The customs, laws, and social instincts, whichįrom remotest ages have governed our Sister Of to-day does not more entirely dwarf, cramp,Īnd destroy her physical powers, than have In Oriental countries woman has been uniformlyĪnd complete stagnation. Modern civilization has derived its nobleĪnd ennobling ideal of woman are Christianity *Read before the convocation of colored clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church at Washington, D. With tender touch and with a low, soft moan Its inward pangs and I would sooth it well With hurt warm breast, that had no speech to tell Though I were happy, throned beside the king, The heavenliest ray that pitieth the vile. Who nobly love the noblest, yet have graceįor needy, suffering lives in lowliest place Ĭarrying a choicer sunlight in their smile, Well be studied in the interest of accuracyĪnd fairness in diagnosing what is often concededīroken utterances can in any way help to aĬlearer vision and a truer pulse-beat in studying To reproduce the exact Voice of the Blackĭelicately sensitive at every pore to socialĪtmospheric conditions, her calorimeter may Man be wholly expected fully and adequately The dark man's place, neither should the dark To blame if they cannot quite put themselves in AtĪny rate, as our Caucasian barristers are not Their voice is in consequence notĪlways temperate and calm, and at the same Well to relieve the smart and deaden the painįor them. Life of our men serves, it may be, at once toĬloud or color their vision somewhat, and as The busy objectivity of the more turbulent The feverish agitation, the perfervid energy, Pain" than the open-eyed but hitherto voiceless The weight and the fret of the "long dull More sensibly realize and more accurately tell The "other side" has not been represented by Voice, has been added to the already full chorus. It is because I believe the American people toīe conscientiously committed to a fair trialĪnd ungarbled evidence, and because I feel itĮssential to a perfect understanding and anĮquitable verdict that truth from each standpointīe presented at the bar,-that this little The summing up of the evidenceĭeposed, and the charge to the jury have been Misapprehension of counsel from the blackĬlient. Synthesized with sublime ignorance or pathetic Have analyzed and dissected, theorized and Indeed, but little understood and seldom consulted.Īttorneys for the plaintiff and attorneysįor the defendant, with bungling gaucherie In the closet provoking ceaseless harangues, The colored man's inheritance and apportionmentĬul de sac of the nation,-the dumb skeleton The one mute and voiceless note has been the The Silent South, a jarring chord and a vague Like the Sphinx she inspires vociferousĭisputation, but herself takes little part in IN the clash and clatter of our American Conflict, THE NEGRO AS PRESENTED IN AMERICAN LITERATURE.HAS AMERICA A RACE PROBLEM IF SO, HOW CAN IT BEST BE SOLVED?.WOMANHOOD A VITAL ELEMENT IN THE REGENERATION AND PROGRESS OF A RACE.The primary utterance of my heart and pen, That lacks a Voice and needs a Defender, this, Of the Black Woman and of every human interest United States - Race relations - History - 19th century.įinished TEI-conformant encoding and final proofing.īoth in Church and in State,-and with sincereĮsteem for his unselfish espousal of the cause.Southern States - Race relations - History - 19th centur.Women - United States - History - 19th century.Women - Southern States - History - 19th century.African Americans - Religion - History - 19th century. African Americans - Southern States - History - 19th centur.
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