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...present condition of the negro race is due in great measure to the past terrible brutality of the slave traders and unless the race is given the inspiration to rise, the very foundations of government are endangered. In conclusion, the speaker explained the present crop-lien system in the south whereby crops are mortgaged while growing, and stated that the remedy of this evil lies in the complete ownership of land by the negro...
...enrolled as members of any of the summer schools in the University. In general, the courses offered are adapted to the needs of those who intend to be teachers in the several subjects. Several of the more elementary, however, are intended also for beginners and may be taken in lien of the corresponding courses in the college and the Lawrence Scientific School, and may be counted towards a degree...