On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
During the whole of the Reconstruction period our people throughout the South looked to the Federal Government for everything, very much as a child looks to its mother.
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Booker T. Washington
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Editor's note · Context
Washington describes the post-Civil War era, characterizing the reliance of Southern Black communities on the Federal Government during Reconstruction.
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