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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1883
Page
5
A shuffled, partial OCR fragment references a town meeting proceeding and schedule. It mentions an editor, an upcoming event, and unspecified individuals or actions, but lacks clear dates or outcomes. The readable bits imply a local civic proceeding with brief notes on items and participants.
The publication contains my remarks delivered at Monteagle Tennessee on August 2 and at Chautauqua New York on August 17 20 and 24 1883 The first three speeches were written and read from manuscripts the last with Judge Tourgee’s speech was copied by the reporter and here printed as written Arricus G Haygood Oxford Ga September 11 1883
A speech arguing that the education of the negro is the education of humanity, urging equal access to elementary schooling and Christian higher education. It calls for universal basic education, acknowledges the negro’s citizenship and voting rights, and opposes prejudice, urging practical steps to provide equal schooling without race distinctions while recognizing social realities.
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