Booker T. Washington, Up From Slavery (1901) Ch. XI.
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I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
— Booker T. Washington on Hatred
What It Means
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About Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American political leader, educator and author of African ancestry, most famous for his tenure as President of Tuskegee University (1880–1915).
About Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American political leader, educator and author of African ancestry, most famous for his tenure as President of Tuskegee University (1880–1915).
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