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The Reason Why the Colored American Is Not in the World’s Columbian Exposition

19 January, 2013 By //  by Nitocris Leave a Comment

 

The Reason Why the Colored American Is Not in the World's Columbian ExpositionCONTENTS

PrefaceIda B. Wells
IIntroductionFrederick Douglass
IIClass LegislationIda B. Wells
IIIThe Convict Lease SystemIda B. Wells
IVLynch LawIda B. Wells
VThe Progress Of The Afro-­American Since EmancipationI. Garland Penn
VIThe Reason WhyF. L. Barnett
To the PublicIda B. Wells

PREFACE

TO THE SEEKER AFTER TRUTH

Columbia has bidden the civilized world to join with her in celebrating the four-hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America, and the invitation has been accepted. At Jackson Park are displayed exhibits of her natural resources, and her progress in the arts and sciences, but that which would best illustrate her moral grandeur has been ignored.

The exhibit of the progress made by a race in 25 years of freedom as against 250 years of slavery, would have been the greatest tribute to the greatness and progressiveness of American institutions which could have been shown the world. The colored people of this great Republic number eight millions – more than one-tenth the whole population of the United States. They were among the earliest settlers of this continent, landing at Jamestown, Virginia in 1619 in a slave ship, before the Puritans, who landed at Plymouth in 1620. They have contributed a large share to American prosperity and civilization. The labor of one-half of this country has always been, and is still being done by them. The first crédit this country had in its commerce with foreign nations was created by productions resulting from their labor. The wealth created by their industry has afforded to the white people of this country the leisure essential to their great progress in education, art, science, industry and invention.

Those visitors to the World’s Columbian Exposition who know these facts, especially foreigners will naturally ask: Why are not the colored people, who constitute so large an element of the American population, and who have contributed so large a share to American greatness, more visibly present and better represented in this World’s Exposition? Why are they not taking part in this glorious celebration of the four-hundredth anniversary of the discovery of their country? Are they so dull and stupid as to feel no interest in this great event? It is to answer these questions and supply as far as possible our lack of representation at the Exposition that the Afro-American has published this volume.

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