On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
But taking place at the time it did, and for the reason that it did, no one could ever make me believe that my mother was guilty of thieving.
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Booker T. Washington
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Editor's note · Context
Washington defends his mother's act of procuring food, arguing that the circumstances of slavery negate the label of theft.
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