It is a religious debt as well, that you be willing to go out into these country districts and suffer, as it were, for a few years, until you can get a foothold, so that you can plant yourselves in one of these dark communities.
Washington encourages young people to be willing to serve in underprivileged areas as part of their educational journey.
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No one section of our country was wholly responsible for its introduction, and, besides, it was recognized and protected for years by the General Government.
The whole machinery of slavery was so constructed as to cause labour, as a rule, to be looked upon as a badge of degradation, of inferiority.
From any point of view, I had rather be what I am, a member of the Negro race, than be able to claim membership with the most favoured of any other race.
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