Booker T. Washington: “The wrong to the Negro is temporary, but to the morals of the white…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1901

The wrong to the Negro is temporary, but to the morals of the white man the injury is permanent.

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Booker T. Washington

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From his autobiography, Washington argues that the moral damage of racial injustice is more enduring for the perpetrators than for the victims.

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