All these of whom I have spoken are men who have striven and achieved and the reasons underlying their success are the same that account for the advancement of men of any other race: preparation, perseverance, bravery, patience, honesty and the power to seize the opportunity.
It is a little dark still, but there are warnings of the day and somewhere out of the darkness a bird is singing to the Dawn.
The Negro's Place in American Life at the Present Day
BY T. THOMAS FORTUNE
Considering the two hundred and forty-five years of his slavery and the comparatively short time he has enjoyed the opportunities of freedom, his place in American life at the present day is creditable to him and promising for the future.
T. THOMAS FORTUNE.