Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-10
FREEMEN Celebrate.
SIxTIETH HANNIvERSARYO OF THE
r EMANCIPATION OF THE
WEST INDIAN
SLAVES.
Celebrated Yesterday at Eonn's Garden--
Barbecue Dinner--Afternoon Exerclses--
Hon. sam Clark's Address in the Evening.

Celebrated Yesterday at Eonn's Garden--
Barbecue eDinner--Afternoon Exercises--
Hon. sam C1ark's Address in the Evening.
From The Darlington Hamke1e.
The sixtieth anniversary of the lib
Grafton of the Negro slavesi in the West
Indies was celebrated by the co1ored
brethren and sisters of Burlington and
neighboring cities in most joyful
| manner at Bonn's Garden. The grove
and pavilion proved Ito be shady and
cool retreats from the heat of the city
and several hundred colored enthusiasts
and almost as many white friends took
possession of the enclosure and made
themselves at home for the day. Most
inspiring music was furnished for the
occasion by the Muchakinock colored
band.
After prayer by Rev. 0. 3. Sarber,
the speaker of the afternoon, w. j.
Laws, of Des Moines, was introduced.
Rev. Laws is colored preacher Of
great power and eloquence, and for
more than an hour he held the atten-
ton of the large audience and delivered
to it an address full of patriotic senti-
ment and sound advice and admonition.
He urged upon his fellow Negroes the
appreciation of the fact that the sue
cessful outcome of the race question
rests upon the Negro himself; that by
sobriety, industry, frugality and per-
severance, assisted by a firm determi-
nation to acquire knowledge and be-
come educated. the colored race will be
able to dictate the terms of it's own
destiny, and to.wring from the white
race that recognition of equality in all
things which it would then deserve.
The addresses of welcome was deliv-
cred by Mayor Buttles who, in short
but well-set speech. extended cordial
welcome to the visiting celebrants and
expressed the wish that they would
enjoy the occasion thoroughly.
The closing address on the afternoon
program was an Grafton by Miss Grace
Norris a young colored woman, lately
graduated from the High school of this
city. In lengthy and well written
essay she argued upon the proposition Y
that the negro had more ground for
complaint at the treatment of theR
white race toward him than did tn
Indian. She showed that the red ma
had every favor and indulgence shQ
him. that he was assisted to a pos
of civilization, that no class or
Gus distinction was made against
while on the other hand. the me-
always been the enslaved q
race. had not been assistedN
forts at self-improvement
not given fair show in
for equality and advanc
address was listened to W
and interest, and the
was greeted with gene
it's close
EVENING
Hon. Sam M. Cla1
then introduced to
w. E. Blake, and
quent and force
the following
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speech NAL
speeches; sl ! sass;.
colored Hrethrel
the auction block.
slavery, and who cofl
and eaoquence born Of
rien1e concerning the wr0~
iured race.
The African was brought intd
country slave, victim of that
lmanity of man to man which M
countless millions mourn.
the mighty struggle to put dow
slavery there is a mighty task
lift these victims: to assist th1
ilization and refinement and
citation of their privileges q
tsibilities to the society of
are made part.
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of the history of the
S3,raad Of slavery in
west indies. The IN
was the lnfiuence ~
upon the fornat
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