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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1903
Page
1
A historical editorial urges the Negro to surpass whites in loyalty to law and business. It stresses education for youth, discourages criminal drift, and argues for racial unity, wealth building through collective black-owned businesses, and credible enterprise to reduce prejudice. Strong entities include Negro community, white race, schools, and business sectors.
A troubled meditation contrasts duty and love with historic examples from Lincoln to Napoleon. It extols duty as noble sacrifice and portrays love as guiding ethical character, elevating labor and transforming the world. The piece laments fear and victory through devotion, urging steadfastness in righteousness.
J Will Jackson delivers an address at the Sons and Daughters of Charity Hall in Sedalia on July evening. He argues that American greatness stems from enduring national issues such as politics and economy, slavery, civil war, reconstruction, and Negro citizenship, urging self-improvement, steady work, and education as solutions. He predicts progress through Christian ethics and individual advancement.
Fragmentary essay reflects on duty as omnipresent and persistent, guiding behavior across seasons. It pairs duty with love as divine attributes, mentions God, country, and fellowmen, and ends with a dated signature to Sedalia Drake.
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