The very fact that the white boy is conscious that, if he fails in life, he will disgrace the whole family record, extending back through many generations, is of tremendous value in helping him to resist temptations.
Washington explains how the awareness of a long family history and reputation can motivate white youth to strive for success and avoid failure.
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He was simply another unfortunate victim of the institution which the Nation unhappily had engrafted upon it at that time.
But taking place at the time it did, and for the reason that it did, no one could ever make me believe that my mother was guilty of thieving.
As soon as it was learned that he was not an American Negro, all the signs of indignation disappeared.