Chapter XL: Conclusion

I have now come to the most difficult part of this work. The conclusion to a book is rarely perfectly satisfactory to all readers, and I think rarely satisfactory to the author. I can only offer this apology: I did not at the beginning attempt a "literary" work. I have only aimed to set forth a few facts, which are incontrovertible evidences of the progress made by colored people, and these facts I have stated in the simplest form of English so that every person who reads the book may understand. I have indicated, I think, that the colored people have the same ambitions and aspirations which characterize all progressive races; and that when they are given equal opportunity and a fair chance in the various industrial and professional walks of life, they measure up to the white man in point of excellence, proficiency and ultimate success.

I have not exhausted my subject, for there are hundreds of men and women of the race not mentioned in this book, who are just as successful, just as remarkable in their careers as those mentioned. It would require a book many times the size of this one to give anything like a passing mention of these progressive, intelligent people. I have, as I stated in my preface, only pointed out a few of the evidences of progress. I have only given a few brief sketches.

These glowing facts, thus presented to the world, are the results of my personal contact, association and experience of sixteen years among colored people, both North and South, and it is my earnest hope that I have succeeded in presenting to my readers food for thought on the Negro question in the United States.

I have devoted a great deal of space to Wilberforce University, Livingstone College, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Normal and other independent and State schools managed by colored people, because these institutions typify the ability of the colored man to govern and control enterprises for himself.

I have not mentioned the political leaders of the race, such as Messrs. Douglass, Bruce, Lynch and others, simply because I am not giving a history of the race, and it has been more my purpose to deal with the educators and business men.

INDEX TO PORTRAITS OF PEOPLE.

Bishop B. W. Arnett, iv
Prof. E. L. Scruggs, B. D., 43
Prof. Joshua Levister, 46
Prof. Gregory W. Hayes, A. M., 50
Rev. Geo. P. McKinney, 54
Rev. C. L. Purce, A. B., D. D., 58
Prof. N. W. Curtwright, A. B., 61
Prof. O. L. Coleman, A. M., 63
Prof. J. A. Booker, A. M., 65
Rev. Calvin S. Brown, A. B., 67
Prof. S. H. C. Owen, A. M., 69
Rev. James S. Russell, 89
Three Orphan Sisters, 94
Rev. M. W. Dogan, A. M., 111
Bishop D. A. Paine, D.D., LL.D., 119
Rev. B. F. Lee, D. D., 122
Rev. S. T. Mitchell, A.M., LL.D., 124
Prof. A. St. George Richardson, B. A., 130
Prof. J. R. Hawkins, A. M., 132
Rev. Daniel H. Butler, 141
Rev. J. C. Price, A. M., D. D., 144
Rev. W. H. Goler, D. D., 148
Rev. W. H. Franklin, A. M., 161
Lucy C. Laney, 165
Rev. C. S. Mebane, A. M., 169
Rev. W. R. Coles, 172
Rev. Henry D. Wood, 174
Rev. J. A. Savage, D. D., 177
Rev. D. J. Sanders, D. D., 180
Rev. T. H. Amos, A. M., 182
Rev. J. B. Swann, 185
Prof. G. C. Shaw, 186
Prof. B. T. Washington, A.M., 191
Prof. W. H. Council, 216
C. H. Parrish, A. B., A. M., 223
Miss Mary V. Cook, A. B., A. M., 225
Prof. Hattie A. Gibbs, 228
Prof. W. B. Weaver, 230
Mrs. Anna B. Weaver, 235
Mrs. Dinah P. Pace, 240
Prof. Jas. B. Dudley, A. M., 242
Prof. Richard R. Wright, A. M., LL.D., 244
Prof. S. G. Atkins, A. M., 245
Mrs. Fanny L. Jackson Coppin, 258
Mrs. Mary C. Terrell, 262
Dr. R. F. Boyd, 266
Prof. Richard Hill, 279
Frederic S. Monroe, 281
C. J. Becker, 283
Hon. D. Augustus Straker, 285
T. McCants Stewart, Esq., 292
J. H. Lewis, 297
W. Q. Atwood, 299
Samuel Harris, 300
William H. Davis, 302
J. E. Reed, 305
John S. Trower, 307
E. I. Masterson, 309
Charles A. Webb, 311
Walter P. Hall, 317
S. L. Parker, 319
H. A. Tandy, 322
Daniel Purdy, 324
Dr. W. T. Dinwiddie, 326
J. E. Dixon, 327
Philip J. Allston, 330
Dr. Jared Carey, 332
Rev. W. W. Browne, 338
J. H. Dickinson, 345
T. Thomas Fortune, 350
E. E. Cooper, 352
Prof. W. S. Scarborough, LL.D., 354
Rev. H. T. Johnson, D.D., Ph.D., 356
Wm. H. Stewart, 358
Rev. L. J. Coppin, D. D., 359
W. H. Anderson, 361
J. E. Bruce, 362
Hon. J. C. Dancy, 366
Rev. Wm. H. Day, D. D., 367
W. H. Stowers, 369
Mrs. J. St. P. Ruffin, 371
Prof. H. T. Kealing, B. S., A. M., 373
Richard Allen, 378
Rev. C. T. Shaffer, M. D., D. D., 381
N. F. Mossell, A. M., M. D., 396
J. C. White, 398
Daniel H. Williams, M. D., 400
Rev. Stephen Smith, 407
Edward T. Parker, 409
Dr. Hallie Tanner Johnson, 411
Mrs. Victoria E. Matthews, 414
Mrs. Frances E. W. Harper, 416
Mrs. N. F. Mossell and her daughters, 418
Miss Alice Ruth Moore, 419
Madam Flora Batson Bergen, 421
Dr. John R. Francis, 429
James Hugo Johnston, 462
Prof. J. H. Jackson, A. B., A. M., 470
Warren C. Coleman, 482
Rev. W. F. Graham, 486
Mr. John T. Taylor, 487
John Mitchell, Jr., 494
Mr. J. C. Farley, 495
Miss E. B. Slaughter, 507
Mr. R. F. White, 509
Jordan C. Jackson, 513
Rev. A. H. Miller, 515
Mr. S. Boyce, 517
Isaac Johnson, 519
E. E. Howard, 520
Mr. E. E. Fluker, 522
Mr. R. J. Palmer, 523
Mr. Louis Kastor, 524
Hon. James Hill, 527
Eugene Burkins, 528
Mr. Geo. E. Jones, 530
Mr. G. W. Higgins, 531
T. M. Doram, M. D. V., 538
J. W. Adams, 540
H. A. Loveless, 542
R. B. Hudson, 543
E. C. Berry, 553
Dumar Watkins, 556
L. H. Latimer, 558
J. S. Atwood, 560
G. W. Franklin, Jr., 562
Rev. R. H. Boyd, D. D., 566
Lieutenant Charles Young, 570

Transcriber's Notes:

Italics are shown thus: _sloping_.

Small capitals have been capitalised.

Illustrations have been moved out of mid-paragraph.

Variations in spelling and hyphenation are retained.

Punctuation has been retained as published.

In the INDEX TO PORTRAITS OF PEOPLE, T. M. Doram, J. W. Adams,
H. A. Loveless, R. B. Hudson, and E. C. Berry have been moved
to their correct numerical positions. Lieutenant Charles Young
has also been correctly positioned and the page number corrected
to 570.

On Pg. 359 the missing caption for 'L. J. Coppin' has been added.