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Allegiance and Frater nity Address at Wilmington Memorial Day
Geo Gorham delivers extensive Dec oration Day speech in Wilmington North Carolina urging total allegiance to the national government and true fraternal harmony between former Union and Confederacy. He argues slavery rather than state sovereignty challenged the Union, calls for peaceful co operation, and urges black citizens to engage in education, voting, and loyalty to law. Local notices report court adjournment, rail upgrades, obituaries, and society notices.
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