| Show NEGRO STATISTICS The Tho social find and Industrial conditions of ot the negroes In Massachusetts form torm ho tho subject of ot the report just Issued by the bureau of labor of ot that state Some features of oC It are ara of ot general In Interest Interest interest terest It shows show for tor Instance Ins lance that the tho early settlers were vere ere lave and dealers In slaves on time tha ground that t they considered con themselves the elect guardians of the lie blacks black made mad elect by divine decree The first McI African can slaves staves were Imported In this his Ihl coun count country country try to 10 Virginia In 1619 About 1637 citizens of Salem Halem Mass Man were writing to friends In Doston loston to secure them thema t cm a black slave or oT two Indian captives had hall previously been held In slavery elaVerY Massachusetts enacted the first statute establishing slavery In America 20 years before Virginia rind and Maryland limit Hut agitation for Cor the tM prohibition of the Importation ot of slaves Into Massachusetts otto ells began about 1770 1710 It Is II not known however howeler llen or under tinnier what circum circumstances stances slavery ceased to exist In Mae Mas Massachusetts The practice died without any official declaration and an I Mussa enjoys eljo s the distinction of ot ap op appearing In the lint first United States Ceic us mile 1700 without any allY actual slaves Jae among limon her population though slavery at it that time was an nn actual n lual fact tact Tho The negro population of Massachusetts etts eUs Increased from corn In IWO 1710 to o In Iii 1900 it II gala gain aln In years of ot 1152 per pcr cent cont As s the total population lion Ion ot of the state elate Is the percent percentage age ige ot of negroes U is only In tho ho city of theme were Iere negroes In 1900 1000 In tho the cities there here were negroes and In the towns town That Is 18 to 0 say Ca per icer cent of ot all the negroes In a the state Mate were foUnd In the cities nd 1971 per pcr vent cent In the towns Time The negro euro population of ot Donton has hns In Increased creased rapidly IS when It was only nW Of tho lie states sta tos total negro population per cent were born in inthe Inthe the he Southern states which Is taken Inken as no asan noti an all ti Indication that the tha negro of ot the tho Southern is ii attracted northward by y the tho greater liberty he ho enjoys there The U 01 t I ItI marriages show how sho that in In 1900 in In 37 31 cities Ite and ld towns town nine lao white pIth IMn marriott married negro women nd 43 negroes married white while women In 1001 two white men mon married negro women omen and 43 42 2 negroes white women In I 1902 1002 seven lIeven whito men lien married negro women omen and 38 36 negroes white women |
