Project Gutenberg 2021-03-14 Public domain in the USA. 127 Bruce, Roscoe Conkling 1879 1950 03018301 Service by the Educated Negro Address of Roscoe Conkling Bruce of Tuskegee Institute at the Commencement Exercises of the M Street High School Metropolitan A. M. E. Church Washington, D.C., June 16, 1903 Charlene Taylor, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Service by the Educated Negro" by Roscoe Conkling Bruce is an address delivered at the commencement exercises of the M Street High School in Washington, D.C., in the early 20th century. This book falls under the category of educational discourse, focusing on the responsibilities and potential of educated African Americans. Written during a period marked by significant social change and challenges for African Americans, the book aims to inspire its readers by discussing the themes of service, empowerment, and the obligation to uplift the community through personal achievement and integrity. In the text, Bruce emphasizes the importance of education as a means of elevating not just the individual, but the entire community. He discusses various roles—such as teachers, preachers, doctors, and business professionals—that educated African Americans can pursue, encouraging them to leverage their influence to bring about positive change. He stresses that intellectual and moral character are essential for effective teaching and leadership, advocating for the educated Negro to serve as a source of inspiration and a living example for others. Bruce also highlights the social issues facing the Negro community, such as high mortality rates and economic challenges, suggesting that success in various professions can contribute to broader social uplift. Ultimately, the address calls for a commitment to personal and communal success, encapsulated in the phrase "noblesse oblige"," or the notion that privilege and education bring with them responsibilities to serve others. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en African Americans African Americans -- Education E151 Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American Category: Sociology Category: Teaching & Education 53744 2025-07-25T13:39:03.954776 text/html 29619 2024-10-18T11:52:55 text/html 227851 2025-07-25T13:39:05.849753 application/epub+zip 226476 2025-07-25T13:39:04.393799 application/epub+zip 87165 2025-07-25T13:39:04.167756 application/epub+zip 254792 2025-07-25T13:39:07.129780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246915 2025-07-25T13:39:05.641762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108836 2022-09-29T07:31:49.564385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45802 2025-07-25T13:39:03.798758 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25849 2024-10-18T11:52:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17601 2025-07-25T13:39:07.266760 application/rdf+xml 12060 2025-07-25T13:39:04.263786 image/jpeg 1722 2025-07-25T13:39:04.215787 image/jpeg 265489 2025-07-25T13:39:03.969807 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia