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The seventh annual 1931 Lincoln-Douglass Dinner occurred on February 14, 1931 in New York City; a 1927 speech discusses influential African American men in Charleston, important institutions, such as the Avery Institute and implores the audience to be proud of their history and to work together to sustain the community for future generations. There is an additional copy of the same speech, but the author extended some sections and added content for another program.