h. Prominent lecturer in America and England. Author of
"The Black Man," "Clotelle," "The Negro in the Rebellion," "The Rising
Sun," etc.

BURLEIGH, ALSTON W., son of H. T. Burleigh, the well-known composer of
music.

CHESNUTT, CHARLES W. (1858-)--Born in Cleveland, Ohio. Admitted to the
Ohio Bar, 1887. One of the foremost American novelists. Author of "The
House behind the Cedars," "The Wife of his Youth," "The Marrow of
Tradition," etc. Contributor to the Atlantic Monthly and Century
Magazine.

COPPIN, LEVI J. (1848-)--Born at Frederickstown, Md. Bishop of African
Methodist Episcopal Church. In South Africa 1900-1904. Author of
"Observations of Persons and Things in South Africa" and a number of
religious books. D. D., Wilberforce University, 1889. Ordained to
ministry, 1877.

COTTER, JOSEPH S. (1861-).--Educator, author of "Negro Tales," etc.

COTTER, JOSEPH S., JR. (1897-1920)--A youth of great promise who wrote
on a sick bed. Author of "The Band of Gideon," "The White Folks'
Nigger," "Out of the Shadows."

CROGMAN, WILLIAM H. (1841-)--Born on St. Martin Island, West Indies,
A.B., A.M., Atlanta University, 1876, 1879; Litt. D., LL.D., Clark
University, 1901. For many years associated with Clark University,
Atlanta, Ga., as president and professor. Member of the American
Philosophical Association.

CROMWELL, JAMES W. (1846-)--Born Portsmouth, Va. LL.B., Harvard 1874;
hon. A.M. Wilberforce University, 1914. Admitted to Bar, District of
Columbia, 1874. First colored lawyer to appear before Interstate
Commerce Commission. Principal Crummell School, Washington, D.C.;
Secretary, American Negro Academy. Author of "The Negro in American
History," etc.

DOUGLASS, FREDERICK (1817-1895)--Escaped from Maryland as a slave when a
young man. Lectured on abolition in England and America. A noble orator,
a clear thinker, and an untiring advocate of the rights of man.
Published an autobiography in many editions.

DU BOIS, W. E. BURGHARDT (1868-)--Born in Great Barrington, Mass. A.B.,
Fisk University; A.B. and Ph.D., Harvard. Scholar; editor of "The
Crisis"; author of "The Suppression of the Slave Trade," "The Souls of
Black Folk," "Darkwater," etc.

DUNBAR, PAUL LAURENCE (1872-1906)--Born in Dayton, Ohio. Poet; author of
"Oak and Ivy," "Majors and Minors," "Lyrics of Lowly Life," "The
Uncalled," "The Sport of the Gods," etc. Dunbar stands in the forefront
among American poets.

EDWARDS, WILLIAM J.--A Tuskegee graduate