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THB CABOLDfA TIMES SATUItDAYj^JtJLT 80. 1W8 New Type Of Negro Leader Emerging Says Dr. E. I^ey Educator Points To Receding Effectiveness Of Old Leaders HERE’S HEALTH! By Lewis INAKE JMMS AND JCLUES mESMfmim AN»aeRRWS UXJI9 XIV. ijOVEr oeeooo looo REWARD MN CHEF FOR PEVElA*' MO NIW WU«mE* Of JfLUEff. (T«AaV«WIDMAKE VOUA OWN JAMS ANP JEUIEK TME ADPinON OF NATURAL fRUtr PECriN eUMIWATE* LON« ANP mSTBfUL BOtUN* make a bumilv nunv out of ■JHXY MAKINO. TW MM WILL BNJoy HELHN*. ftVERy»OI>y^ HAPFV tVHEH me JEWElrTINTCP 6U5Sil UME THE FMITRy tHELVEt. J8E George M. Horton, The North Carolina Negro Slave Poet Who Wrote For Liberty poems for freedom’s cause and they played no small role in obtaining liberty for his peo ple. Here are a few verses from his poems, “The Slave’s Complaint,” which show his energetic longing for freedom, the general longing of his people: “Am I sadly cast aside,* On Misfortune’s rugged tide? Will the world my pains de ride For ever? Worst of all, must Hope grow dim,. And' withhold her cheering beam? Rather let me sleep and dream For everl Something still my heart veys, Groping through this dreary maze; Is it hope?-then burn and blaxe For everl’’ His fire for liberty burned brightly and sparked the hearts of many who read his verses. Here la one written “On Liberty and Slavery.” A few verses of this poem are quoted here: “Come, Liberty, thou cheerful sound, “Roll through my ravished ears, “Come, let my grief In Joys be drowned, “And drive away my fears. Oh, Liberty! thou golden prize, So often sought by blood— We crave thy sacred sun to rise, The gift of nature’s God! By Eugene Feldman Whil* som* slaves gained their freedom by running sway or even revolting, a North Carolina slave, George Moses Horton, wrote a book of poems, hoping to realize funds to buy his freedom. Because be was a slave George Horton was denied any formal or even private educa tion. But he taught himself. H« used to tear bits of paper from any printed matter and study the letters. So earnest and anxious was he to leam that be committed many hymns to memory. He used thia method to learn how to read. It was a happy day for i|inn when he was able to get a spelling book. When his master realized that ttiis slavs was not a good band for the plantation, he stationed him in Chapel Hill, leat of the University of North Carolina. There the (lave George Horton was hired out and earned 25 cents to 50 cents a day for bis master. But there also George Horton be gan to write love verses for students and charged them as much as 60 cents for some of them. It was the custom then for ■ young man courting a young lady to present her with • love poem. Horton later re tailed that, "I...composed love pieces In verst for courtiers from all parts of the state, and acrostics on the names of many tlp-tot belles of Vir ginia, South Carolina and Ga.” Horton bad many friends, some famous, who took great notice of his literature work. Among these were Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune, Dr. Joseph Caldwell, president of the university, and Mrs. Caroline Hentz, a famous novelist of the period. His poems were pub lished in tK>ok form and others appeared in the New York Tribune and some Boston and Raleigh papers. His ^st collection waa •ailed “The Hope of Liberty,” aad this was written with tha idea that he could obtain funds and purchasa hia freedom. Uany of hia white friends helped him as they formed a committee to assist in the col lection of funds for this pur- poM. A white man by the aama of Weston R. Gales of Raleigh was head of this com- mittea. His friends wrote preface to his book and said in part; “George, who is the author of the following Poetical effu sions, is a slave, the property of Mr. James Horton, of Chat ham County, North Carolina... Many persons have now be come much interested In the promotion of his prospects... They are solicitous that efforts at length be made to obtain by subscription, a sum sufficient for his emancipation...” Not enough money was raised and George Horton did not gain his freedom. HoW' ever during the , Civil War when the 9th Michigan Caval' ry Volunteers came down to North Carolina be escaped to their lines. He gained the friendship of Captain Will H. S. Banks of that imlt and traveled to Philadelphia with iiim. There he lived and work ed until his death In 1883. From the records of the Ban- neker Institute it is revealed that George Horton was invit ed to speak to that group. A special meeting of the insti tute was held to receive the former slave-poet. • Hia first collection of poems was called—as mentioned be fore-“The Hope of Liberty.’’ It was published in 1837 as "poems by a slave.” In a later edition It came out along with some poems by PhlUls Wheat ley. In 1865 he wrote “Naked Genius.” A third collection is entitled, “Poetical Works.” George Horton wrote many Jobel__ LAUNDRY' CLEANERS tit WASHINQTON ST. tl7 POB'TIB STBBR raoNB llfl COilTRY CariEMAN nuMiMmeMi 2 ■otUwi By J.AD008HEItmS0NS,lMLl PhUtdelphii, H. George Moses Horton con tributed much to the cause of freedom. His poems stirred and thrilled New Yorkers and Bostonians. It caused them to carry on the campaign for' freedom that ended in the suc cessful conclusion of the Civil War. And even In his native home of North Carolina, he stimulated people to think and was the cause of many of them working for freedom. His memory is honored in many ways for his selfless contributions. For many years, and until recently when a new library was built;, the E^st Branch library of Winston- Salem, N. C. was known as the George Moses Horton li brary. His works are included in a modern North Carolina anthology entitled, * “North Carolina Poetry,” by Richard Gaither Walser. And in 1935 his works were included in a collection of writings by early Negro American writers by Benjamin Brawley. We are greatly indebted to this young Negro slave who struggled for Ms own educet tlon so that he could put Into Regional 4-H Members Have Fine Record WASHINGTON, D. C The 128 delegates to the eighth annual Regional 4-H Club Encampment, August 19- 22, here at Howard Univer sity, have made outstanding achievements In farm and home Improvements, says P. H. Stone, Federal Extension staff assistant who is directing the camp. Selected on the basis of their accomplishments to re present ^50,000 of the Nation’s clubbers, the delegates have records of project completions which indicate that they contributed to themselves and their families more than $100, 000 in savings and cash earn, ings, Mr. Stone points out. Joseph Bouie of Quincy, Fla., for example, has grossed $3,571 from com, hogs, and calves. Algernon Smith, a 16-year old 4-H club girl of Clinton, Ky., has saved her parents a sizeable sum by canning 720 jars of fruits and vegetables, making 117 garments for her self and other members of the family, and by painting and papering the inside of her five-room home with the help of one sister. Dr. Karl H. Bem», Assis- tant Secretary for Field Operations, National Educo- tion Atsociation, Washington, D. C., ivill be among the parti cipants in the Sixth Annual Principals - Supervisors Con ference at North Carolina Col lege, Durham, on August 10-12. He is expected to talk to the group on "The Cove nants of the Teaching Profes sion.” Some 150 state educa tors are expected t^ attend sessions. And one of the Alabama delegates, Thomas Austin, 14, of Thomaston, already has $576 salted away toward his college education. He made the money off three fat calves and three acres of cotton. ^ Mr, Stone also reports Tennessee 4-H’er, Erman Por- flerce, strong feelings and liberty. thoughts longings Jlitet Your Friends At The LEADING SHOP Where You Can Clothe The Entire Family Ok Eegy Credit Termu, See Yoa At Hie LEADING 334 Weet Hmbt Street SHOP Phone 6-4012 MOISTIK GuarantW k>_ keep hair from iqf iMutielan EfaMlimr I I'OiNtR.Ifif Wm' 17b .‘■f N.V i' Real Estate, Renting. Insurance# Repairs, And Building Supplies ...See,.. Union Insurance And Realty Go. Telephone 3-6521 814 Fayetteville St Duriiam, N. C. NjOW fteer Wi«i la un Nr Al ttDQMOUl HoleE 100 Par D«V Qrscwua U«li« OH(t N* Mar* m at«l mm «t. oh. s-iwe te HABiars heart m SEME Dr. J. Rupert Picott. execu tive secretary, Virginia Teach ers Association, Richmond, Va., will he among the consul tants at the sixth Annual Prin cipals Supervisors Conference at North CoroKno College, Durham, August 10-12. Spon sored jointly by NCC Summer School and principals and su pervisors tn the state, the con ference this yeor is expected to attract some 200 principals and -supervisors. Dr. Picott tclll tolk on ‘'Uniting Com munity Forces to Improve Education.’’ tor, Jr., of Millington is one of the top 4-H hog raisers in the State. Last year his 200-pound champion Duroc brought him 98 cents per pound at auction. One of the delegates from Georgia, Mary Nell Perry of Lowndes County cut her fami ly’s grocery bill 70 percent by growing a garden and raising chickens last year. In addition, she sold $80 worth of eggs. Vemel Stums of Reklaw, Texas, has succeeded in get ting his parents started in (Continued on Page Seven) _ ATLANTA, Ga. The phenomeonon of mass political activity among Ne groes is producing a new type of leader, according to Dr. Emmett Dorsey, chairman of the Political lienee depart ment at Howard University. ■'The effectiveness and rele vance of the traditional lead-^ ersWp is receding. ’The new leaders are emerging from tra(^ unions and the new party politics,” he said. Dr. Dorsey, who is currently 1 the staff of the Atlanta University Summer School, was si>eaklng on “Political Activities and Political Ideolo gies of the New Negro’’ to the Atlanta Univeialty Summer School Assembly. Debating the active partici pation of Negroes in politics to the last decade, a participa tion which he found startling compared to the bleak picture of the first forty years of this century. Dr. Dorsey gave as one of the main causes the ra pid urbanization of the Negro. Before the Negro migrations to the North and from South ern rural areas t^ Southern cities, the Negro vote was too small to have any political in fluence. Now Negroes in the Northern cities vote in greater numbers than do whites o£ the same economic status. The Negro has al>andoned his sentimental attachment to the Republican party and has been one of the staunchest supporters of New Deal mea sures, of the Americaiv version of the welfare state. Dr. Dor sey said. “Negroes are no long er content to vote against dis criminatory measures; they now can and do vote for i>ro- gressiVe measures.” The Communist party falls to win many converts among Negroes, in Dr. Dorsey’s opin ion, because no social Utopia can compete with the Ameri can Constitution and ths A- merica^ creed which it em bodies. The Americail Consti tution has a liberating poten tial that the Communist Mani festo could never hope to have. 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