According to the census of 1900, there were 72 cities in the United
States with a population of more than 5,000 persons of color, averaging
15,000 each, and aggregating 1,000,000 in all. The professional
needs of this urban population for teachers, preachers, lawyers and
physicians call for 5,000 well-equipped men and women, not one of whom
would be qualified for his function by the three R’s or a handicraft.