CHAPTER XXXVIII.

CONCLUSION.

I have now come to the most difficult part of this work. The conclusion to a book is rarely perfectly satisfactory to all readers, and I think rarely satisfactory to the author. I can only offer this apology: I did not at the beginning attempt a "literary" work. I have only aimed to set forth a few facts, which are incontrovertible evidences of the progress made by colored people, and these facts I have stated in the simplest form of English so that every person who reads the book may understand. I have indicated, I think, that the colored people have the same ambitions and aspirations which characterize all progressive races; and that when they are given equal opportunity and a fair chance in the various industrial and professional walks of life, they measure up to the white man in point of excellence, proficiency and ultimate success.

I have not exhausted my subject, for there are hundreds of men and women of the race not mentioned in this book, who are just as successful, just as remarkable in their careers as those mentioned. It would require a book many times the size of this one to give anything like a passing mention of these progressive, intelligent people. I have, as I stated in my preface, only pointed out a few of the evidences of progress. I have only given a few brief sketches.

These glowing facts, thus presented to the world, are the results of my personal contact, association and experience of sixteen years among colored people, both North and South, and it is my earnest hope that I have succeeded in presenting to my readers food for thought on the Negro question in the United States.

I have devoted a great deal of space to Wilberforce University, Livingstone College, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Normal and other independent and State schools managed by colored people, because these institutions typify the ability of the colored man to govern and control enterprises for himself.

I have not mentioned the political leaders of the race, such as Messrs. Douglass, Bruce, Lynch and others, simply because I am not giving a history of the race, and it has been more my purpose to deal with the educators and business men.

INDEX TO PORTRAITS OF PEOPLE.

Bishop B. W. Arnett, iv Prof. E. L. Scruggs, B. D., 43 Prof. Joshua Levister, 46 Prof. Gregory W. Hayes, A. M., 50 Rev. Geo. P. McKinney, 54 Rev. C. L. Purce, A. B., D. D., 58 Prof. N. W. Curtwright, A. B., 61 Prof. O. L. Coleman, A. M., 63 Prof. J. A. Booker, A. M., 65 Rev. Calvin S. Brown, A. B., 67 Prof. S. H. C. Owen, A. M., 69 Rev. James S. Russell, 89 Three Orphan Sisters, 94 Rev. M. W. Dogan, A. M., 111 Bishop D. A. Paine, D.D., LL.D., 119 Rev. B. F. Lee, D. D., 122 Rev. S. T. Mitchell, A.M., LL.D., 124 Prof. A. St. George Richardson, B. A., 130 Prof. J. R. Hawkins, A. M., 132 Rev. Daniel H. Butler, 141 Rev. J. C. Price, A. M., D. D., 144 Rev. W. H. Goler, D. D., 148 Rev. W. H. Franklin, A. M., 161 Lucy C. Laney, 165 Rev. C. S. Mebane, A. M., 169 Rev. W. R. Coles, 172 Rev. Henry D. Wood, 174 Rev. J. A. Savage, D. D., 177 Rev. D. J. Sanders, D. D., 180 Rev. T. H. Amos, A. M., 182 Rev. J. B. Swann, 185 Prof. G. C. Shaw, 186 Prof. B. T. Washington, A.M., 191 Prof. W. H. Council, 216 C. H. Parrish, A. B., A. M., 223 Miss Mary V. Cook, A. B., A. M., 225 Prof. Hattie A. Gibbs, 228 Prof. W. B. Weaver, 230 Mrs. Anna B. Weaver, 235 Mrs. Dinah P. Pace, 240 Prof. Jas. B. Dudley, A. M., 242 Prof. Richard R. Wright, A. M., LL.D., 244 Prof. S. G. Atkins, A. M., 245 Mrs. Fanny L. Jackson Coppin, 258 Mrs. Mary C. Terrell, 262 Dr. R. F. Boyd, 266 Prof. Richard Hill, 279 Frederic S. Monroe, 281 C. J. Becker, 283 Hon. D. Augustus Straker, 285 T. McCants Stewart, Esq., 292 J. H. Lewis, 297 W. Q. Atwood, 299 Samuel Harris, 300 William H. Davis, 302 J. E. Reed, 305 John S. Trower, 307 E. I. Masterson, 309 Charles A. Webb, 311 Walter P. Hall, 317 S. L. Parker, 319 H. A. Tandy, 322 Daniel Purdy, 324 Dr. W. T. Dinwiddie, 326 J. E. Dixon, 327 Philip J. Allston, 330 Dr. Jared Carey, 332 Rev. W. W. Browne, 338 J. H. Dickinson, 345 T. Thomas Fortune, 350 E. E. Cooper, 352 Prof. W. S. Scarborough, LL.D., 354 Rev. H. T. Johnson, D.D., Ph.D., 356 Wm. H. Stewart, 358 Rev. L. J. Coppin, D. D., 359 W. H. Anderson, 361 J. E. Bruce, 362 Hon. J. C. Dancy, 366 Rev. Wm. H. Day, D. D., 367 W. H. Stowers, 369 Mrs. J. St. P. Ruffin, 371 Prof. H. T. Kealing, B. S., A. M., 373 Richard Allen, 378 Rev. C. T. Shaffer, M. D., D. D., 381 N. F. Mossell, A. M., M. D., 396 J. C. White, 398 Daniel H. Williams, M. D., 400 Rev. Stephen Smith, 407 Edward T. Parker, 409 Dr. Hallie Tanner Johnson, 411 Mrs. Victoria E. Matthews, 414 Mrs. Frances E. W. Harper, 416 Mrs. N. F. Mossell and her daughters, 418 Miss Alice Ruth Moore, 419 Madam Flora Batson Bergen, 421 Dr. John R. Francis, 429 James Hugo Johnston, 462 Prof. J. H. Jackson, A. B., A. M., 470 Warren C. Coleman, 482 Rev. W. F. Graham, 486 Mr. John T. Taylor, 487 John Mitchell, Jr., 494 Mr. J. C. Farley, 495 Miss E. B. Slaughter, 507 Mr. R. F. White, 509 Jordan C. Jackson, 513 Rev. A. H. Miller, 515 Mr. S. Boyce, 517 Isaac Johnson, 519 E. E. Howard, 520 Mr. E. E. Fluker, 522 Mr. R. J. Palmer, 523 Mr. Louis Kastor, 524 Hon. James Hill, 527 Eugene Burkins, 528 Mr. Geo. E. Jones, 530 Mr. G. W. Higgins, 531 T. M. Doram, M. D. V., 538 J. W. Adams, 540 H. A. Loveless, 542 R. B. Hudson, 543 E. C. Berry, 553 Dumar Watkins, 556 L. H. Latimer, 558 J. S. Atwood, 560 G. W. Franklin, Jr., 562 Rev. R. H. Boyd, D. D., 566 Lieutenant Charles Young, 570

Transcriber's Notes:

Italics are shown thus: _sloping_.

Small capitals have been capitalised.

Illustrations have been moved out of mid-paragraph.

Variations in spelling and hyphenation are retained.

Punctuation has been retained as published.

In the INDEX TO PORTRAITS OF PEOPLE, T. M. Doram, J. W. Adams, H. A. Loveless, R. B. Hudson, and E. C. Berry have been moved to their correct numerical positions. Lieutenant Charles Young has also been correctly positioned and the page number corrected to 570.

On Pg. 359 the missing caption for 'L. J. Coppin' has been added.