The Negro in America And the Ideal American Republic
The Negro in America And the Ideal American Republic
T J Thomas Jefferson Morgan
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Why should he strive to equal the white man in his virtues if the white man refuses him recognition and de nies him the opportunity of utilizing his attain ments? The great motive force of human progress is hope, the desire of achievement, and the expectation of reward that comes from earnest and worthy effort. What, then, can be expected of a race from which these rewards are withheld, and from whose breast hope is plucked out ? Along with this discouragement, which is well-nigh fatal to progr...ess, there is on the part of the sensitive and refined Wounded, Sensibilities a dee P sense of m J ur > r - The Negro knows that he is not personally responsible for his color ; he was not consulted in the choice of his race connections ; he cannot remove the obstacles to his progress that his more fortunate white neighbor has put in his way ; he is largely helpless, and when he is met by rebuff and in sult, and with limitation and restriction, espe- 134 Negrophobia cially when he sees his best endeavors treated with ridicule, and beholds life s most cherished rewards bestowed upon men whom he knows to be his inferiors in everything except color, he feels deeply wounded and oftentimes even almost crushed.
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