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RESPONDING TO
BLACK NORTH CAROLINA
The 1976 Editions of THE TRIBUNAL AID will
be dedicated to America's bicentennial Cele
bration. nith emphasis on contributions our Race
has made in the making of America, from
birth to pres«*nt.
In 1976 there should not im‘ a need to lift these
should ne intervvoNen into the fabric of our ci-
\ilization. because we are. except for the Indian.
America's oldest ethnic minorit\.
e ha\e helped make America v>hat it was.
and uhat it is. since the founding of Virginia,
^e ha\e been a factor in man\ major issues in
them and tight back. This is li\iiig proof of our
hj^U)r>.
Our roir in the making of \merica is n‘ither
kn»\\n or corrt'ctK known. Main pi)siti\e
contributi«»iiN hiwv e>cap«‘l historians and have
not found their wa> into
histor> l)«M)ks.
contributions from isolated sources. Our past our histor>. There ha\e bet'n man\ misdeed
Faye Ashe, Black Histon Editor
the pages (>f nianx
e >\ill stri>e to gi\e read«*rs. Black and
while. nuin> little-known facts about our past
and it is hoped that a proper |»erspective of our
histtr\ will be of \alue to persons who may
beli‘\«* that as Black p*ople we ha>e au urt-’
worth) past: and hence, no strong claims to
all rights (it’olher \nMTlcans.
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BICENTENNIAL
BLACK HISTORY
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Black history In the Western Hemisphere most probably De
gins with the discovery of the New Wcnrld by Cki^topher Co*
IvmboB in 1492. Blacks are known to kave mrtidpated ntMO-
ingfuUy in a number of later explorations made by Europeans In
various parts of the United Stales and Spanish America. Facts
such as these at once fashion a new dimension for Black histCHy
within the mainstream of American history. Inasmuch as one of
the primary purposes of this feature is to record some historical
achievements of the Black, it becomes most important to offer the
reader chronological accounts through which he can conveniently
vamiliarize himself with the broad sweep of American Mack
history. The years covered here are 1492-1954.
THE DEAN GOES HOME
The Rev. Dennis D. Point Memorial Hospital .902, in Davie County, a
Mason, 74, of 1311 following hospitalization son of the late John and
Cedrow Dr., died Friday of 13 days. Nancy Crump Mason
at 12:50 a.m. in High He was born Feb. 8, and had been a roci’ri^r,*
1871 Nashville
The renowned Fisk
Jubilee Singers go on an
international tour to raise
money for the college and
to expose Negro spirituals
to wider and ever-growing
audiences.
1872 Washington, D.C.
Charlotte E. Ray be
comes the first Negro
woman to graduate from a
university law school (Har-
1872 Washington, D.C.
Charlotte E. Ray be
comes the first Negro
woman to graduate from a
university law school (Ho
ward) in the United States.
1872 Louisiana
P.B.S. Pinchback be
comes acting governor of
the state upon the
impeachment of the incum
bent.
1874 Washington, D.C.
Rev. Patrick F. Healy,
S.J., is named president of
Georgetown, the oldest
Catholic university in the
United States.
1875 Washington, D.C.
Congress passes the Civil
Rights Bill of 1875,
prohibiting discrimination
in such public accommoda
tions as hotels, theatres
and amusement parks. A
key piece of legislation in
the post-Civil War era, it
seeks to “mete out equal
and exact justice to all, of
whatever nativity, race,
color, or persuasions,
religious or political, ... ”
1876 Washington, D.C.
The Supreme Court, in
U.S. v. Craikshank, de
clares that the 14th
Amendment provides Ne
groes with equal protection
under the law, but does not
add anything “to the rights
which one citizen has under
the Constitution against
another.” The Court rules
that “the right of suffrage
is not a necessary attribute
to national citizenship.”
1881 Washington, D.C.
Ex-senator Blanche K.
Bruce is appointed Register
of the Treasury after
refusing two other minor
federal appointments, one
a ministerial post in Brazil.
1881 Tennessee
Tenessee passes a “Jim
Crow” railroad law which
sets a trend soon taken up
by Florida (1887); Louisiana
(1890), and a host of other
Southern and Border
states.
1881 Tuskegee, Alabama
Booker T. Washington
opens Tuskegee Institute.
1883 Lynn, Massachusetts
The shoe-lasting mach
ine of Jan Matzelinger, a
Negro from Dutch Guiana,
so revolutionizes the indus
try that Lynn becomes the
“shoe-capital of the
world.”
1883 Washington, D.C.
The Supreme Court
declares the Civil Rights
Act of 1875 unconstitution
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1884 Washington, D.C.
Former Negro Recon
struction Congressman
John Roy Lynch is elected
temporary chairman of the
Republican convention -
the first Negro to preside
over a national political
gathering.
1886 Salisbury, North
Carolina
The founding of Living
stone College.
1888 Richmond Washing
ton, D.C.
Founding of two Negro
banks - The Savings Bank
of the Grand Fountain
United Order of True
Reformers in Virginia and
the Capital Savings Bank in
the nation’s capital.
1889 Haiti
Frederick Douglass is
appointed United States
Minister to Haiti.
1890 Mississippi
The Mississippi Consti
tutional Convention begins
the systematic exclusion of
Negroes from the political
arene in the South by
adopting literacy and otehr
complex “understanding”
tests as prerequisites to
voting. Seven other South
ern states follow suit by
1910.
1891 Chicago, Illinois
The incorporation of
Provident Hospital - with
the first training school for
Negro nurses in the Untied
States.
1892 St. Louis
Georgia Populists strive
to unite poor black and
white farmers in the Southn
who. according to guberna
torial candidate Tom Wat
son. are kept apart by
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of High Point for 40
years. The Rev. Mr.
Mason had served in the
ministry for 44 years,
and as pastor of First
Emmanuel Baptist Ch.
since 1939. Under his
leadership the church
enrollment grew from 80
to 1,500. Under his
pastorate, a new church
was erected in October of
1958, and due to the in
crease of membership, a
new sanctuary was add
ed in 1972. He was a
member of the Lott
Carey National Conven
tion, High Point Minis
terial Alliance and the
Rowan Baptist Associa
tion where he served on
the executive board.
Rev. Mason and his
wife of 57 years, Mrs.
Lizzie W. Mason were
the parents of twelve
children, two of whom
are deceased; Rev.
Baxter Mason and Mrs.
Marie M. Jones.
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Lizzie W. Mason of
the home; four sons,
Dennis D. Mason, Jr. of
Hempstead, Long Island
N.Y.; James Mason of
Freeport, Long Island,
N.Y.; The Rev. John
Mason of High Point,
and Peter Mason of
Jamestown; seven
daughters, Elizabeth
Boee of Long Island,
N.Y.; Mrs. Lula Clement j
of Mocksville; Miss
Clydie Mae Mason of
Atlanta Ga.; Mrs.
Virginia Watson of 831
Circle Dr.; Mrs. Genne-
lia Hunter of the home;
and Mrs. Wyvonnia
Abies of 901 Kroll Lane;
19 grandchildren, nine
greatgrandchildren; one
sister. Mrs. Zula Barker
of Pittsburgh, Pa.; and
one brother, the Rev.
Baxter S. Mason of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The funeral was held
Monday at 1 p.m. at
First Emmanuel Baptist
Church by the Rev. K»0.
,P. Godwin of Winston-
Salem. Burial was in
Carolina Biblical Garden
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Husband, Father, Friend, Pastorl
And Living Symbol And Legend}
Rev. & Mrs. D. D. Mason
Historical LandmarkS^
O f Black America |
by Fay Ashe
He was a husband,
father, friend, pastor and
a living symbol and
legend. The affects of
The Man we've felt and
enjoyed throughout his
surrounding community.
The MAN lived the life
he so often preached.
A devoted husband,
his surviving widow-
though racked with his
passing, quickly express
es the many joys her
husband provided during
their 57 years of marri
age. Her explaination is
simply that, "He went on
home and soon I'll join
him there".
The father of twelve
children, he was the
admired and loved pillow
of adult children who
never forgot but rather
always remembered him
as "DADDY." To see
many of the grandchild
ren marveling at the very
by Albert A. Cainpbell
presense of The Man,
one had to feel the same
love that the family
shared.
When a man enters
the ministry, he accepts
a responsibility un
equaled by that devised
by man. Yet, The Man
took upon himself the
leadership of a small
church (80 members)
and lead his flock (the
church) with the leader
ship of a Moses. When
he retired from this work
his flock (the church) had
grown to 1,500. The
Man was a PASTOR.
Often it was said that,
"Rev. D. D. Mason is the
best preacher in High
Point". That statement
could very well be a
gross understatement,
because his equal pre
sented himself.
His hand of friendship
was always extended to
all who sought. His
willingness to be a
listening ear was an ex
perience I too enjoyed.
His time was generiously
shared with those who
asked. He was a friend
to those who needed
him... The Man was a
friend to all; even to
those who never knew
him.
The Man was favorab
ly spoke of by all who
knew him. He was ad
mired and respected by
his colleagues. He was
loved with the same in
tensity with which he
loved.
No doubt he'll be
missed, but most of all,
THE MAN will be
remembered by Those
he touched.
As a personal note, I
will certainly miss and
remember Rev. D. D.
Mason, my Godfather.
LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge: Southern
University
Located in Baton Rouge
since 1914, Southern Uni
versity is the successor to
an institute founded in New
Orleans after the Civil War.
The modern and well-fi-
nanced plant now serves
some 12,000 students on a
breathtakingly landscaped
site that includes a huge
lake. The two university
satellites now in existence
are located in Shreveport
and New Orleans.
New Orleans: Chalmette
National Historical Park -
Louisiana State Museum
Chalmette National His
torical Park is the more
precise site of what is
usually recorded in history
as the Battle of New
Orleans, fought during the
War of 1812. The battle
pitted the motley forces of
General Andrew Jackson
against 5,400 seasoned
English veterans of the
Napoleonic campaigns
fighting under Sir Edward
Pakenham. About 200 of
Jackson’s soldiers were
free Negroes commanded
by Colonel Joseph Savary.
These men, according to
Jackson, manifested great
bravery, “although they
were poorly armed and
sometimes forced to fight
with empty guns used as
clubs.” After the first
attack on December 23,
1814, Jackson withdrew his
men to Chalmette, where
he built a defensive
breastwork which shielded
his 4,000-man force. On
Christmas Day, Pakenham
arrived with his men, and
sought immediately to
engage Jackson’s Creoles,
Indians, Negroes, Kentuck
ians and pirates. The
Americans repulsed two
attacks before girding for
the decise engagement on
January 8. Pakenham was
felled in this alst desperate
charge, struck, according to
Jackson, “from the bullet
of a free man of color, who
was a famous rifle shot and
came from the Attakapas
region of Louisiana.”
Amongthe hundreds of
Negroes who had contribu
ted to the victory was
Jordan Noble, a 14-year-old
drummer boy whose drum
has been preserved at the
Louisiana State Museum.
Tlie Louisiana State
Museum, 751 Charles
Street, also contains a
tablet inscribed to the
memory of Norbert Ril-
lieux, the New Orleans
“quardroon libre” whose
invention of the sugar
evaporating pan revolution
ized the sugar refining
industry by reducing labor
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