Excerpt from The Negro; His Needs and Claims: Two Addresses Delivered in the Church of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, on Sunday, Oct; 14, 1883
Nor is this all. The Negro was not only without land. Without home, I without clothing; but actually without a name. It is amusing to listen to the experience of those early teachers with regard to the organization of their schools. Having gathered around them a number of dusky faces, they would naturally begin to take their names What is your name? The teacher would say. Bob.
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