On the record
This I have said here, not to call attention to myself as an individual, but to the race to which I am proud to belong.
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Booker T. Washington
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gutenberg.orgBooker T. Washington: “This I have said here, not to call attention to myself as an individual, but to the race to which I am proud to belong.”
Editor's note · Context
He clarifies that his statements are meant to uplift his race rather than to draw attention to himself personally.
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