5 ^ JJortlattb (©bseruer A p ril 28. 2004 Page A3 Dear Deanna: Wizard of Tuskegee principal o f the school was unheard school prepared m any young A fri in the 1800s. Arm strong how ever can A m ericans to enter a hard and knew he had m ade the right choice. co m petitive m arket w here they W a s h in g to n ’s g o a l fo r th e w ould have to apply along side of school w as one that still causes w hites for the sam e positions. A l controversy even today. Instead though they were often tim es beat o f attem pting to breed highly intel out by a w hite person, the Tuskegee lectual educators, he felt black stu training gradually allow ed them to dents in those days w ould begin entering the middle have better chances of class w ork force. The finding jo b s in the Ford M otor com pany vocational w ork set becam e well known tin g . P ra is e d by for not only hiring w hites an d m ost black workers, but blacks, the school a lso fo r p ay in g was a resounding them equal wages success. B lack in with whites. While te lle c tu a ls , of few A fric a n w hich there were A m e r ic a n s g o t few in those days, th e to p jo b s in protested, saying com panies, most that lim itin g the w ere pleased with b lack w o rk e r to the opportunities Booker T. Washington physical labor was that W ashington dem eaning. However, W ashington and his school gave to them. This knew ju st how far a w hite dom i generation and th o se to follow nated society in the late 19th cen w ould then insist on even better tury would allow blacks to go in the educational opportunities for their w orkplace. He felt raising them up children. B ooker’s plan appeared to the m iddle working class first to work well, as the A frican-A m eri was the best way. can workforce steadily grew in size. U nder Booker T. W ashington's By 1920 higher num bers o f black com m and, the Tuskegee Institute w orkers and their fam ilies began to began turning out highly skilled start realizing the Am erican Dream. and trained students ready to tackle It was not uncom m on to see A fri the vocational work force. The can-Am erican families buying cars, Former slave leads vocational school Bom in 1856, Booker T. W ash ington would becom e a house child s e rv a n t to h is m a s te r Ja m e s Burroughs. Burroughs would never im agine that this little boy w ould becom e the m ost fam ous “N egro spokesm an" o f the times. At the age o f seven, little Booker would be fed by the 1865 Union Army victory in A m erica's fam ous Civil War. In 1872, W ashington w ould m eet a New England general w ho taught him hard work, serious purpose, and personal m orality. As a school principal, form er general Samuel A rm strong took W ashington into his Hampton Norm al and A gricul tural Institute. Here his new stu dent learned the value o f an educa tion. An eager and excellent stu dent, W ashington w as later asked by A rm strong to head up a new school for A frican A m ericans in Tuskegee, Alabam a. C hoosing a black man over a w hite man to be I have a friend w ho messed around w ith one o f my boyfriends fam ily members. This was years ago and included pregnancy but she lost the baby. T hey stopped dating, recently got back together and broke up again. Now she w ants to date the first cousin o f her ex boyfriend. Personally, I think this is wrong. -C o n ce rn ed ; Denver, ! 00 homes, and other luxuries that were Dear Concerned: once for w hites only. Y our friend is nasty and has an Follow ing an 1895 speech in agenda if she plans to go through Atlanta, G eorgia, W ashington b e the fam ily. W hen it com es to cam e so fam o u s th at H arv ard relationships friends and family granted him an honorary m aster’s is o ff lim its no m atter how much degree. Using his new found fame, tim e has passed. A lthough love he collected money for his school is blind, this kind o f dipping can and enhanced its vocational train cause problem s in the m an’s fam ing program. W hile a few black in ily as a result o f teasing and the tellectu als o f that era, such as sloppy seconds jokes. Tell your W.E.B. Du Bois blasted W ashing friend to prevent future dram a by ton for his perceived beliefs o f lim i finding another man and rem em tations on black workers, m ost felt ber blood is thicker than water. that his idea o f gradually raising the standard o f living for the average Dear Deanna! African A m erican was the best plan I’m afam ily man with aproblem . 1 for the times. treat my wife like abeautiful queen. A lthough W ashington led the I take care o f her, the kids, and my T uskegee Institute into a great suc financial duties. I com e hom e cess story, by the tim e o f his death, every night, I offer to help her ju st short o f his 70,h birthday, times w ith chores and I understand w ere beginning tochange. The N a w hen sh e’s not intim ate. Now tional A ssociation forthe A dvance ) sh e’s telling m e I’m boring and ment o f C olored People had begun she needs excitem ent in her life. and African A m ericans were now Her remedy is to goclubbing with setting their goals higher than b e her m iserable girlfriends and I’m fore. W ashington’s fam ous “C ast fed up. -P a u l; Hickory, NC d o w n y o u r b u ck e t w h ere you Dear Paul: a re ,’’ idea now needed to m ake M isery loves com pany and your room for m ore p ro g ressiv e th in k wife is foolish to trail behind her ing. B o o k er T. W ashington lived cronies. Her girlfriends d o n ’t o ut his life in p ro m in en ce and have much going on if they’re w ealth . A n d rew C a rn e g ie , the searching for som ething in the g reat “ m an o f ste e l,” fully su p club. Sit your wife dow n and p o rted W a sh in g to n ’s path and share your feelings w hile at the b ecam e his m ost gen ero u s b e n e i same time, ask her how why she’s fa c to r. H e c a lle d W ash in g to n bored and how you can spark “O ne o f the m ost w onderful men things up. Direct verbal com m u w ho has e v e r liv ed .” nication is the key. If she makes a suggestion on what she wants to do, you must accom m odate her Ask Ö et 0 S 0 0 R eal P e o p le , R eal A dvice An milice column known for hs /earless approach io reality Ini set! subjects! even it means seeing a female movie, sw inging from the ceiling fan or dancing like a Luther Cam pbell video. Dear Deanna! I have a crush on a man at church but I’m afraid to approach him. H e’s a God feari ng man that I respect and hold in high regard. 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