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Negro Orator Praises Education Progress and Equal Rights
Dr William Pickens of the NAACP spoke at African Methodist Episcopal church evaluating 60 years of Black education. He cited that 20 percent of 15 million Black Americans are literate and urged fair play and equal opportunity, highlighting lynching statistics and the need for a just civilization.
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