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Robed female figure with right arm raised, holding banner' Left arm at side, holding leafy branch. Work is painted in bronze/gold colors.
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This item is a hard copy of The Arena magazine which is a “monthly review of social advance” edited by Paul Tyner. This magazine is published by The Arena Company out of Boston, MA. The item included is volume XXI, number 4, published in April of 1899. The section I am discussing is titled Impossibility of Racial Amalgamation written by W. S. McCurley. During this section, on page 455, McCurley states, “We must then do our duty, make the best we can of the negro. Education and cultivation will not hurt him.” This statement shows the motivation towards encouraging education for African Americans during this time. McCurley believes that it is their duty to make the best they can out of African Americans. This shows a need for bettering their society and education and cultivation can help achieve that goal.
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This image depicts Porter Hall which was the first building on the campus of the Tuskegee State Normal School. This shows the development and beginning of an educational program for African Americans. This image depicts Porter Hall which was the first building on the campus of the Tuskegee State Normal School. This shows the development and beginning of an educational program for African Americans. The Tuskegee Institute, founded in 1881, provided students with academic and vocational training. The school was built to help prepare young blacks for life and working requirements, to help them become worthy citizens.
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A 1936 photograph of Bessie Smith
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Collected poems about the blues by Langston Hughes
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This document is an advertisement asking for donations from the Trustees of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute towards their Endowment Fund. The advertisement shows images of work being done by Tuskegee graduates and former students to show the results of their education. They convey the message of graduates spreading “the Tuskegee influence.” The images depict steps of building a school, starting with a small shack, following with students raising cotton on the school farm to support the school, and ending with a well-built building. The advertisement explains that they are making an effort to add $300,000 to its endowment fund and are gladly accepting contributions. This advertisement shows the impact of these schools and how they made a difference in not only graduates' lives but also children's and future students' lives.
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The North American Sunday
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