Clark University has held an interesting conference on the East and
Africa.
The subjects discussed were Turkey, Persia, Bulgaria, Arabia, Egypt
and Africa. Among the speakers were: Dr. A. T. Chamberlain, on “The
Contributions of the Negro to Human Civilization;” G. W. Ellis, F. R.
G. S., on Liberia; the Rev. L. P. Clinton, on West Africa; Professor
Frederic Starr, on the Congo, and E. A. Forbes, on French Africa.
Messrs. Ellis and Clinton are colored.
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Colored people in Ohio and Maryland have held celebrations
commemorating the issuance of Lincoln’s preliminary Emancipation
Proclamation in 1863.
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At the Appalachian Exposition, which is being held in Knoxville,
the Negroes have a special exhibit and are conducting a series of
celebrations.
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During the summer the following colored organizations have held
annual meetings: National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, at
Louisville, Ky.; National Association of Colored Physicians and
Surgeons, at Washington, D. C.; National Colored Baptist Association,
at New Orleans, La.; the Niagara Movement, at Sea Isle City, N. J.;
the Independent Political League, at Atlantic City, N. J.; the Negro
Business League, in New York City; the Colored Elks, at Washington,
D. C., and the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, at Baltimore. It is
estimated that nearly 12,000 people attended these various conventions.
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