Chapter XIV: The Atlanta Exposition Address
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In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.
— Booker T. Washington
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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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