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* t / Black Voter: The beginning Qf . 9 . twentieth century marked -hat any aPPUcant,_registerthe end of blacks as a ?n8 ^ vote must have paid political factor in North J5 ]ax at ^t0 I. T ,. 111 rp a n anH u/nfo onv caMmn 4 /\n/\ vww MilW T? i HV Mil J JWV'UV/U . tVThi^v ttle of the constitution. The ^ "LN?rth "grandfather clause" Sic^H ^ j disenfran- ,?which was aimed primarily t ? TIV,ld their at blacks, stated that a ght to vote by the state person wouldn't be allowed cottUr!'ln: ct -j M , to vote unless they had many strides blacks vote{j or their ancestors had had made m the 1890's voted prior to Jan. 1, 1867. were practically wiped out by the suffrage amendment During the 1900 election and the grandfather blacks were generally silent ausV* J chan8?s during the campaign that were^brought about mainly^ was aimed v at "taking tfieiF *rJD?e P?^^ca^ ru^e before ment, A small group of 1900 was by the Republi- prominent blacks did meet cans with the help of the and issued an appeal for black vote. Many blacks justice but to no avail. were loyal to the Republi- White Democrats argued cna party partly because in favor of the disenfranthe Republicans had ended chisement saying that it slavery and because they would eliminate the mass of had given them the right to _ illiterate blacks from the vote. " electorate. The suffrage amendment The 4 4 News and Obserwhich was passed by a vote ver" a Democratic newsi? 4 ^ ? *1 ?- - < 'tOP ' ? ? * * u ioz,zi 110 izo,zoo stated paper came out in tavor of ? na inj_l *?fl i_ -;" tB D m*m?Ur? j^^HUt- St- - -.J IBiHfcj&t ufPfl v * ^1 ^ .? * H*PW HjBAm. ;u^^J| SMI ft 3wJ^IH3^H fr^dfll'-^(^^HBSBU VMIMfN A 1918 shot of the Morgan and Scale* Garage, owned and Harve: and operated by blacks. The Morgan brothers, Ralph helped esti Ill =JAS. S. LAN || , ATTORNEY.AT-LA Office Phone 231 Residence F COMMERCIAL" PRACTICE AND NEC J06 E. 4th Street - ^ HOWARD, BLACKBURN ; I FUNERAL DIREC | ^ I UNDERTAKERS EMB Prompt and Polite S Reasonable _P ric I .We Are Best Prepared to , Your Needs I , > 207 E. 6th Street | Phone 906 Tfiglit flnm** ? 5 V I ' s Disenfranc the disentranchisement 50,000 voters and help to with strong editorials. stregthened the one party One Observer editorial system. The blacks ceased read, "White supremacy to vote in large numbers, cannot be made permanent but the race question conuntil the irresponsible tinued to be a stigma for Negro vote is removed/' the Republican party. The Democrats scored The Republican was conmajor victories across the vinced of the relative unimstate, and counties with portance of the black vote heavy black populations after 1900 and the connectgave the suffrage amend- ion the party to blacks. The ment a huge majority. Republican's made their Democratic pollers have party a 4'white man's since admitted the use of party" by excluding blacks intimidation and trickery to from Republican affairs, keeps blacks from the polls and by ceasing to Appeal fof and use of false bottom their votes. Thus the ?s during the 1900 election, "lily white" party. However after 1900 some Although blacks didn't blacks who were entitled to make much progress politivote under the terms of the cally, they did see some amendment did register progress made educationand did vote. These voters ally. Nearly 3,000 school met with no real obstacles houses were built during because they "were few in the first decade of the 20th number and had no decis- Century, and improveive influence. ments were seen in all The adoption of the a- schools but black schools mendment deprived the were not improved as much Republican party of about as white schools. Improvements followed the same pattern for blacks as in white schools, > 1777 though they were less ex-~ B pensive and poorer in every respect. Gradually better buildings and equipment and greater facilities for teacher training were proAs a means of training more and better teachers the state took steps to improve the regular schools for blacks. In the cities and -towns where grade schools, had been established, black children received generally the same benefits as white children. The length of term in some localities was slightly shorter and the facilities were generally much infer v liter became the first "Jitney" owners and ibllsh Safe Boa Company. | 'hone 407-J - I IOTIATIONS I I Winston-Salem, N. C I & SCALES || ^ ALMERS 11 H ' "" i| I of its < Thorrw kind c his or will cc I Clyde I the lui P^rno, yx- 1 I vo make \ need I PeopU challei I ' I Thorn. B _ ? ]! I - . The Chronicle. Saturday, February 10, 1979- Page 9 h* I First Black Child icpn The first black child re- Antony and Isabella, in ported born in English ,624 He WM n.med after America was named Wilior. In addition, teacher's liam Tucker- He was born a" E11*1*8 planter in the salaries were lower for fo tun h}*nV Jamestown colony. black teachers. r The average monthly salary for white males dur- # * S67.5offorthe bUck^.K ?"?"% was $45 for the white == = mbs thruw.y: 9:00-9100 Wa3 1VJ1 lilt Wllllt UO^TO^.THdv^y.HtrWXDA MvnAU., lAtAfl.Q'OA female it was $37.50 and for * < ' ?? - " " revno,d*- 1U UW v w the black female it was $25. Several agencies also M contributed to the improve- | WVf ment In the education of H M blacks in North* Carolina. D The Jeanes Fund, the Sla- | 11 'WlM ter Fund, the Rosenwald I AmU. MMw MM* ML Fund; and th^ GeneraPj Education Board contri- . I _?.. . . ^ A w tTiTiT^|> S Ffffi almost SI.8 million to pro- I rrnni I AQV 1 A mote education for blacks I rtDnUMni 1H to the state and counties. I i<)/\a,iam J^'' Blacks also made some I contributions ?o this coun- I try's war effdrt during the I M W First World War. In North I farnlina R* 4*7 I 20,350 were blacks. ? the war three black Red Cross branches were They were in Monroe, m, Waxhaw and 'Wise. Union County, blacks ed $1000 for the United 7 War Work Fund. Some blacks sent teleto ter volunteering their services and affiming their loyalty and patriotism. There was some fear of whites at the outbreak of the war that ... _ spies and saboteurs might try to stir up race riots and ~ encourgage blacks not to_:: ~~~- Br ;: ^ , serve. There were incidents in other states but not ^ -*-=? in North Carolina. She'll know you've got a big hdart when she Black women also contri- sees her initials engraved on that special buted to the war effort by ?m R? n Craftsmen. Select her X favorite and have it engraved free of charge >? serving in the women s wh!le you shop ^ division of the Council of davis iewelrv " /Y Defense. Yvette McCullough \, ' v "A Better 1 Communit v... I ^ ~ 9 ? V?V ~ .?~___ 4 *fc". ??^ Supervisor Clyde Moore f e which cares about the personal development of each :itizens...where affirmative a action is "for real." M isville Furniture Industries is committed to providing the >f climate which enables each employee to develop to her fullest potential. This is the only way our company Dntinue as a? learipr in thp furniturp inHnctrv/ Moore has recently been promoted to supervisor of nber yard department at the Winston-Salem plant. He's d it. The job carries a lot of responsibility. Clyde has to sure we have the lumber supplies availabe when we them. Its It's'ei job which affects the entire plant. v i:J* ~ r*i. -i - 1 : nut; v,iyoe, wno nave assumed greater career nges, are helping to make this a better community .TT*- ^UB^"tinrh m i.I , , Chairman of the Board of Directors asville Furniture Industries, Inc. L,.
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