On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
I pity from the bottom of my heart any nation or body of people that is so unfortunate as to get entangled in the net of slavery.
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Booker T. Washington
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gutenberg.orgI pity from the bottom of my heart any nation or body of people that is so unfortunate as to get entangled in the net of slavery.
From his autobiography, Washington expresses profound sympathy for any people ensnared by the institution of slavery.
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