The Afro-American press and its editors . loving children, and a hostof friends by whom he is highly stands high in society, and is presidentof the Frederick Douglass Library Asso-ciation, the most prominent literary andsocial organization at his home. He is atrue and faithful friend; and being a shrewd politician, is easily the leader ofM. L. ROBINSON. A / A . \ f A1 the Afro-American people 01 Alexan-dria, who always consult him on questions of public momentand general welfare. He is a member of the ExecutiveCommittee of the Colored National Press Convention, anddelivered an add
The Afro-American press and its editors . loving children, and a hostof friends by whom he is highly stands high in society, and is presidentof the Frederick Douglass Library Asso-ciation, the most prominent literary andsocial organization at his home. He is atrue and faithful friend; and being a shrewd politician, is easily the leader ofM. L. ROBINSON. A / A . \ f A1 the Afro-American people 01 Alexan-dria, who always consult him on questions of public momentand general welfare. He is a member of the ExecutiveCommittee of the Colored National Press Convention, anddelivered an address at the National Press Convention whichmet in the Metropolitan A. M. E. church, Washington, D. C,March 5, 1889, his subject being Representative Negroes. During the time he taught school he became interested injournalism and politics, to which he has given much studyand attention. Being a close student of human nature and agood judge of men and measures, he has contributed tothe press many thoughtful, able, and logical articles upon. AFRO-AMERICAN EDITORS. 153 important and current topics of the day, which were highlyacceptable to such papers as The Baltimore Sun, BaltimoreAmerican, and T/ie Lynchburg Daily News. The subject-matter of these productions was always highlyappreciated by the reading public. He did such good workin the journalistic line, as to give him a considerable reputa-tion among the professionals, and he was the first Afro-American to be regularly employed on a white journal inBaltimore, Md., having been assigned to duty as reporter onThe Baltimore Daily Bee, which was re-established in subsequently removed to Harrisonburg, Va., and with hisbrother, Robert B. Robinson, he established The VirginiaPost, which he ably edited for three years at that place. During this time, he was steadily growing into popularfavor, and was chosen to fill many political offices, which hegraced with signal ability, Among his honors may bementioned the fact that he was t
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