On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
My experience is that there is something in human nature which always makes an individual recognize and reward merit, no matter under what colour of skin merit is found.
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Booker T. Washington
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Washington shares his personal observation on the universal human tendency to acknowledge and appreciate competence, regardless of racial background.
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