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Domestic News
June 17, 1899
The Daily Morning Journal And Courier
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
Booker T. Washington, while visiting Paris, comments that African Americans in the US South have better prospects than Europe's poor and relays advice from another traveler to stay in the South.
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A Paris correspondent of the Chicago Record says: "Booker T. Washington is seeing the sights of Paris and speaking now and then before American audiences. He remarked the other day: 'Judging from what I have seen of the poor people of Europe and their condition, I believe the colored man in the South has a brighter prospect. Only a few days ago I met here a colored man who has traveled much in Europe, having formerly lived in the South. Almost his first words to me were: "Tell our people to remain in the South. It is the best place for the poor man to get on his feet.""
What sub-type of article is it?
Arrival Departure
Migration Or Settlement
What keywords are associated?
Booker T Washington
Paris Visit
Colored People South
Europe Comparison
What entities or persons were involved?
Booker T. Washington
Where did it happen?
Paris
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Paris
Key Persons
Booker T. Washington
Event Details
Booker T. Washington is seeing the sights of Paris and speaking before American audiences. He remarked that the colored man in the South has a brighter prospect than the poor people of Europe. He met a colored man who advised telling people to remain in the South as the best place for the poor man to get on his feet.