irr~coTTTmgfhd-^
ration, of the Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ, who died that~\vej
-might have arrignt to the tree
of life. After singing the
song, "Go-Prr'Trrfr
Coin, +V.? T tf
t.nc cxre uuiu o ]
supper was partaken." ^ 1
K 'League met
Sunday "evening at 4:30 o'clock;
with a large attendance of'
Learners:r"The topic for dls^7
cussion was "Cost of Friendliness.
The topic was briefly
discussed by diffprent^jnnni-berfv-of
the teTfguei The president,
Miss Mattie O. Duckett,
certainly has the " Leaguespjnt^
-r
Sunday night at 7:30 p. mU
our naster prpflrho4 nnnthni. nf
his great sermons, using as his
subject, "An Heir of . God."1
-One thought, that was very im?
pressing was, that we cannot
oe cHTkfren of God without be-!
inr Hi" hlnnrT After"
singing the song,--"There's
Room art the Fountain For
Thpp/' tVio TZiyi's?siu-pper WHS
takei\,again by those who did
not pastake during<?he morn-.
ing ~ '
" \Ve are glad to know that
our sick are recuperating,, and
we are praying that we will'
"soon see th^m^atTThe services
again. W_e have on the -sicklist^MrsTXeslie
Brockman, Mr.'
Slobs Favk^TMrs. Sallie Blackstoc,k,-Mlss.
Mary.,Leak. Sick
friends, Mr. Coleman Gairy,:
Mrs, An n ie Johnso rer M&i
"Hynm Leak, and we hope forj
all a speedy recovery-. - . ,.
On February 32, 1925. The I
_Co la Jersey"
Specials of Bethel A. JELj
-ally at llie home of Mrs. Alice
Moore.
On Wednesday night, Feb
JDiary- 25,' 1025, The Sunshine
Club of Bethel A.-M,.-E-.--6hurch
gave a waist measuring party
at the home of?Mfs. Nettie
Leak, on West Hampton street,
which was enjoyed hy-many.
< AiU of the clubs are wide-^
awake. They are trying to
play "Catchjjp"_with the Sunshine~club>
teof-hee.
(Miss) Mary Le.e Fowler.
Reporter. .
f. CIVf
ATT PDAIirn TTr a on
jiju ?yw nt^VKa
WOODMEN LEADER.
Special to The Leader.
Spartanburg, Mar. 6.?Dur-:
irir 1^? Dr. E. W.~"
D. Abner, supreme commander,.
-nf-thrr"American Woodmenof j
The World: a .very amaH Crowd greeted
him here, fHis suggestive
stories led many of the ladies
fn his audience to resentment.
Dr. Abner .chilled his
small audience when he stated,!
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among other things, that once a
couple went to a furniture store
to n hrrT^Tfirr fhn dnnlnr:,
stated to the newly married
that the, store of which he wa&j
the manager would stand -be- j
hind that bed at all times. Thej
bride then_suggestect to her hus^f
band, ^ ohie On, honey, let's
doctor many hand claps.
MOVE TO MOUNTAIN CITY.
JSpacial to T-he - Leaders
Spartanburg, Mar. 6.?Dr.
P. D.'Depenrta, formerly'' of
Odumfeia^?hnrfi tbim
week to take charge of the
Piedmont Drug Store in this
eityy-formei ly owired by the late
TTT Tnhn l.ni i nn III I'l i i 1^
Ull U IWWl?TT1 UtAlUli. i/aviu.
J. Dixon of Barnwell is also
-moving to Spartanburg to liver?
HISTORICATT i.EftiTiyrg"]
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?Boston, MaSfr.y Mch? 2.?The
"NTsrtfonal Equal Rights League
.offers to interested race folks i
freer it^Tiistortcal leaflet on .
Crispus Attucks, Colored Amer-j
iqiin,-first-warty r to American "
fmletiendeTTeir^ killed" in the
Hoston massacre, March 5.1
ThFTeaTIetrinso has a section;
sketching tho;
race lll_4?vgFy^war-of^the TThltedi
States from Colonial days. All
fly's infoinniitoii the iace shouldi
-have, especially the voting folks:
and preserve. A two-cent stamp
sent to Wm. Munroe Trotter,!
103 CourL St.. Avlib seeiire-rwdt
copies sent to youF address. t
N. A. A. C. P ^SECRETARY
" WILL DELIVER SPEECH1
I
Weldon Johnson, secretary of
the National Association for the
Advancement-of?Colored' Fc o-~
pie, 69 Fifth Avenue, is an-,
nbunced as one of the speakers)
at the celebration .Monday,!
March, 1G, uf the lUUth anniver^~
sary of the Community Churchy
01 New York, of wh^h TV-Jnhn .
Haynes Holmes is pastor: Under
the leadership 'of Dr.'
Holmes, who io n Vice President!
EC the N. A. A. C P., the Com-'
munity Church has been a pio-1
neer in Ihr hnllfr*-Tor reliplohsl
arid racial tolerance- inMhe'Ctty^
The church was founded March-f
T9, 1825, as the SeomiL-Congre-4
gational Unitarian Church, be- j
ing known as the Church of the;
Messiah from 1839-lo_19'19 and}
"slnCe" IUl9 as the Community :
Church.
The celebration on March 16;
is to takc-.the-fm*m-oT-a "drnrrcr
at the Aldine Club of New York.
.Besides Mr. JohTrsorrrtti(fspedk>inpliifln
T?nUl.i Mhiph, i. ! 1
Wise, Dr. Samuel M. brothers,
Dr. Taraknath Dss. Dr7 John
Herman Randall, Dr. Holmesj
rjid-jotloors*--FISK
UNIVERSITY
PUBLISHES RULES
permitted to bring with them
axpensive bearing apparel. The
-sehooPrrinnbt assume responsibility
for loss or^ theft.
"Cooking and Pressing?No
dectric Jrons or electric nppli-t
ances of any kind or chafing
dishes are allowed in the students'
bedrooms. All. cooking1
and pressing must be done in
rooms provided for that purpose.
"No student may?spend the
night out of her hall.
"Discipline?A student who,
violates any of the rules of the
institution, who is continually:
delinquent in scholarship, or
who* transgresses the laws of'
good conduct, may be repri-j
manaeci, suspen0ecl,jWLexpelledri
according to the* nature of the
.ft[Tensc..?? ^ -- ' .?t
"A student who is found to be!
out of sympathy faith the spirit
and ideals of the school may be
asked tgpatithdraw, even though
she lhay~ not have broken
any formal rules of the school.
"A -atudppt whn?leavoo the
-; ? , . , >
rora>Ai>EB iVb ir
campus without permission wri
loses her citizenship in. the_pri
gehool. This penalty?applies Co
also to visiting without permis- sar
sion a mother or any other rela- ' 1
tive staying in the neighbor- the
hood. This penalty further ap- gei
plies to smoking and tolnttpnrjL
ing a^dance in Nashyillfi_ .?s?
-'^Students whu are not well
enough tQ_gO-?o the dining-room """
must report to the infirmary. ___
-?"Nr student may remain in
any one of the?halls?during "
meals. -~~"-.rrr
"No students may sell or give
articles nf rlothing t.n the maidswithout
the knowledge and consent
of her hostess. ? I7- ?
^"Parents are requested not to
wmd 10 llie sludenW boxes con-""
tainlng food other than fresh
fruit ^md a limited amount of '
-earner.?- ??- ? *J"XI.'/vV.
ri i i li ii ill -i.. 1 ...I..
umyiu_ atuucma ,-inftjf
not sit upon the campus during
study periods. College students ~;
may sit upon the campus, but
{lot in -groups?of more than ' ~~
three. .
"Day sti,id^nta must mot, laeet^1?
their boy f riends-_ upon the ;
campus.
?"Day students must not__de^ ?
-hvcr, mail or Lelegrams to or \\
for boarding students.
?"Parents may not give permissions
thaPcbrtflict with the ~
rules of tV|P fiphnnl J I ,1111! 11
cannot "divide responsibility _
with" any member of her fam- i
ily."
EXPOLig^^rMTrD^WpQ^ =
YOUNG COLORED ANM
Continued from page jh ^
it seems tp be an unwritten law
in the South, but one as unTillpvflhlp
qg tw of the Medes
and Persians," that ho white
person should suffer the penr ...
alty of ?mw erimo nr injiiflfipp -
I. *: J, B. LEWIE. Pr
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eaked on a Negro, no surse
was created when the City
mmt&'sion voted one thouid
dollars for a new trial!!!"
The Palm Beach Times furir
reports that the contin-"
icy fund of the city having a ^
>rtage, the $1,000 appropria- <
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FORtTHE EROIECTl
Join The Amer
A FRATFRNAI. T.IFFi
Regular Joining Fee $10.
for $&?& The Order pays-*
Death Benefits. .
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And Licensee
AH Caita Promptly a
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3LY STREET COLUME
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<7 / y -. ( ^V~ .. ?y
rri | / , f% ml
tion is to be taken from the po- if"
lice department budget, al- j
though Frantz is ho longer a I
member of the'police force. The ]
Palm Beach Times states that i
the city council vbtedT "To"se- ; j
cure t&e appropriation from
any fund available." - . v. ... J
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[ON OF THE HOME }
lean Woodmen?
00. Dispensation is now 011^=^=
5ick, Accidentr ^Burlal and _ ^
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Parlor
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directors ;. lEmbalmers
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