On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
I knew that if we failed it would injure the whole race.
Said by
Booker T. Washington
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Editor's note · Context
Washington explains the immense pressure he felt, knowing that the success or failure of Tuskegee would reflect on the entire Black race.
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