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blankets。 I call this something��' 
'A drop in the bucket。' 
Portia pointed to a large box in the corner。 These here !what 
you intend to do with them��' 
The box contained nothing but junk!a headless doll�察�some 
duty lace�察�a rabbitskin。 Doctor Copeland scrutinized each 
article。 'Do not throw them away。 There is use for everything。 
These are the gifts from our guests who have nothing better to 
contribute。 I will find some purpose for them later。'158 
;Then suppose you look over these here boxes and sacks so I 


can commence to tie them up。 There ain't going to be room 
here in the kitchen。 Time they all pile in for the refreshments。 
I just going to put these here presents out on the back steps 
and in the yard。' 
The morning sun had risen。 The day would be bright and cold。 
In the kitchen there were rich�察�sweet odors。 A dishpan of 
coffee was on the stove and iced cakes filled a shelf in the 
cupboard。 
'And none of this comes from white people。 All from colored。' 
'No��' said Doctor Copeland。 'That is not wholly true。 Mr。 
Singer contributed a check for twelve dollars to be used for 
coal。 And I have invited him to be present today。' 'Holy Jesus��' 
Portia said。 'Twelve dollars��' 'I felt that it was proper to ask 
him。 He is not like other people of the Caucasian race。' 
'You right��' Portia said。 'But I keep thinking about my Willie。 I 
sure do wish he could enjoy this here party today。 And I sure 
do wish I could get a letter from him。 It just prey on my mind。 
But here� �Us got to quit this here talking and get ready。 It 
mighty near time for the party to come。' 
Time enough remained。 Doctor Copeland washed and clothed 
himself carefully。 For a while he tried to rehearse what he 
would say when the people had all come。 But expectation and 
restlessness would not let him concentrate。 Then at ten o'clock 
the first guests arrived and within half an hour they were all 
assembled。 
'Joyful Christmas to you��' said John Roberts�察�the postman。 He 
moved happily about the crowded room�察�one shoulder held 
higher than the other�察�mopping his face with a white silk 
handkerchief。 
'Many happy returns of the day��' The front of the house was 
thronged。 Guests were blocked at the door and they formed 
groups on the front porch and in the yard。 There was no 
pushing or rudeness�察�the turmoil was orderly。 Friends called 
out to each other and strangers were introduced and clasped 
hands。 Children and young people clotted together and moved 
back toward the kitchen。 'Christmas gift��' 

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Doctor Copeland stood in the center of the front room by the 
tree。 He was dizzy。 He shook hands and answered salutations 
with confusion。 Personal gifts�察�some tied elaborately with 


ribbons and others wrapped in newspapers�察�were thrust into 
his hands。 He could find no place to put them。 The air 
thickened and voices grew louder。 Faces whirled about him so 
that he could recognize no one。 His composure returned to 
him gradually。 He found space to lay aside the presents in his 
arms。 The dizziness lessened�察�the room cleared。 He settled his 
spectacles and began to look around him。 
'Merry Christmas� �Merry Christmas��' There was Marshall 
Nicolls�察�the pharmacist�察�in a long´tailed coat�察�conversing with 
his son´in´law who worked on a garbage truck。 The preacher 
from the Most Holy Ascension Church had come。 And two 
deacons from other churches。 Highboy�察�wearing a loud 
checked suit�察�moved sociably through the crowd。 Husky young 
dandies bowed to young women in long�察�bright´colored 
dresses。 There were mothers with children and deliberate old 
men who spat into gaudy handkerchiefs。 The room was warm 
and 
noisy。 
Mr。 Singer stood in the doorway。 Many people stared at him。 
Doctor Copeland could not remember if he had welcomed him 
or not。 The mute stood by himself。 His face resembled 
somewhat a picture of Spinoza。 A Jewish face。 It was good to 
see him。 
The doors and the windows were open。 Draughts blew 
through the room so that the fire roared。 The noises quieted。 
The seats were all filled and the young people sat in rows on 
the floor。 The hall�察�the porch�察�even the yard were crowded 
with silent guests。 The time had come for him to speak!and 
what was he to say�拭�Panic tightened his throat。 The room 
waited。 At a sign from John Roberts all sounds were hushed。 
'My People��' began Doctor Copeland blankly。 There was a 
pause。 Then suddenly the words came to him。 
'This is the nineteenth year that we have gathered together in 
this room to celebrate Christmas Day。 When our people first 
heard of the birth of Jesus Christ it was a dark time。 Our 
people were sold as slaves in this town on the courthouse 
square。 Since then we have heard and told the160 

story of His life more times than we could remember。 So 
today our story will be a different one。 


'One hundred and twenty years ago another man was born in 
the country that is known as Germany!a country far across 
the Atlantic Ocean。 This man understood as did Jesus。 But his 
thoughts were not concerned with Heaven or the future of the 
dead。 His mission was for the living。 For the great masses of 
human beings who work and suffer and work until they die。 
For people who take in washing and work as cooks�察�who pick 
cotton and work at the hot dye vats of the factories。 His 
mission was for us�察�and the name of this man was Karl Marx。 
'Karl Marx was a wise man。 He studied and worked and 
understood the world around him。 He said that the world was 
divided into two classes�察�the poor and the rich。 For every rich 
man there were a thousand poor people who worked for this 
rich man to make him richer。 He did not divide the world into 
Negroes or white people or Chinese!to Karl Marx it seemed 
that being one of the millions of poor people or one of the few 
rich was more important to a man than the color of his skin。 
The life mission of Karl Marx was to make all human beings 
equal and to divide the great wealth of the world so that there 
would be no poor or rich and each person would have his 
share。 This is one of the commandments Karl Marx left to us�此�
;From each according to his ability�察�to each according to his 
needs。;' 
A wrinkled�察�yellow palm waved timidly from the halL Were 
he the Mark in the Bible��' 
Doctor Copeland explained。 He spelled the two names and 
cited dates。 'Are there any more questions�拭�I wish each one of 
you to feel free to start or enter into any discussion。' 
'I presume Mr。 Marx was a Christian church man��' asked the 
preacher。 
'He believed in the holiness of the human spirit* 
'Were he a white man��' 
'Yes。 But he did not think of himself as a white man。 He said�察�
;I consider nothing human as alien to myself。; He thought of 
himself as a brother to all people。' 
Doctor Copeland paused a moment longer。 The faces around 
him were waiting。 

;What is the value of any piece of property�察�of any 


merchandise we buy in a store�拭�The value depends only on 
one thing!and that is the work it took to make or to raise this 
article。 Why does a brick house cost more than a cabbage�拭�
Because the work of many men goes into the making of one 
brick house。 There are the people who made the bricks and 
mortar and the people who cut down the trees to make the 
planks used for the floor。 There are the men who made the 
building of the brick house possible。 There are the men who 
carried the materials to the ground where the house was to be 
built。 There are the men who made the wheelbarrows and 
trucks that carried the materials to this place。 Then finally 
there are the workmen who built the house。 A brick house 
involves the labor of many�察�many people!while any of us can 
raise a cabbage in his back yard。 A brick house costs more 
than a cabbage because it takes more work to make。 So when a 
man buys this brick house he is paying for the labor that went 
to make it。 But who gets the money!the profit�拭�Not the many 
men who did the work!but the bosses who control them。 And 
if you study this further you will find that these bosses have 
bosses above them and those bosses have bosses higher up ! 
so that the real people who control all thi

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