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Editorial
September 30, 1916
Pioneer Press
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
The editorial expresses gratitude for the demolition of an old schoolhouse and construction of a modern eight-room facility, after 20 years of advocacy. It thanks the school board and demands equal justice for tax-paying citizens regardless of color, asserting that equal opportunities would make any failure their own fault.
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Gratitude to public sentiment for tearing down the old one-story school house to immediately build an up-to-date modern structure of eight rooms, fills and thrills us. For twenty odd years this paper has contended for what is being done, and if at times it seemed cruel, it meant to be kind. Also the school board has our thanks. This paper asks no favors because of color, but equal and exact justice because we are tax-paying citizens. Giving us equal chances and failure follows, it will be our fault, not yours.
What sub-type of article is it?
Education
Social Reform
What keywords are associated?
School Construction
Educational Reform
Equal Justice
Tax Paying Citizens
Racial Equality
What entities or persons were involved?
School Board
This Paper
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Support For Modern School Construction And Equal Educational Opportunities Regardless Of Color
Stance / Tone
Grateful And Insistent On Equal Justice
Key Figures
School Board
This Paper
Key Arguments
Gratitude For Tearing Down Old One Story School House And Building Modern Eight Room Structure
Paper Has Contended For This For Twenty Years, Even If Seeming Cruel To Be Kind
Thanks To School Board
Asks No Favors Because Of Color But Equal And Exact Justice As Tax Paying Citizens
Equal Chances Mean Failure Is Our Fault, Not Yours