I have noted time and time again that when an individual perjures himself in order to break the force of the black man’s ballot, he soon learns to practise dishonesty in other relations of life, not only where the Negro is concerned, but equally so where a white man is concerned.
In his autobiography, Washington observes how the act of disenfranchising Black voters leads to a broader moral decay in the individuals involved.
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When they saw that I was not afraid or ashamed to work, they began to assist with more enthusiasm.
He was simply another unfortunate victim of the institution which the Nation unhappily had engrafted upon it at that time.
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.