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each card you will find an American hero — and inciden-

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tally, this game was played by the Kennedy children

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in the White House and through Mrs. Roosevelt, 37,000

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were in schools; and also by Earl Roger, "A Negro His-

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tory," and also a story by Earl Roger. This is the story

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of a little boy who used to stand out on the lawn. His

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name is Jocko Graves. He was a hero in the war at Tren-

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ton. He was first recognized by George Washington who

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erected a statute to him on his lawn when George Washing-

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ton retired.

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Thank you. (Applause.)

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I should like to present to you. "Negro Baptists

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of Maryland," "The Maryland Negro in Our Wars," a

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game called "Negro Heroes," where you have the pictures

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of all of the — you play it somewhat like "Old Maid."

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"The Negro in the Making of America" by Dr. Quarles;

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"The Legend of Jocko," by Earl Roger; "Dr. Harvy Johnson,"

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by A. Brisco Roger, who is one of our most outstanding

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leaders; "The Maryland Negro" and "The Negro Lawyer in

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Maryland," by A. Briscoe Roger; and "Negro History Coloring

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Book," by Earl Roger, Sr."