the foregoing declaration, and firmly believing in our high destiny, we, as American Negroes, are resolved to strive in every honorable way for the realization of the best and highest aims, for the development of strong manhood and pure womanhood, and for the rearing of a race ideal in America and Africa, to the glory of God and the uplifting of the Negro people. W. E. Burghardt Du Bois.

Transcriber’s Note:

Other than the corrections noted by hover information, printer’s spelling and hyphenation usage have been retained.