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cate. The leadership must be one which will determine poli- 

 cies with due regard to the just claims of colored men, the 

 worthy ends of the union and the peace and prosperity of 

 the community at large. 



In a nut shell the problems of the Negro in industry, be- 

 sides those of wages and hours are: 



(1) To extend the number of plants where he can work. 



(2) To overcome prejudice and extend the number of jobs 

 within the plant which he can fill. 



(3) To increase his efficiency through study, and applica- 

 tion. 



(4) To develop his own organization and leadership, which 

 will cooperate with the constructive elements in the 

 unions. 



Religious Institutions. — Colored churches are oft en com- 

 pletely ^organized T>y the movement of population. On 

 the othe r hand, during _Jhe nask~aoftfrwag4- in 1916-17, 

 some of the citv churches were severely {axed to ca re for 

 the rapid addition to their congregation s. In a survey of a 

 typical county of Georgia, W. B. Hifl outlines the following 

 conditions of the churches: 5 



."Two colored churches are practically dormant as one 

 has no regular pastor and only occasional services, while 

 the other has become a mission church with only a dozen 

 members." 



"Practically all the Negroes claimed membership in some 

 church, but when asked where their church was located, 

 the investigator would often be told that it was 'way down 

 in Ogelthorpe (County)/ The Negroes are very loath to 

 change their membership from one church to another, so 

 when they migrate to Clarke from other counties they keep 

 their membership in the old church and attend services 

 in the church near their new home." 



5 Hill, W. B., The Negroes of Clarke County, Georgia, Opp. 

 Cit, pp 49-51. 



